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2025
- June 5th, 2025 | The Patriot | A quiet force of Earth: Manav Gupta’s artistic call to conscience
2023 – 2024
- January 24, 2024 | The Patriot | A canvas for the greater good – “Currently captivating audiences as a speaker at the Sculpture Conference in New York, Manav Gupta serves his art as a beacon for global dialogue on environmental awareness”
- October 10th – 15th, 2023 | International Sculpture Centre | Talk at the Annual Conference of the International Sculpture Centre | New Jersey, USA
- December 8th, 2023 – March 31st 2024 | India Art, Architecture & Design Biennale | Ministry of Culture, Government of India | Inaugurated by Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi | Bagh-e-Bahar (Gardens of India), Gardens as Universe | Red Fort, New Delhi, India
- February 17, 2024 | The Pioneer | ‘Of poets, poetry and poetic justice’ | Gyaneshwar Dayal
- February 10th, 2024 | Poetry Society of India | ‘Let earth blossom’. ‘Thoughts. Dreams. Dewdrops. Poetry in Spring’ Conceptualised, Conducted & Curated by Manav Gupta, Poetry Club of India. Hosted by India Habitat Centre.
2021 – 2022
- 2022 | Dubai, UAE | Private Vernissage, Palm Jumeirah
- July 24th, 2021 | HORASIS | Promoting India’s Artistic Inspiration beyond COVID, Horasis India Meeting, Co Powered by CII, (Online), India
- June 24, 2021 | Design Ponderings | GSSS School of Architecture, Karnataka
2020
- July 8th, 2020 | Sculpture Magazine | Feature | Vessels of Life: A Conversation with Manav Gupta
- 2020 | Life and Literature | Sublime and Sacred in the Works of Manav Gupta | BOOK | Manohar Bandopadhyay | Essay | ISBN 978-93-90155-79-8
- January 18th, 2020 | Event | Tourism Ministry, Govt of India
- Namami Gange: Manav Gupta – Ganga Utsav | NamamiGange 2020
- Apeejay School, (Online) India | November 7th, 2020
- May 30th, 2020 | India Ahead | Interview: Artist Manav Gupta reflects on Covid-19 through his art.
2019
- April 24th, 2019 | Orissa Post One of India’s leading contemporary artists Manav Gupta has beautified the Rasulgarh flyover under NHAI project ‘An Ode to Bhubaneswar’
- June 5 2019 | TIMES OF INDIA, BHUBANESWAR TIMES | NEWS TNN Article by Sandip Bal | Artist creates India’s first public art museum on water and sustainable development.
- June 28th 2019 | Bhubaneswar Times Digital VIdeo | Internationally acclaimed artist Manav Gupta creates India’s first public art museum on water and sustainable development at Rasulgarh square.
- June 11th 2019 | Sambad ART FOR VALUE OF WATER SAMBAD (ODIYA).
- May 31st 2019 | PRAGATIVADI (ENGLISH EDITION) By Pragativadi News Service Article by Ananya Pattnaik | An Ode To Bhubaneswar: “City In A City” Masterpiece By Manav Gupta.
- May, 2019 | Nitidin | World’s first public art Museum in Capital of Odisha with 20 ft of tube well. International artist Manav Gupta has given memorable art in Rasulgarh.
- April 29th, 2019 | SMARTCITY BHUBANESWAR | Artist creates pathbreaking art using construction scrap.
- April 27th, 2019 | My City Links By Monalisa Patsani Here’s why Manav Gupta’s ode to Bhubaneswar is creating waves.
- April 24th, 2019 | Daily Hunt | An ode to Bhubaneswar
- Nov 4th, 2019 | Ministry of Water Campaigns
Ganga Utsav Min of Water Resource, GIZ Inaugural Performance jugalbandi with Ganga Anthem song, live with Minister’s presence on stage. - 5th JUNE 2019 | KIITS NEWS | KiiTIS Announces Mr. Manav Gupta as ‘Brand Ambassador for Art and Sustainable Development.
- April 22, 2019 | Pragativadi PRAGATIVADI (ODIYA).
- April 19, 2019 | SAMBAD (ODIYA)
- April 17, 2019 | Indian Express
2018
- July 14, 2018 | The Pioneer Chahak Mittal | Dust To Dust …And All Shapes In Between.
- July 19, 2018 | The Statesman Aruna Bhowmik | A wealth of meaning.
- July 24 2018 | Amar Ujalaa | Topic | Manav Gupta
- July 26, 2018 | Flash News APJ Abdul Kalam The Life Tree Illustrations By Manav Gupta.
- July 29, 2018 | The Tribune India | Swati Rai Clayscapes – Manav Gupta’s Arth — Art for Earth carries forward his commitment towards innovation and sustainability.
- July 30, 2018 | Twitter Web @IGNCA India’s most erudite & versatile contemporary artist, Manav Gupta redeploys quintessential Indian clay pottery at IGNCA, 11 Mansingh Road till Oct. 22
- July 30. 2018 | Indian Express | Pallavi Chattopadyay From Sand To Dust.
- August 30, 2018 | EventBrite | Team Earth | Arth Art Of Earth.
