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Modern masters for sale at Art Exhibit 2016

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artsNew Delhi : Art works of modern masters including Jehangir Sabavala, F. N. Souza, J. Swaminathan and S.H. Raza will be up for sale at an exhibition here next week.

Presented by Global Art Hub, an online marketplace for art, the three-day ‘Art Exhibit 2016 – Masters of Modern Art’, will begin on April 8.

The organisers said that art connoisseurs get a chance to evaluate, compare and purchase rare artworks of renowned artists as the exhibition displays more than 100 works by 46 masters.

While modern master Sabavala’s work ‘Caverns Measureless to Man II’ is estimated at Rs.2-2.5 crore, an untitled work work by Swaminathan is estimated at Rs.2.8–3.5 crore. Raza’s ‘Bhoomi’ from a private collection is estimated at Rs.1.25-1.5 crore.

The works are sourced from leading art galleries and private collectors, like Vadehra Art Gallery, Gallery Espace, Dhoomimal Gallery, Chawla Art Gallery and Great Banyan Art, among others. “Here, several galleries have collaborated to bring this about. It seldom is possible to collect such an important suite of paintings under one roof,” said artist Anjolie Ela Menon.

While the event will be open for VIP preview on April 8, the exhibition for the public would be held over the next two days.

Talking about the initiative, Nakul Dev Chawla, founder and CEO of Global Art Hub, said that the works will simultaneously be available online to collectors around the world. “We aim to bring all the leading galleries of the country onto one platform. Our vision is to create a property which brings together exceptional works and makes them accessible in a physical space whilst also providing online access for buyers worldwide”, said Chawla.

With a total sale estimate of Rs.20 crore, the tastefully curated works will be showcased at Dalmia House, 27 Akbar Road, conceptualised by designer Varun Bahl,

The event will also see discussions and discourses on the art of collecting on April 10 by well-known artists.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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