Twin Sisters with Cameras (Group Page)
Twin Sisters with Cameras (Group Page)
Thursday, 9th October till Sunday, 26th October
Opening day 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm & other days 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
An NCPA Presentation
Supported by PhotoSouthAsia, an initiative of the Murthy Nayak Foundation and CREA
Twin Sisters with Cameras explores the photographic lives of Debalina Mazumder (1919-2012) and Manobina Roy (1919-2001). Their practice encompassed a range of subjects and genres, joint experiments with light and shadow in 1930s Ramnagar (Benaras) giving way to striking portraits of family and friends in and around their homes in Calcutta and Bombay and distinctive glimpses of 1960s Europe.
The exhibition will include the following programming:
9th from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm - A Talk by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
10th at 12:00 pm - Curatorial Walkthrough by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
10th at 5:00 pm - Curatorial Walkthrough by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
11th at 12:00 pm - Curatorial Walkthrough by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
25th at 5:00 pm - Curatorial Walkthrough by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
25th at 6:15 pm - Film screening at Little Theatre - Three Women and a Camera (1998) by Dr. Sabeena
26th at 5:00 pm - Curatorial Walkthrough by Dr. Sabeena Gadihoke
Entry free. Register now.
Festival Summary
Festival
Events
Photography
At Home in the World: Twin Sisters with Cameras
Oct 9, 2025
4:30 PM
Dilip Piramal Art Gallery
Photography
Curatorial Walkthrough with Sabeena Gadihoke
Oct 10, 2025
12:00 PM
Dilip Piramal Art Gallery
Photography
Three Women and a Camera (1998)
Oct 25, 2025
6:15 PM
Little Theatre
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