Celebrating the birth centenary of four modern Indian masters

What's common about Francis Newton Souza, KG Subramanyan, Ram Kumar and V S Gaitonde, apart from their long-standing reputation as four of India's greatest modern artists? The answer: They were all born in 1924.

Recently, an extraordinary exhibition commemorating 100 years since the birth of these modern masters opened at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. Titled 'The Four: Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Four Modern Indian Masters,' the vast retrospective provided a rare opportunity to engage with iconic works by Souza, Subrahmanyan, Kumar and Gaitonde, who, though distinct in style and vision, collectively articulated a narrative of modernity deeply rooted in Indian culture and society.