Abanindranath’s House of Stories

A furious storm rips across Calcutta | bringing thunder and rain! At #5 Jorasanko | the floorboards creak and the windows rattle. The lightning turns shadows into monsters.. Young Abanindranath pulls his razai close and shivers. What would you do if you grew up in a house bigger than the world? How would you know if the house is a friend or a foe?. Find out about the life of celebrated artist Abanindranath Tagore and his childhood home in the Art Exploration Series.. Conceptualised by Ritu Khoda | founder of Art1st | the Art Exploration series familiarizes children with distinguished artists | their inspirations and events that influenced their styles as well as modern and contemporary art. Other books in the series are Raza’s Bindu | Ambadas’ Dancing Brush | Somnath Hore: Wounds and Meera Mukherjee: Breaking Moulds.