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She was an authenticator and authority on Indian
Contemporary Art. As an artist herself, Lal evolved an individual style which juxtaposed her creative writings and poetry with her art. Tagore, Khalil Gibran, Blake, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the
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Lal wrote exhibition catalogues, authentications and analytical studies of leading contemporary artists, including Ram Kumar ('Symphony to
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Siddiqui, Rana (19 December 2003). "Arrival of the disciple...".
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P., Dipti (August 2012). "The
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Sanyal, Manoj Kumar; Ghosh, Arunabha (1 June 2009).
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420:Ganesh Pyne
408:Gopal Ghose
360:digital art
281:Vikram Seth
247:program in
229:Mahabharata
192:F. N. Souza
150:Kalidas Nag
124:(1993-2002)
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428:S. H. Raza
396:Jamini Roy
320:The Window
289:Patachitra
234:Ananda Lal
180:The Window
162:srimatilal
145:Ananda Lal
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351:Mona Lisa
184:Six Poems
147:(brother)
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129:Parent(s)
100:Jit Kumar
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