A visual narrative of Somnath Hore’s searing observations — ranging from the Bengal Famine (1943), the peasant unrest (mid-1940s) to Partition and migration from East Bengal — the exhibition Birth of a White Rose reflects India’s socio-political dynamics at the time. Named after his iconic work, which won him the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award in 1962, the ongoing exhibition at New Delhi’s Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) celebrates his centenary. “It captures some of his most incredible works, including his early works in the 1950s and 60s. His artistic horizon remained socialist and humanist,” says Roobina Karode, director and chief curator of the museum.
