Memories and dreams well up in Katayun Saklat’s paintings. Her house with a spiral staircase in Grant Lane was a meeting place for so many artists. And her stained-glass lamps once lit up many Calcutta homes.”What he didn’t mention is how pioneering she was as a gallery owner. Born in 1938, Saklat grew up at 9 Grant Lane, near Lalbazar. Saklat began drawing at four, she said, to keep herself occupied because her elder sister refused to play with her.

Source: The Telegraph January 02, 2026 00:49 UTC