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ISSUE DATE: April 19, 2021
UPDATED: April 9, 2021 22:09 IST
Sayed Haider Raza: The Journey of an Iconic Artist by Yashodhara Dalmia Harper Collins
India’s first modern artists, born before Independence, faced a near-impossible challenge. They sought to attain modernity at an international not a parochial level, but at the same time were required (and some sincerely wished) not to forfeit their Indian identity. They ran the gauntlet between those critics who accused them of selling out and those who dismissed them as provincial. For Sayed Haider Raza, the dilemma had a geographical twist. Given a chance to visit Paris as a young man, he stayed on and made France his home for the next 60 years. He visited India frequently, but finally returned only in 2010, six years before his death. Despite his émigré status, India clearly mattered profoundly to him, as a source of both identity and inspiration.
Raza’s odyssey
Sayed Haider Raza’s newly-launched biography, written by Yashodhara Dalmia, will also be published in many Indian regional languages
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Author Yashodhara Dalmia with H.E. Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India, with Mr Ashok Vajpeyi of The Raza Foundation
Express News Service
Sayed Haider Raza’s (1924- 2016) biography, titled The Journey of an Iconic Artist by art historian Yashodhara Dalmia was launched on February 25 at the gardens of Embassy of France in Delhi. The event took place amidst bougainvillea trees, tea lights and copious champagne. “I cannot think of a more appropriate place to launch a biography of the artist,” said Dalmia who worked on the book for five years.