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Mapping the mind of Mithu Sen

Her art subverts set patterns. Her book, too, resists the template of a traditional tome

Monica Arora

Updated At : 07:10 AM May 17, 2025 IST

Mithu Sen, iWitness, 2023. Performance view: March Meeting, The Africa Institute, Sharjah 2023. Image courtesy: Sharjah Art Foundation

New Delhi-based artist Mithu Sen is a powerful and unique voice amongst contemporary artists. She straddles multiple forms of expressions — be it drawing, performance, poetry, moving images, sculptures, installations, sound, and many more, to express her ideas. Born in West Bengal in 1971 and living through times of economic liberalisation as well as the dynamics of a vibrant socio-economic landscape, Mithu defies conventions of language, society, discipline and gender. Instead, she chooses to devise her own language, her own narrative on religion, caste, politics and gender. What makes her works thought-provoking, even shocking sometimes, as she uses hair and blood from her body, is her sheer audacity of showing harsh realities that lie behind stylised exteriors. And therein lies the spine of her oeuvre.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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Mapping the mind of Mithu Sen

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