- September 09, 2018 | Swarajya Magazine Sumati Mahrishi | Down To Earth.
- September 16, 2018 | Hindustan Times | HT City | Making art of earth – Artist Manav Gupta’s innovative art installations highlight the importance of environment conservation and connecting with nature.
- September 24, 2018 | E Times Arth Art For Earth By Manav Gupta.
- Oct 17, 2018 Punjab Kesari TV | news channel YOUTUBE World’s first ever travelling Museum for Contemporary Public Art.
- Oct 17, 2018 Navodaya Times news channel on YOUTUBE World’s first ever travelling Museum for Contemporary Public Art
- 02-Nov-18 | Navodaya times क्लाइमेट चेंज पर बेहद खूबसूरती से संदेश दे रही है मानव गुप्ता की ‘Arth- art for earth’ प्रदर्शनी
- Nov 2nd-18 | PUNJAB KESARI NEWSPAPER बेहद खूबसूरती से संदेश क्लाइमेट चेंज पर दे रही है मानव गुप्ता की ‘Arth- art for earth’ प्रदर्शनी.
- Nov 7th, 2018 | TEDx Talk Creating Art for Earth | Manav Gupta | TEDxYouth@TheShriramMillenniumNoida Creating Art for Earth | Manav Gupta | TEDxYouth@TheShriramMillenniumNoida.
- Nov 19, 2018 | Lecture at LPU University YouTube Video Manav Gupta | Arth – art for earth | Lovely Professional University – 2018 TEDxYouthTheShriramMillenniumNoida Introducing our first speaker, Mr. Manav Gupta – An eminent artist, Founder & Creative Director ‘Arth – art for earth’.
- September-October 2018 | IGNCA MAGAZINE Vihangama Mati Tere Roop Anek.
- September 14, 2018 | facebook IGNCA Page & Manav Gupta Page arth dialogues at the waterfront.
- October 22, 2018 | facebook IGNCA Page & Manav Gupta Page arth dialogues at the waterfront.
- 2018 | Sangam Paintings by Manav Gupta.2018 | The Luxury Chronicle | Manav Gupta’s Global Art Project’s latest: ‘Rain’ for 2018 feb.
- 25, 2018 | New India Express | Medha Dutta Yadav The Sunday Magazine I want to make art available to all.
- March 14, 2018 | Doordarshan National INTERVIEW You Tube Aaj Savera : An Interview With Manav Gupta : Eminent Artist And Thinker.
- July 04, 2018 |National Herald | Navjeevan E Paper | India in Picture.
- July 04, 2018 | Twitter Web co tweet, Minister Of Culture Government of India, Mahesh Sharma Minister Opening tomorrow: Arth-Art for Earth-The Excavated Museum of Clay by Manav Gupta July 5, 2018 7.00 pm IGNCA Lawns, 11 Mansingh Road, New Delhi.
- June 05, 2018 | CNN News 18 Simantini Dey | Delhi-Based Artist, Manav Gupta, Weaves Poetry With Art on Environment.
- June 05, 2018 | Twitter Web @MinOfCulureGoI On World Environment Day IGNCA presents excavations in hymns of clay, first of its kind in the world environmental art installations on sustainable development by eminent Indian contemporary artist Manav Gupta.
- July 05, | 2018 Millennium Post Team MP | Redefining The Meaning Of Art With Arth.
- July 5, 2018 | The Quint Art Exhibition Opens At IGNCA
- July 5, 2019 | Official WebSite, Govt Of India Ministry Of Culture, Min of Culture Official Announcement, Details of Exhibition event and Period Arth-Art for Earth-The Excavated Museum of Clay by Manav Gupta.
- July 05, 2018 | Press Information Bureau Govt Of India Ministry Of Culture Arth Art For Earth.
- July 05, 2018 | IGNCA PROGRAMME NEWS Arth Art Of Earth The Excavated Museum Of Clay :Manav Gupta.
- July 05, 2018 | The Daily Pioneer Team Viva IGNCA Showcases Arth Art For Earth.
- July 05, 2018 | IGNCA INVITATION Arth Art Of Earth.
- July 05, 2018 | IGNCA Arth Art Of Earth The Excavated Museum Of Clay.
- July 05, 2018 | Daily Hunt Redefining The Meaning Of Art With Arth.
- July 05, 2018 | Business Standard Arth Art Of Earth.
- July 06, 2018 | Sawdust | Sasikala Raje | Art For Earth.
- July 06, 2018 | Prokerala.com Time Machine Manav Gupta.
- July 07, 2018 | Freshers Live Vamsi Atherya Arth at IGNCA New Delhi.
- July 13, 2018 | India Heritage Desk | Exhibition: Arth Art Of Earth Manav Gupta.
- July 14, 2018 | Dainik Bhaskar Mitti ki khushbu.
- July 14, 2018 | Jagaran chillam se bahi ganga, diyon se barkha.
- July 14, 2018 | Opinion Express Chahak Mittal Giving A New Meaning To Pottery
2017
- Jan 25, 2017 | Times Of India | E Times | Clay lamps and kulhads turn Noida mall into an art museum.
