Art & The Art of Curation

Ina Puri’s journey in the field of art writing, curation and collection is a resplendent kaleidoscope filled with unique experiences. As a biographer and curator, she has a cache of priceless memories with some of the country’s biggest names in art, theatre, movies, and music. Ina’s four-decade-long engagement with the arts embraces everything from tribal art and folk theatre to contemporary performing arts, visual arts and literature. Her last book is Raghu Rai’s Kolkata, the distinguished photographer’s fascinating narrative of the city & its people. Her last curated exhibition was ‘Dialogue with the Camera’ at NPF, Ahmedabad where she displayed the work of ace photographer Nemai Ghosh. In this chat with INSITE, we get some insights into her life and work.