Dr Riya Gupta
Researcher
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum
Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
Dr Riya Gupta
Researcher
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum
Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
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Researcher
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum
Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
PhD in History | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
PhD in History | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
Historian turned heritage professional with highly developed qualitative research skills. Interested in opportunities that combine research with administrative-academic management, editorial production or research consultancy roles in the industry. Also a museum enthusiast.
Read my recently published essays:
Read my recently published essays:
Beenest Magazine | 2026
Beenest Magazine | 2026
Economic & Political History Review | 2025
Economic & Political History Review | 2025
This month's featured essay:
This month's featured essay:
On my mind:
On my mind:
Visuals from the exhibition
Visuals from the exhibition
Havells Gallery, Humayun's Tomb Museum | Delhi | India
Havells Gallery, Humayun's Tomb Museum | Delhi | India
Friends, I saw a Botticelli … and it didn’t stand a chance against Indian craftspeople-ship! Unfair comparison? Maybe. Recently visited the ‘One Mother, Many Mother Tongues’ exhibition, featuring 24 works themed around the figure of ‘the mother’, and covering a period from Harappan civilisation to the European Renaissance. The highlight is, of course, the coming of Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna with child (Image 1) from Italy to India for the exhibition.
Friends, I saw a Botticelli … and it didn’t stand a chance against Indian craftspeople-ship! Unfair comparison? Maybe. Recently visited the ‘One Mother, Many Mother Tongues’ exhibition, featuring 24 works themed around the figure of ‘the mother’, and covering a period from Harappan civilisation to the European Renaissance. The highlight is, of course, the coming of Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna with child (Image 1) from Italy to India for the exhibition.
While the exhibition was satiating, for me the Indian sculptures (Images 2-5) didn’t give Botticelli a fair chance!!! Was especially drawn to the little Harappan figurine (Image 2). The visual impact of it was unreal!
While the exhibition was satiating, for me the Indian sculptures (Images 2-5) didn’t give Botticelli a fair chance!!! Was especially drawn to the little Harappan figurine (Image 2). The visual impact of it was unreal!
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