- 28 Jan, 2017 | Times of India | Uma Nair | The Excavated Museum’ – Manav Gupta is truly a unique genius – the thinker and the visionary is hailed by critics as one of the most erudite and versatile contemporary artists today.
- Jan 29, 2017 | Millenium Post | Excavated Museum at the Mall Millennium Post explores why this solo public art project by any artist is a solo biennale in itself. A list of many firsts.
- Feb 17, 2017 Amar Ujala | Manav Gupta Excavated Museum At Dlf Mall Noida.
- Feb 14, 2017 | Life & More Celebrated artist Manav Gupta has set up a one-of-its kind travelling museum.
- 17th feb 2017 नदियों की संस्कृतियों को जोड़ने में लगा ये आर्टिस्ट, चाक मिट्टी का देखिए कमाल भारत के टॉप टेन आर्टिस्ट में शुमार मानव गुप्ता ने पॉटरी आर्ट के जरिए संस्कृतियों को जोड़ने का बेहतरीन प्रयोग किया है। उन्होंने भारतीय संस्कृति की वाहक गंगा को चाक मिट्टी की कला के जरिए दुनिया की दूसरी नदियों से जोड़ने का रचनात्मक बीड़ा उठाया है, जिसकी तारीफ चारों ओर हो रही है।
- 28th Feb 2017 | मिट्टी के कुल्हड़ और चिलम से नोएडा में बही ‘गंगा’ Pottery Art Presentation By Manav Gupta Catches Eyeballs In Noida DLF Mall.
- September 13, 2017 | Women Economic Forum New Delhi, India The ARTH Project Jan-17 Manav Gupta- The travelling museum at DLF mall of India.
- April 17, 2017 | Sankalp Pravah, Prime Minister’s initiative inaugural ceremony by min of culture.
- Jan 19, 2017 | Dlf invite Dlf invite.
- March 4th 2017 | He is the next big thing in art, an Outlook magazine article says. Times of India calls him one of India’s most erudite and versatile contemporary artists.
- His works have been featured in the Bible of art, Blouin Art Info. With four entries in Limca Book of Records, he is listed by Financial Times as one of the ten contemporary artists from India whose works will fetch good returns. This, even as BBC hails his latest project.
- Feb 21, 2017 | The Daily Pioneer | Priyanka Joshi | The little clay pot Artist Manav Gupta uses the most basic terracotta items in our everyday inventory and mounts an installation at a mall to convey his message of ecological sustainability.
- Mar 2, 2017 Times of India | Niharika Lal | Clay installation at Noida mall gets an extended display.
- Dec 05, 2017 Twitter Amitabh Kant | Greatly enjoyed this wonderful exhibition “Excavations in hymns of clay” by artist Manav Gupta. Extremely creative!
2015 – 2016
- May June 2016 | India Perspectives | MEA MAGAZINE, GOI Taking art beyond boundaries | Maverick Genius.
- June 30, 2016 The Hindu “Khorshed Deboo , ”Breaking The Mould” – artist Manav Gupta articulates how objects of clay can be adapted to address environmental urgencies.
- June 30, 2017 | INVITATION | PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM | Museum Society of Bombay and Prince of Wales Museum invitation lecture, ‘Excavations in Hymns of Clay’ takes place today at the CSMVS auditorium, Fort, at 6 p.m.
- July 06, 2016 | Indian Diplomacy Twitter Web India | MEA | Ambassador Of India’s Soft Power.
- July 07, 2016 | The Times 24 | KS Rao & Team | Ambassador Of India’s Soft Policy Manav Gupta has showcased Indian Pottery.
- August 10th, 2016 | Hi Blitz | Volume 14 | Issue 9 | Cover Feature | Manav Gupta- A President’s Artist | On the Waterfront.
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design, President’s Lecture Series : Manav Gupta , November 12, 2015
- BLOUIN ARTINFO, Manav Gupta at his musing best , April 14, 2015
- Hindustan Times, Eco-friendly: Art goes from earth to earth, April 10, 2015
- Matters of Art, Exploring the Holy Ganges in Clay, March 15, 2015
- The Pioneer, Message in Clay, December 23rd, 2015
- The Indian Panorama, From Ganga to Mississippi , January, 2016
- August 4th, 2016 Architecture Update Volume10 | Issue 7 | Allegoric Innovations | Manav Gupta | Installation Art – Manav Gupta has reinvented the language of clay with true originaility of thought.
- October 23, 2016 | NAWRAS Mohona Banerjee “Enigmatic and thoughtful with a wry sense of humour, Manav Gupta is a prolific artist who is set on deconstructing art perception. His enthusiasm and refined conception of art makes it evident why he is one of the leading contemporary authorities in the art-world.
- Public Art Review, Manav Gupta repurposes local pottery, Issue 53 : Leading the Way | Fall/Winter, 2015.
- Forecast Public Art, Weaving spirituality and environmentalism in public art, November 11th, 2015.
- Outlook, Excavations in hymns of clay, June 1st, 2015.
- Millennium Post, Exquisitely etched in clay, April 21st, 2015.
- The Statesman, River of Clay, April 2, 2015.
