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Saris, kumkum, gossip—Women are central to Thota Vaikuntam’s art
New Delhi: The legendary 84-year-old Telangana artist Thota Vaikuntam is a modernist who’s completely disenchanted with modernity. He might have moved from his village to Hyderabad’s ...
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Thota Vaikuntam: 50 years of painting daily life in rural Telangana
There is a poignant moment in Sruti Harihara Subramanian’s documentary on artist Thota Vaikuntam when he says: “The only thing that I feel bad about is that she [my mother] gave me everything ...