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Songs The Soil Keeps

18 Sep - 27 Sep, 2026 at Chitramayee, State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad

Songs the Soil Keeps brings together modern and contemporary Indian artists whose works approach the land not as passive scenery but as a living archive of memory, myth, labour and transformation. Moving between lotus ponds, forests, rooftops, trees, bodies, clay, mire and abstract fields of colour, the exhibition traces how the earth is imagined, inhabited and carried—through the gestures of figures, the rhythms of painting, the grain of wood, the density of pigment and the material presence of soil itself. Across four rooms, cosmic visions encounter everyday intimacies, ecological instability meets inherited mythology, and monumental landscapes give way to fragments, studies and private memories. Together, these works listen for the submerged histories and continuing possibilities held within the ground: the songs that the soil keeps.

Songs the Soil Keeps brings together modern and contemporary Indian artists whose works approach the land not as passive scenery but as a living archive of memory, myth, labour and transformation. Moving between lotus ponds, forests, rooftops, trees, bodies, clay, mire and abstract fields of... Read More

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Participating Artists

Alexander Devasia

Anjaneyulu Gundu

Bhaskar Rao Botcha

Chandrashekar Koteshwar

Chippa Sudhakar

Priyaranjan Purkait

Yuvan Bothysathuvar

Works on Display

Untitled

Gouache on Board

22.5 x 17.5 inches, 1950

by A A Almelkar

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Untitled

Oil on Board

25 x 25 inches, 1993

by A Ramachandran

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Shrine Of The Ramdev Pir And Chhadi/Ghoda Offering

Shrine Of The Ramdev Pir And Chhadi/Ghoda Offering

Powered Pigments, Casein, Gouache and Marble Dust on Paper Mounted on Canvas

18 x 23.6 inches (top) ; 15 x 13 inches (bottom) Diptych, 2026

by Abela Ruben

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Fragments (series)

Fragments (series)

Oil Paint on Self Prepared Canvas

47.2 x 59 inches, 2010

by Alexander Devasia

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Fragments (series)

Fragments (series)

Oil Paint on Raw Canvas

34 x 31.1 inches, 2011

by Alexander Devasia

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Fragments (series)

Fragments (series)

Oil Paint on Raw Canvas

34.6 x 31.4 inches, 2011

by Alexander Devasia

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Fragments (series)

Fragments (series)

Oil Paint on Raw Canvas

34.2 x 38.9 inches, 2011

by Alexander Devasia

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Fragments (series)

Fragments (series)

Oil Paint on Raw Canvas

35.5 x 31.1 inches, 2011

by Alexander Devasia

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Hampi Land

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

36 x 36 Inches, 2025

by Amjum Rizve

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Untitled

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

60 x 36 inches , 2026

by Amjum Rizve

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Untitled

Oil on Masonite

26.5 x 24.5 inches, 1965

by B Prabha

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Untitled

Oil on Canvas

26 x 39.75 inches

by Badri Narayan

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Tree of Life

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2026

by Bhaskar Rao Botcha

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Tree of Life

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 inches, 2026

by Bhaskar Rao Botcha

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After long stand..’ - Fall

After long stand..’ - Fall

Bronze

7H x 12W x 7D inches , 2025

by Chandrashekar Koteshwar

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Both Side

Painted Wood, Graphite, Goldleaf on Terracotta

49H x 11W x 11D inches, 2025

by Chandrashekar Koteshwar

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Land as Witness 2

Land as Witness 2

Terracotta

15 x 43.5 inches, 2026

by Chippa Sudhakar

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Children With Puppies

Children With Puppies

Wood

13.5H x 25W x 4D inches

by Dhanraj Bhagat

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Untitled

Pen and Ink on Paper

10 x 8 inches, 1950

by F N Souza

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Watercolor on Paper

21 x 14 inches, 1969

by G R Santosh

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Gouache on Paper

12 x 9 inches , 1954

by G R Santosh

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Acrylic on Paper

20.75 x 29.25 inches, 1960

by K H Ara

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Flowers In The Window

Flowers In The Window

Oil on Canvas

30 x 22 inches

by K H Ara

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Untitled

18 x 24 inches

by M F Husain

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Oil on Canvas

24 x 30 inches

by M F Husain

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Untitled

Watercolour and Ink on Paper

24 x 18 inches

by M F Husain

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Untitled

Ink and Felt Pen on Paper

28.25 x 21.25 inches , 1991

by Manjit Bawa

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Oil on Canvas

48 x 144 Inches, 2024

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on paper

8.2 x 6 Inches, 2024

by Mehak Garg

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We Still Talk About You I

We Still Talk About You I

Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Untitled

Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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The Guiding Light