- Deccan Herald, Magnificent Public Art Installation, April 2015
2013 – 2014
- BBC, Ganga using Diyas and Chillams, December 15, 2014
- November 29, 2014 | Times of India, Exploring Identities in Clay | One of India’s most erudite and versatile contemporary artists, Manav Gupta has reinvented the language of clay by infusing true originality of thought and treatment in the humble produce of the potters wheel
- Dec 24, 2014 | The Pioneer | Navneet Mendiratta | Message In Clay
- Classic Feel, Quest for life, August 2013
Whats on!, Leading international environmental artist, speaks out. July 2013 - Classic feel, Environmental Art – Unsung Hymns of clay June 20, 2013
- SABC News, Feature on Brics : Manav Gupta’s Clay River. (FEATURED YOUTUBE VIDEO)
- Expresso, Renowned artist Manav Gupta’s acclaimed exhibition
- Get it Pretoria, Art focuses on Nature, March 14, 2013
- Media Update, Rainforests and the circle of life exhibition extended to the end of March, March 15, 2013
- Record, Spectacular India Culture hits the stage, 8 March, 2013
- The Times, Small wonders, February 22, 2013
- Curtain Call, Rainforests and the Circle of Life, February 19, 2013
- June 20, 2013 | Sulger Buel Lovell Environmental art – Unsung hymns of clay
- June 22, 2013 | High Commission Of India Pretoria SA ,The Lovell Gallery SA Artist Bio Rainforests And The Circle Of Life
- Jun-2013 | High Commission Of India Pretoria SA, The Lovell Gallery SA | Gallery Invite July issue, posted on Facebook.
- Oct 2nd, 2013 | Classic Feel Magazine. South Africa A quest for Light. The work of leading Indian artist Manav Gupta
- Feb 12, 2014 Artville Blog Artist Of The Day – Manav Gupta
- March 14, 2014 The Kenyon Thrill | Claire Bermann Public Art For NCA s
- April 16, 2014 The Weather Network Cheryl Santa Maria | Five Examples of Nature Inspired Street Art
- 2014 June Architecture+Design Volume 31 | Issue 6 | Tree of Life
- Exotica, Manav Gupta’s unsung hymns of clay, August 2013
- Architecture+Design Magazine, Art feature, June 2013
- Essay by Pavan K. Varma, Manav Gupta’s “unsung hymns of clay“, April 13, 2013
- Mail Today, Gupta’s Green Trilogy, Friday April 26, 2013
- The Pioneer, All for Earth, April 15, 2013
- Sunday Times, Gupta’s “rainforest art” a Hit, February 24, 2013
- IOL | Diane de Beer, Tonight Art | Kaleidoscope of Creativity | February 28, 2013
- Artslink, Rainforests and the Circle of Life, March 15, 2013
- Biz community.com, Rainforests and the Circle of Life exhibition in Pretoria, February 28, 2013
- 2013 June Architecture+Design Volume 30 | Issue 6 | Unsung Hymns of Clay
- July 01, 2013 | South African Art Times Page 19| Issue July 2013 9th July – 8th Aug 2013 at Lovell Gallery
International environmental artist Manav Gupta Grahamstown Festival Lovell Gallery Invite, Catalogue - Aug-13 | Exotica Magazine | Songs of Clay
- Sep 22nd 2013 | Pocketnews alert Unsung Hymns Of Clay
- September 28th 2013 Articulate UK PRATHAM GALA catalogue Jugalbandi in Colour
2011 – 2012
- Limca Books of Records- National Record-Manav Gupta Tree of Life – Spread of 5 ft and Towering over 60ft 5000 sq ft in view and over 10000 sq ft of total painted surface – 3500 Employees
- February 2012 | Architecture+Design | Bringing colour to walls facades.
- March 2012 | Exotica | Manav Gupta’s contribution to INDO-BHUTANESE Relations | Strokes of Harmony
- October 31st 2011 | Tedx Lingaya University, India | Destiny and Desire – Manav Gupta
2010
- Limca Books of Records-National Record-Manav Gupta Tree of Life – Spread of 5 ft and Towering over 60ft 5000 sq ft in view and over 10000 sq ft of total painted surface – 3500 Employees | ISBN 978-81-921144-4-6
- August 2010 | Namaskaar | Tree of Life
- January 2010 | Eyeview | Volume 5 | Paintings by Manav Gupta
- August 2 2010 | Outlook | Mural Musings | Delhi Art
- July 23 2010 | HT Live Noida | For the Love of Environment | Rajkumari Tankha
- July 20 2010 | The Pioneer | Jugalbandi of Life | Divya Kapoor
- July 13, 2010 | Delhi Times | Article by Suruchi Sharma | The big picture, 5000 square feet, 1000 people, 400 cans of paint-what’s artist Manav Gupta been upto?
- September 8, 2010 | The Des Moines Register | Article by Michael Morain | Indian artist brings his ‘trilogy’ here, Internationally acclaimed Manav Gupta’s show at D.M.Social club to include collaborative art event.
