{"id":18,"date":"2025-08-22T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:48:25","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7edde65fdfd9720e67a1899593c5f22f\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-49249989 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ca2dd60b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8dce8eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(3.037rem, 3.037rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 4.648), 6rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.4\" id=\"people-and-places\">People and Places<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\">The story of the people who sketch and the places they sketch at. Join us as we explore the heart of Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over 16 years, Penciljam has been quietly drawing our city&#8217;s changing landscape and the subjects of our art are as varied as the city itself. These are the stories of the people who sketch and the places they sketch at.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f0b95e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1582\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1-768x1215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250413_penciljammers-1-971x1536.jpg 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/10\/paulami-das\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paulami Das\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/paulami_feature-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/people\/\" rel=\"tag\">People<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/10\/paulami-das\/\" target=\"_self\" >Paulami Das<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A technology professional with over two decades of experience in decoding patterns in data, Paulami Das finds meaning in the lines and washes of Bengaluru\u2019s streets. For Paulami, sketching the city is an act of observation and rediscovery. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art-and-culture category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/museum-of-art-and-photography\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1505\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Museum of Art and Photography\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_125654_sketchbook_smee_map01-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/locations\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">art and culture<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/museum-of-art-and-photography\/\" target=\"_self\" >Museum of Art and Photography<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On Bengaluru\u2019s busy Kasturba Road, is a beautifully designed, modern structure that has become a landmark for arts and culture in the city. The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) has redefined the traditional museum experience in India through the way it exhibits its collections, by creating interactive digital exhibits and by paying attention to&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history-and-heritage category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/national-military-memorial\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1389\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"National Military Memorial\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250805_130556_sketchbook_smee_04-1536x1067.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/locations\/history-and-heritage\/\" rel=\"tag\">history and heritage<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/national-military-memorial\/\" target=\"_self\" >National Military Memorial<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The National Military Memorial The National Military Memorial is one of Bengaluru&#8217;s hidden gems. Situated adjacent to Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park in the heart of Bengaluru and conceived in the early 2000s and formally established in 2013, the National Military Memorial (also known as Rashtriya Sainika Smaraka) was initiated by the Government of Karnataka&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history-and-heritage category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/shesadri-memorial-hall\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_sheshadri_memorial-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shesadri memorial Hall\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_sheshadri_memorial-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_sheshadri_memorial-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_sheshadri_memorial-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_sheshadri_memorial-1-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/locations\/history-and-heritage\/\" rel=\"tag\">history and heritage<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/09\/shesadri-memorial-hall\/\" target=\"_self\" >Shesadri memorial Hall<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Set in the heart of Cubbon Park, is a striking red-painted building designed in classical European style. It features Tuscan and Corinthian columns, triangular gables, and tall arched windows. This is the Sheshadri Iyer Memorial Hall. It is framed by lush greenery and fronted by a carefully maintained rose garden. The State Central Library within&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/anil-kumar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anil Kumar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250824_anil_artist_profile_featured-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/people\/\" rel=\"tag\">People<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/anil-kumar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Anil Kumar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After having drawn Bengaluru for decades, J L Anil Kumar still sketches our city with the curiosity of someone seeing it for the first time. A longtime Penciljammer, he was hooked at his very first jam in Lalbagh, 16 years ago and hasn\u2019t put his sketchbook down since. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-111 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art-and-culture category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/sabha\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sabha\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250805_130821drawing-sketch-sketchbook-smee-1536x842.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/locations\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">art and culture<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/sabha\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sabha<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Hiding in plain sight, on Bengaluru\u2019s Kamaraj Road, is a beautifully restored 160-year-old building that has been given a new lease on life. Sabha, is a vibrant cultural space that has quickly become a hub for arts, ideas, and community in the city. This heritage space offers a home for everything from classical music performances&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history-and-heritage category-location\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/the-national-gallery-of-modern-art-bengaluru\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1094\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250805_NGMA_01-1536x840.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/locations\/history-and-heritage\/\" rel=\"tag\">history and heritage<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/category\/location\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2025\/08\/the-national-gallery-of-modern-art-bengaluru\/\" target=\"_self\" >The National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tucked away on Bengaluru\u2019s busy Palace Road is one of India\u2019s most important spaces for modern and contemporary art: the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). The NGMA in Bengaluru has been a perennial favourite with Jammers. With its spacious halls, serene gardens, and a rich line up of exhibitions, talks, and workshops, it invites&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}