The Guiding Light

Oil on Canvas

24 x 20 inches, 2026

by Mehak Garg

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Untitled

Oil on Canvas

20 x 24 inches, 2026

by Mehak Garg

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Untitled

Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on paper

5.8 x 8.3 inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on Panel

8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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8.3 x 5.8 Inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on paper

8.3 x 5.8 inches, 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Oil on Board

4 x 8 inches (Diptych), 2025

by Mehak Garg

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Untitled

Oil on Canvas

24 x 20 inches, 2026

by Mehak Garg

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 36 inches, 2026

by Priyaranjan Purkait

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Nature In My Rooftop

Nature In My Rooftop

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 60 inches, 2026

by Priyaranjan Purkait

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Live in Forest

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 96 inches (Diptych), 2026

by Priyaranjan Purkait

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Paddy Field

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 48 inches, 2026

by Priyaranjan Purkait

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 36 inches, 2026

by Priyaranjan Purkait

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Untitled

Water colour on paper

23 x 36 Inches, 1983

by Ram Kumar

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Wall Hanging II ( High relief )

Wall Hanging II ( High relief )

Painted Polyester, Resin and Fibreglass

47H x 40.5W x 10D inches, 2026

by Ravinder Reddy

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Oneness

Dry Grass, Clay, Watercolour, Charcoal, Glue on Canvas

56 x 78 inches, 2025

by Rija Kalita

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Land As Silent Witness

Land As Silent Witness

Dry Grass, Clay, Tissue Paper, Watercolour, Charcoal, Glue on Canvas

41 x 122 inches (Diptych), 2025

by Rija Kalita

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Untitled (Christ)

Untitled (Christ)

Oil on Board

10 x 11.5 inches, 1968

by Sadanand Bakre

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Oil on Canvas

23.5 x 29.5 inches, 2002

by Sadanand Bakre

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Oil on Canvas

12 x 9 inches, 2025

by Sajith CN

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Oil on Canvas

48 x 24 inches, 2026

by Sajith CN

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Oil on Canvas

16 x 12 inches, 2026

by Sajith CN

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Oil on Canvas

12 x 9 inches, 2025

by Sajith CN

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Oil on Canvas

72 x 54 inches, 2026

by Sajith CN

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Oil on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2026

by Sajith CN

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Watercolor on Paper

29.5 x 21.5 inches, 2026

by Sakti Burman

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The Breath Of The Mire 13

The Breath Of The Mire 13

Oil on Canvas

60 x 60 inches, 2026

by Shajith RB

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The Breath Of The Mire 14

The Breath Of The Mire 14

Oil on Canvas

48 x 84 inches, 2026

by Shajith RB

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 inches, 2026

by Sudhayadas S

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A Place that Cannot Stay in Place

A Place that Cannot Stay in Place

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 48 Inches, 2025

by Sudhayadas S

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Floating Walls

Drawing on Paper

24 x 24 Inches, 2025

by Sudhayadas S

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Drawing on Paper

24 x 24 Inches

by Sudhayadas S

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Watercolor on Paper

30.5 x 70 inches, 2022

by Sujith SN

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Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 48 inches, 2016

by T Vaikuntam

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Untitled (Orange Landscape)

Untitled (Orange Landscape)

Watercolour on Wasli Paper

11 x 15.7 inches, 2025

by T Venkanna

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Untitled (Woman and Tree)

Untitled (Woman and Tree)

Watercolour and Casein on Rice Paper Affixed on Canvas

10.2 x 11.3 inches, 2024

by T Venkanna

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Untitled (Blue Landscape)

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Watercolour and Casein on Paper Board

7.9 x 10.8 inches, 2025

by T Venkanna

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Still Life With A Parrot

Still Life With A Parrot

Oil on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2025

by V Ramesh

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Pineapple

Coated Stainless Steel Discs

13 H x 5.5 W x 5.5 D inches, 2026

by Valay Shende

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Mask

Canson Paper on Plywood

48 x 48 inches, 2020

by Yuvan Bothysathuvar

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Videos

Sujith S. N., Sudhayadas S., and Abela Ruben on Songs The Soil Keeps

Sujith S. N., Sudhayadas S., and Abela Ruben on Songs The Soil Keeps

What does the soil remember? | Hyderabad | Gallery Dortwalk

What does the soil remember? | Hyderabad | Gallery Dortwalk

Hear from Anjaneyalu Gundu, Baskar Rao Botcha and T. Venkanna | Songs The Soil Keeps | Dotwalk

Hear from Anjaneyalu Gundu, Baskar Rao Botcha and T. Venkanna | Songs The Soil Keeps | Dotwalk

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