- 13 August, 2010 | People Magazine | Caught In The Act | ‘Sunil Bharti Mittal inaugurated a mega mural at the Airtel Centre, painted by artist Manav Gupta
2009
- December 2009 | Indian Horizons | Volume 56 No 3-4 | Azad Bhavan Art Gallery
- December 29, 2009 | Delhi Times | Delhi is Talking About – Manav’s Taken up the climate cause through art “When it’s about Climate, Make Yourself Heard!”
- 2009 Catalogue | Indian Council for Cultural Relations present Manav Gupta | A curtain raiser
- December 2009 | Indian Horizons | Volume 56 No 3-4 | Azad Bhavan Art Gallery
- January 2009 | Eyeview | Volume 4 | Manav Gupta and his cadence of colours
2007 – 2008
- October 2008 | Design & Interiors | Celebration of Inner Light
- July 2008 | Eyeview | Volume 3, No. 2 | An Evening of Indian Poetry at Habitat by Manav Gupta
- January 30 2008 | Femina | What lies beneath
- August 2008 | The Noidan | Volume 1 | No. 9 | Noida Icon : Manav Gupta | Earthy Designs
- October 20 2008 | Dainik Jagran | Furniture and Painting | 5598
- July 17 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Manav Gupta with President Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam
- August 7 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Manav Gupta joins ‘Unity-A Relief Effort’ initiative
- August 7 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | ‘Generation Next’ enthrals | Manav Gupta painting
- August 8 2007 | OMAN DAILY | OSFA to host works of leading Indian artist,Oman Society for Fine Arts is hosting an exhibition by the Internationally acclaimed Indian artist Manav Gupta
- August 12 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Bank Muscat presents The Premiere of an exhibition of paintings by manav gupta
- August 12 2007 | TIMES LEISURE | Article by Palazhi Ashok Kumar | His art is his heartbeat | Manav’s paintings will not only touch your hearts but also simulate your feelings. Musical Brush,With a stroke of his brush, Manav Gupta paints a picture with the rythm from live music to enthrall the audience duing the fund raising events.
- 12th-23rd August 2007 | Bank Muscat Press Release
- August 13 2007 | OMAN DAILY | Article by Hasan Kamoonpuri | Catch young Indian artist live in action on 17th and 23rd,12 day Manav Gupta exhibition opens at OSFA
- August 14 2007 | OMAN DAILY | Trying to merge art with poetry
- August 15 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Manav Gupta portrays freedom on canvas
- August 15 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Wishing INDIA a great future as it celebrates its INDEPENDENCE DAY, Painting by Manav Gupta
- August 15 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | A toast to India’s unity and integrity, Painting by Manav Gupta based on a poem by former Indian President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
- August 16 2007 | OMAN DAILY | Manav Gupta’s live painting show
- August 2007 | The Week | Performance Painter
- August 2007 | Urbane | An artist par excellence
- July 2007 Vol-1-Issue 2 | Delhi Expat Insider | A taste of visual poetry
- October 28 2007 | The Sunday, Delhi Newsline ExpressIndia | An Arty Pact |Antoon Cox
- December 15 2007 | Darpan | Poetry on Canvas | Art Mart | Mamta Upadhyaya | Issue: Dec 2006- Jan 2007
- August 17 2007 | H! | Painting exhibition, Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali AL Baloushi, secretary-general at the Ministry of Finance,opened a 12 day painting exhibition by renowned Indian artist Manav Gupta at the Omani Society for Fine Arts.
- August 17, 2007 | BEC Groupt Presents Heart 2 Heart featuring Manav Gupta
- August 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Generation Next featuring Manav Gupta
- August 20 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Manav’s latest painting attracts heavy bids
- August 18 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Renowned painter and poet Manav Gupta with Anil Wadhwa, Indian ambassador to the Sultanate.
- August 19 2007 | TIMES LEISURE | Taking a centrestage featuring Manav Gupta
- August 22 2007 | TIMES OF OMAN | Anup Jalota Live featuring Manav Gupta
- August 22 2007 | MIRROR | Brush that listens
- London 2007 | Bonhams-Asia House, London 2007 | Art for Freedom | Tehelka | ISBN 81-87890-08-8
- Nov 02, 2007 |Hindustan Times | Chetana Joshi Bambroo | Artvistic |
- 2007 | Hindustan Times |Earth on Canvas |
- March 16, 2007 | Hindustan Times | Adding Spice To Life
- Persona Magnified | Karan Sondhi | Manav Gupta | ISBN 978-81-7010-362-2
2006
- Nov 01, 2006 | Awarded Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti’s Samman Samaroh 2006 | Presented by French Ambassador to India
- November 10th 2006 | Christies – Lot48_bid | Umbilical Cords of Clay, Air and Water Watercolour on Paper 60 x 48 inches
- October 2006 | Indian Designs & Interiors | The Ambient Canvas of Space | Pg 74-78
- January 2006 | Samvada | There’s more to Manav than Art and Poetry – Hindustan Times
- November 2 2006 | India Today | Arty Strings | Nishita Bhatnagar
- June 14 2006 | Hindustan Times | Natures Call | Sujata Shakeel
- December 15 2006 | Darpan | Poetry on Canvas
- December 2006 | Indian Designs & Interiors | Live Art
- Dec 2006 | IDI Magazine |Around Town
2005
- October 17 2005 | Asian Age New Delhi | Poetry Unites artists and writers.
