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In pictures: Artist Karishma Siddique Roy pays homage to the master with ‘Jay Shree Ray’

The exhibition, featuring fountain pen sketches of Satyajit Ray’s characters, is on at Gariahat’s First Flush till October 30

Pooja Mitra Published 12.09.22, 12:48 PM
Fountain pen sketch artist Karishma Siddique Roy poses in front of a gallery wall at her first solo exhibition titled ‘Jay Shree Ray’ at First Flush. The artist has named her ongoing series ‘#inkingRay’
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Fountain pen sketch artist Karishma Siddique Roy poses in front of a gallery wall at her first solo exhibition titled ‘Jay Shree Ray’ at First Flush. The artist has named her ongoing series ‘#inkingRay’

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Musician Diptanshu Roy (Karishma’s better half) was also present at the event. Karishma, who has dedicated the exhibition to Satyajit Ray, credits her husband for lending her fountain pens from his personal collection and inspiring her
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Musician Diptanshu Roy (Karishma’s better half) was also present at the event. Karishma, who has dedicated the exhibition to Satyajit Ray, credits her husband for lending her fountain pens from his personal collection and inspiring her

The art exhibition was inaugurated by Kaushik Maitra (right), managing director of Sulekha Works Limited and Chawm Ganguly, Fountain Pen historian and enthusiast. The sketches have been made with Sulekha Ink, a brand that Ray had a personal connection with
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The art exhibition was inaugurated by Kaushik Maitra (right), managing director of Sulekha Works Limited and Chawm Ganguly, Fountain Pen historian and enthusiast. The sketches have been made with Sulekha Ink, a brand that Ray had a personal connection with

‘I began this series in 2021, inspired by a photo shared by Sulekha Works Ltd., which depicted Lalmohan Ganguly sitting next to a bottle of Sulekha ink in the film, ‘Joy Baba Felunath’,” says Karishma, looking back the inception of the series
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‘I began this series in 2021, inspired by a photo shared by Sulekha Works Ltd., which depicted Lalmohan Ganguly sitting next to a bottle of Sulekha ink in the film, ‘Joy Baba Felunath’,” says Karishma, looking back the inception of the series

Sketches of Goopy and Bagha
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Sketches of Goopy and Bagha

Remember Mukul and the ‘nokol’ Dr. Hazra from ‘Sonar Kella’? The exhibition brings to life many such iconic scenes from the Ray-verse
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Remember Mukul and the ‘nokol’ Dr. Hazra from ‘Sonar Kella’? The exhibition brings to life many such iconic scenes from the Ray-verse

If Feluda is around, will the inimitable Maganlal Meghraj be far behind?
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If Feluda is around, will the inimitable Maganlal Meghraj be far behind?

The Bong Eats duo Saptarshi Chakraborty and Insiya Poonawala also dropped by, and could not help but pose with the art and the artist
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The Bong Eats duo Saptarshi Chakraborty and Insiya Poonawala also dropped by, and could not help but pose with the art and the artist

‘This is my favourite,’ says Karishma, when asked to make a pick from her series. “The reason I keep going back to Ray is every character by him has a presence,” added the artist. The frames are from the Bhowanipore Art Framing Co., that also had a personal connection with Ray
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‘This is my favourite,’ says Karishma, when asked to make a pick from her series. “The reason I keep going back to Ray is every character by him has a presence,” added the artist. The frames are from the Bhowanipore Art Framing Co., that also had a personal connection with Ray

The exhibition is on till October 30, 9am to 9pm. Each artwork has a QR code attached to it that will take you to the original work on Karishma’s Instagram account
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The exhibition is on till October 30, 9am to 9pm. Each artwork has a QR code attached to it that will take you to the original work on Karishma’s Instagram account

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