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Arpana Caur

A Life Woven in Resilience: The Art of Arpana Caur Arpana Caur, born in New Delhi in 1954, is a pivotal figure in contemporary Indian art—a painter whose canvases resonate with the echoes of history, the strength of women, and a profound spiritual inquiry. Her artistic journey isn’t merely one of aesthetic exploration; it's deeply intertwined with her family’s experience of displacement during the Partition of British India in 1947, an

event that indelibly shaped her worldview and informs much of her work. The daughter of Ajeet Cour, a celebrated Punjabi writer and Padma Shri recipient, Caur grew up immersed in a world of literature, music, and storytelling—a fertile ground for the blossoming of her artistic sensibility. Even as a child, she demonstrated an exceptional talent, creating her first oil painting, “Mother & Daughter,” at the tender age of nine, inspired…