- December 26 2005 | Delhi Times | Call of Creativity.
- November 2005 | First City | From Beyond – Watercolors by Manav Gupta.
- 18th Nov 2005 | The Poetry Society India Invitation |PRESENCES :A dislogue in painting and poetry : Manav Gupta.
- 2005 Penguin | The Life Tree | Poems and Paintings | A P J Abdul Kalam.
- October 1-15 2005 | Sun City News | Perfect Strokes | Debanjana Choudhuri.
2003 – 2004
- January 2004 | Profile | Scaling New Heights | Kishore Singh | Business Standard
- 2004 | Tell Me Ma ! | Poems by Shiela Gujral, Illustrations by Manav Gupta | Author- Shiela Gujral | ISBN 81-7764-507-2
- July 2003 | Society | Page 21 | Events of the month | Manav Gupta’s Exhibition on World Environment Day
- June 9th 2003 | HT City | Brushtalk on Rainforests: Elemental by Nature | Meenakshi Kumar
- August 1st 2003 | Femina | “To mark the world environment day, painter Manav Gupta created a series of paintings, ‘Rainforests on my eyot’ at The Park, New Delhi. Seen here Chief Minister Sheila Dixit wielding the paintbrush (on Manav’s canvas)” | Events
- Delhi Times Entertainment Plus (Special Edition ) | “Intimate Whispers on my Eyot, the recent exhibition of Manav Gupta is about love- the sensuality of the gaze- the timeless metaphors of dreams, the soft caress of awakening dawn and the receding dusk immersed in the romance of water colours.” Habiart Gallery Till September 4
- April 15th 2003 | HT City | All for The Girl-Child: A Mix of Music and Art | Barsha Nag Bhowmick
- April 16th 2003 | HT City | Mudgal’s Music, Gupta’s Art: A concert with a heart | Somashukla Sinha Walunjkar
- April 26th 2003 | Delhi Times | Fashion With Passion | Gupta’s collaboration with Satya Paul | Delhi is Talking about.
- June 2003 | Times Of India | Artist Manav Gupta has brought a series of paintings on nature.|
- August 2003 | Hindustan Times | Vinita Faridi | Nothing Careless About The Whisper |
- April 12, 2003 |Times of India |Amitaha jugalbandi
- Feb 08, 2003 |Times Of India | Picture Perfect |
- Till September 4 | Times of india | Intimate Whispers, Habiart Gallery |
- 2002/2003 |The Times Of India | Poetry In A Pub | Loveleen Kakkar
2002
- Today | From Pen to Palatte | Gupta and Kalam | 2002
- June 8 2002 | City Express Bangalore | Ram Jeth Malani and Shatrugan Sinha Inaugurate Manav Gupta’s Pururupa: Sense to Essence” | Leela Palace Bangalore | Lyrical Landscapes
- June 2002 | The Bangalore Age | Ram Jeth Malani and Shatrugan Sinha Inaugurate Manav Gupta’s art exhibition.
- June 10 2002 | City Express Bangalore | Painter Poet Philosopher
- June 2002 | The Times of India | Magic and Art | MP Shatrugan Sinha and Former Law Minister Ram Jeth Malani Inaugurate Gupta’s show at the Leela Palace
- June 9th 2002 | City Reporter | Many forms – Unmodified Nature
- Nov26-Dec2, 2002 |Neighbourhood Flash Magazine | Romancing With Earth And Eyes |
- 2002 | Paintings by Manav Gupta | Sparks | Shiela Gujral | ISBN 81-7764-351-7
- November 2002 | Society | A brush with the President
- April 2002 | First City | Umbilical Cords of Earth | April 2002 | First City | Manav Gupta | The artist is stubbornly watercolourist
- April 6 2002 | HT CITY, Hindustan Times | In Perfect Consonance with Nature’s figures | Meeta Mishra
- April 23 2002 | Financial Times | There is Big Money in Art | Sanjay Kumar Singh
2002 | Deccan Herald | Medium Matters - June 8 2002 | City Express | Lyrical Landscapes
Bangalore Times | Dancing to the Beat of Poetry | Nayare Ali
Today – “The Capital’s Afternoon Newspaper” | Now, a Brush with Birla | Vanita Singh - June 2002 | Swagat | Calendar Of Events| Art exhibition of paintings by Manav Gupta comprising the series “Foliage, Figure, Intimate Whispers |
2001
- February 26th 2001 | First City | Manav Gupta’s Exhibition at the Roosevelt house
- February 24 2001 | Self Taught Painter of Many Colours
- February 2001 | First City | Manav Gupta’s Exhibition at the Roosevelt house
- February 2001 | Inside Outside | Colours That Speak
- February 2001 | Around Town | Art and the Artist
- March 03, 2001 | Hindustan Times |Shelly Anand | Timeless Metaphors Of Dreams
- March 1st 2001 | Delhi Times | The Countdown has begun
- March 9, 2001 | The Statesman | Art for Gujarat
1999
- June 04, 1999 | The Statesman | Soumik Mukhopadhyaya | Progressing On Promise. Abstraction or realism, earth tones dominate the works of Manav Gupta
- 3rd June 1999 | Delhi Diary | Art Scene : Manav Gupta’s India Awaiting
- JUNE 1999 | MUST SEE MUST DO | Delhi Times | His exuberant and reflective paintings depict his acute sense of colouration
- June 1999| Indian Express| Review, Art Critic Nirupama Dutt | Words date the visuals
- June 1999 | Hindustan Times HT Sunday Magazine | Poonam Goel |Painting It His Way
- May 30th, 1999 | CATALOGUE- India Awaiting Timeless Metaphors of Dreams
- June 04, 1999 | The Statesman | Soumik Mukhopadhyaya | Progressing On Promise. Abstraction or realism, earth tones dominate the works of Manav Gupta
- 3rd June 1999 | Delhi Diary | Art Scene : Manav Gupta’s India Awaiting
- JUNE 1999 | MUST SEE MUST DO | Delhi Times | His exuberant and reflective paintings depict his acute sense of colouration
- June 1999| Indian Express| Review, Art Critic Nirupama Dutt | Words date the visuals
- June 1999 | Hindustan Times HT Sunday Magazine | Poonam Goel |Painting It His Way
- CATALOGUE- India Awaiting Timeless Metaphors of Dreams, May 30th, 1999
1997
- 1997 Inside Outside Manav Gupta and his expressions of freedom.
