India Today: River of Faith: A show that reimagines the Ganga and other female manifestations of divinity

December 20, 2021
Artist Jayasri Burman’s solo show, River of Faith (at Bikaner House, Delhi, from December 12-19), is inarguably significant. Centred around the idea of the mystic, and also that of the river Ganga, the works on display have resulted from a deep, ongoing engagement with these subjects. “I have been working on the theme of Ganga since 2004. I started studying its history [and have] enjoyed being by the river in Varanasi and Kumartuli in Kolkata.