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A Life Shaped by Partition: The Early Years and Artistic Awakening Nalini Malani’s artistic journey is inextricably linked to the tumultuous birth of India and Pakistan in 1947. Born in Karachi, a city that would soon become part of a newly formed nation, her earliest memories are shadowed by the trauma of Partition – the mass displacement, violence, and communal strife that irrevocably altered the lives of millions. This experience w…
Scroll through Nalini Malani's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Nalini Malani's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.
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