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A 19th Century painting by iconic artist Raja Ravi Varma has become the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold, setting a new auction record. The painting, Yashoda and Krishna, was sold for 1.67bn rupees ($17.9m; £13.6m) at a Saffronart auction in Delhi on Wednesday. It beat the previous record set by MF Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra) which fetched $13.8m last year. The surge in sales and records highlight growing demand for Indian and South Asian art, with collectors pushing prices to new hi ...Read More >
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Yashoda and Krishna, Raja Ravi Verma. Image Courtesy/ Saffronart April 2026. Mumbai. The gavel falls at Saffronart's Spring Live Auction, and with it, every record in Indian art history is erased. Raja Ravi Varma's Yashoda and Krishna has sold for ₹167.2 crore, approximately $18 million, making it the highest-value work of modern Indian art ever sold at auction. The buyer? Cyrus S. Poonawalla, the Pune-based founder of the Serum Institute of India. Until this week, Poonawalla was better known ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) A miniature depicting a family of cheetahs relaxing on a patch of luxuriant grass in a rocky landscape, attributed to one of Akbar's favourite artists, Basawan, has set the record for the most expensive classical Indian art at Christie's London auction on October 28. Sold for GBP 10,245,000 (approximately Rs 119.49 crore) at Christie's auction of "Exceptional Paintings from The Personal Collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan", the painting, titled "A Family o ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a first for Agatha Christie, four of the crime novelist's famous mysteries are being adapted for children - with the help of the Mr Men and Little Misses. Agatha Christie Enters the Nursery The illustrated books, aimed at pre-school and primary age children, feature Christie detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple working alongside Roger Hargreaves's much-loved children's characters, reports the BBC. Two of the books were published on Thursday - Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the ...Read More >
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