- 1997 Impressions Ajanta Mallick A poet and a painter, Manav Gupta’s exhibition of water colours and sculptures at the Taj Bengal.
- April 15, 1997 | Femina | Touch Wood: A wood from the designer.
- September 1997 The Economic Times
- Dec 15, 1997 Femina | Emerging Forms Flowing Colours.
1996
- 1996 | The Telegraph | Gargee Bhattacharjee | Different Strokes – Why Manav Gupta is an artist with a difference
- 1996 | The Statesman | Young Artist First Solo Birla Academy Of Art And Culture.
Early Life and Childhood
1. EXHIBITIONS
Dates | Institution & Venue | Exhibition details | Works
- 27th Aug 1977 -2nd September ’77 | Academy of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 71|16th Annual Exhibition – Children’s Studio | Annual Group Show | 4 exhibits Sr No. 128 -131 (Age 10 years)
- 19th June ’87 – 25th June ’87 | Academy of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 71|22nd Annual Exhibition ( Junior Group) | Annual Group Show |4 exhibits Sr No. 28 -31 (Age 20 years) Love Sublime, The Citadels, The Tree, Foliage
- 31st July 1987 – 14th Aug ’87 | Academy of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 72|23rd Annual Exhibition (Midsummer Exhibition of West Bengal Artists) | Annual Group Show |Exhibit No. 105 ( Echoes Unheard ) Rs 600/- Covered by Art Critic Sankar
- 30-Mar-88 | ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE | WASHBRUSH | INTER COLLEGE PAINTING EXHIBITION |
- 5th Aug 1988 – 19th Aug’88 | Academy of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 73|24th Annual Exhibition ( Midsummer Exhibition of West Bengal Artists) | Annual Group Show |Exhibit No. 100 ( Prabhat) Rs 550/- Covered by Art Critic S)
- 24.09.1988 | First commissioned artwork at the age of 21. For Mr. Ranjit Sen, Rabindra Bharti University | Company logo design | Commissioned Artwork
2. MEDIA | CRITIQUES
Date | Name of Media | Author, Category Description | Heading
- 25th June 1987 | The Statesman, Art Critique | Samir Dutta Art Critic | Young Painters
- 2nd June 1988 | Sananda, Monthly Magazine on Art & Culture | News snippets announcement of 1st prize in Sketching won by Manav Gupta
- 13/09/88 | Academy of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 74 | Rathin Maitra letter | Promotion & Selection to next grade
- 1988 | Eye Catchers at Xavier’s Show Manav Gupta ‘Echoes Unheard’. |Review Sankar Majumdar
- 14th April 1991 | Calcutta Observer | Poems published | Creeper, Reminiscence.| Along with article on Bhutan King (Gupta would go on to meet him in 2011)
3. BOOKS | PERIODICALS
Date | Name of Book, Institution | Description | Poems
- 2nd October 1986 | Navankur ’86 Anthology of poems in Hindi by young talent | Published as an award for Poetry Competition for young poets | Poetry
- 28th – 30th March 1988| Anthology of poems English | International London Book Fair.
- 28th – 30th March 1988 | Poem selected in Journal for London Book Fair entry from India | Poetry
- 31st March 1991 | PUBLISHED ARTICLE : Calcutta Observer 1st article published as an artist writing on art | Exhibition Review as an artist writing on art.
