Still life in Kerala: Portraits by Punaloor Rajan
Curated By: Mexy Xavier
1908-1994
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
The freedom fighter, short story writer and humanist from Kerala was a Padma Shri awardee. Rajan, who met Basheer in the early 1960s, was his life-long shadow. Unlike his prose, which is simple and fun, Basheer spent a lot of time in introspection. Rajan’s portraits show him in these quieter moments, a lot like French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’. A portrait of VM Basheer. The writer was particular about his appearance, and Rajan captured him during an unguarded moment
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
The freedom fighter, short story writer and humanist from Kerala was a Padma Shri awardee. Rajan, who met Basheer in the early 1960s, was his life-long shadow. Unlike his prose, which is simple and fun, Basheer spent a lot of time in introspection. Rajan’s portraits show him in these quieter moments, a lot like French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’. A portrait of VM Basheer. The writer was particular about his appearance, and Rajan captured him during an unguarded moment
