Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Amrita Sher-Gil
Born: January 30, 1913
Died: December 5, 1941 (aged 28)
Bio: Amrita Sher-Gil, an eminent Indian painter, was the daughter of Sardar Umrao Singh Shergil and Antoinette, a Hungarian lady. Her first notable work was "Young Girls", which made her an Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933; she was the youngest ever Asian to receive this recognition.
Known for:
- Bride's Toilet (1937)
- Three Girls (1935)
- South Indian Villagers Going to a Market (1937)