HT Wknd | Art on his sleeve: As Krishen Khanna turns 100, an exclusive interview

Can a century of memories live on in brushstrokes? 🖌️

Turns out, they can. And Krishen Khanna proves it — turning 100 with a legacy that spans Partition, painting, and post-Independence India. 🇮🇳🎨

From banker to master artist, his life is a canvas of India’s modern story. Swipe through to see how art carries a nation’s soul. 👈🏻

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He painted the people no one else saw. 🎨🛠️ Migrants, truckers, bandwallahs — Krishen Khanna gave them a place on grand ceilings and timeless canvases.

From the streets to the Sheraton, his art carried their stories with grit, grace, and glory. Tap in to see how he made the invisible unforgettable. 👈🏻

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🎨 Krishen Khanna — a life that mirrors India

From Partition to painting history, to joining the iconic Progressive Artists’ Group. A living legend.

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🖌️ “Art was always about people” – Krishen Khanna

With every brushstroke, he captured the soul of the everyday — from bandwallas to dhabas, his work breathed quiet empathy. A master who made humanity his canvas. ❤️

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To truly see a painting, you must feel it. In silence. Like a cathedral, it speaks only when the noise fades.

A lesson he shared with Raza — and one they lived in a quiet Paris moment.

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🎨From MF Husain to Raza, Krishen Khanna’s journey wasn’t just about art — it was about love, loyalty, and lifting each other up.

A canvas of friendship that still hangs in time 💛

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Krishen Khanna didn’t just create art — he built the institutions that shaped it. First Indian to win the Rockefeller III Fellowship.

🖼️ Took Indian art to the Smithsonian and the world.

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