Artist Writings

It sounds Greek or Latin, not Tamizh. Why?

Language history tells a different story

Jan 9 • Pragati Gunasekar

Artistic Illiteracy

Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: The Cultural Cost of Misreading Sacred Art

Jan 3 • Pragati Gunasekar

December 2025

Leadership beyond motherhood

Societies that reduce women to wombs

Dec 8, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

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November 2025

Field Research in Mahabalipuram

Two Weeks Mentorship in Traditional Stone Carving

Nov 8, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

August 2025

From Chennai to New York

Teaching Art & Culture at NYAA

Aug 17, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

July 2025

Whiteness Is a Deal, Not a Birthright

My take on Noel Ignatiev’s How the Irish Became White (1995)

Jul 14, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

June 2025

"Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson

Here's my review of Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents".

Jun 28, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

Not-enoughness travels

Brown in India, ‘too Black’ in Bogotá, ‘too poor’ in Boston—same caste code, new ZIP.

Jun 25, 2025 • Pragati Gunasekar

May 2024

Shyama Golden's Art Show at Harper Gallery

A Journey Through Transformation, Self-Discovery, and Rebirth

May 20, 2024 • Pragati Gunasekar

February 2024

Delving into "Tree and Serpent Show": Rediscovering Early Buddhist Art at The MET

Art has long been a conduit for expressing spirituality, culture, and history.

Feb 21, 2024 • Pragati Gunasekar