4. AIR/TELIVISION PROGRAMMES
Date | Name of Media | Author, Category Description | Heading
- 13-Mar-86 | All India Radio ,Calcutta | Feature | Rah Chalte
- 21-May-87 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Poetry Recitation|Swarachit Kavita Path
- 26-May-88 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Poetry Recitation|Rachnaen : Recitation Of Poems In Hindi
- 28-Jun-90 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Talk In Hindi|Rashtriya Chetana Ka Swar: Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- 02-Sep-90 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Quiz Show|Quiz Time
- 14-Oct-90 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Interview|To Present Happenings ( An interview programme covering some events and people)
- 22-Nov-90 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Talk In Hindi|Adarsh Ke Pratik Guru Teg Bahadur
- 30-Dec-90 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Interview|Happenings : An interview programme covering some events and people
- 25-Jan-91 | Door Darshan Kendra Calcutta|Self Composed Poetry Recital|Leherain : Self composed poetry recital : Participant as poet
- 31-Jan-91 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Interview|Inse Miliye : Interview In Hindi
- 17-Feb-91 | All India Radio, Calcutta|Talk Show|Feature : The Joy Of Living In Calcutta
- 17-Mar-91 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Play|Play : The Miracle Merchant
- 26-Apr-91 | Door Darshan Kendra Calcutta|Mono Acting |Leherain : To participate in mono-acting in own script
- 29-Aug-91 | All India Radio ,Calcutta|Discussion|Janata Ko Shikshit Banane Me Yuvaon Ki Bhumika
- 04-Jan-12 | All India Radio, Calcutta | Interview| Manav Gupta Se Bat cheet
5. AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES
Date | Name of Institution | Competition | Field
- 1975 | National Library, Calcutta Central Govt. Employees’ Welfare Co Ordination Committee, Calcutta | Sit And Draw Competition 1975 For The Children Of The Central Govt. Employees | Sit And Draw
- 1977 | National Library, Calcutta Central Govt. Employees’ Welfare Co Ordination Committee, Calcutta | Sit And Draw Competition 1977 For The Children Of The Central Govt. Employees | Sit And Draw, 2nd Prize
- 1979 | National Library, Calcutta Central Govt. Employees’ Welfare Co Ordination Committee, Calcutta | Sit And Draw Competition 1979 For The Children Of The Central Govt. Employees|1st Prize, Sit And Draw
- 19-Oct-79 | Cultural Dept, USSR Consulate General in Kolkata, Gorky Sadan |Exhibition & Competition How I see the Future ” |Cultural Diplomacy
- 12-Dec-80 | Julien Day School Calcutta | Special Distinction Art 1980|Class 8 SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- 14-Apr-81 | Shishu Angan, Calcutta. Cultural Institute sponsored By Baitanik | Group B | Sit And Draw
- 13-Dec-81 | Julien Day School Calcutta | Special Distinction Art 1981|Class 9 SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- 12th Aug 1982 | British Council, Division of British High Commission, Calcutta |Annual Inter School Drama Contest | Acting | Certificate of Merit
- 1982 | Camel Art Contest 1982 | City Level. East Region. Group D | Drawing
- 22nd August 1983 | British Council, Division of British High Commission, Calcutta |Annual Inter School Drama Contest | Acting | Certificate of Merit
- 04-Aug-84 | Calcutta Boys’ School | Inter School Meet ’84 First Prize Creative Writing | Creative Writing
- 05-Jan-86 | Presidency College, Calcutta | Drighanchu First Prize Collage Making Inter College |COLLAGE MAKING
- 05-Jan-86 | Presidency College, Calcutta | Drighanchu Jointly 2nd|Eastern Group Song Event
- 23-Aug-86 | Culcutta National Medical College, | Agon 86 2nd Prize Collage Making. Inter College | ART : Collage Making , All India Inter College Cultural Meet
- 1987 | Epicurius Festivus ’87 Institute Of Hotel Management Catering Technology And Applied Nutrition, Calcutta | Epicurius Festivus ’87 3rd Prize |ART
- 1987 | Epicurius Festivus ’87 Institute Of Hotel Management Catering Technology And Applied Nutrition, Calcutta | Epicurius Festivus ’87 2nd Prize Inter college | Creative Writing
- 30-Mar-88 | ST XAVIERS COLLEGE|WASHBRUSH INTER COLLEGE PAINTING COMPETITION & EXHIBITION |1ST PRIZE ART Competition &Exhibition
- 31-Mar-88 | Fine Arts Society St. Xavier’s College Calcutta | Wash Brush: Inter College Art Exhibition Cum Competition 1ST PRIZE | Sketching
- 19/20/21 Feb 1988 | Presidency College, Calcutta | Milieu 88 2nd Prize Painting | Painting
- 1988 | Amitie 88 Rani Birla Girls’ College | Cultural Fest, First Prize Sit & Draw Inter College Competition | Sit And Draw
- 19/20/21 Feb 1988 | Presidency College, Calcutta | 2nd Prize Sketching | Hindi Antakshari
- 19/20/21 Feb 1989|Presidency College, Calcutta | First Prize Sketching | Sketching
- 1988|Presidency College, Calcutta Intra College Festival ’88 | First Prize Mono Acting Inter College | Mono Acting
- 1989|Amitie 89 Rani Birla Girls’ College Cultural Fest, First Prize Sit &Draw Inter College Competition | Sit And Draw
- 1989|Presidency College, Calcutta | Cultural Festival Impression |Inter College Festival
- 12th October 1988 | Rotary club of Calcutta Midwest | Award with certificate of appreciation | Great potential and talent in art , culture and music