New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- At the Barbican, London, a recently concluded exhibition, The Imaginary Institution of India, featured nearly 150 artworks by over 30 artists done between the years 1975 and 1998, a period of drastic sociopolitical change in Indian history. The works "distilled historically significant episodes as well as intimate moments and shared experiences". Among the variety of mediums and themes on showcase were Savindra Sawarkar's potent etchings on themes of caste and untouchability.

Sawarkar has often been described as one of the first Indian gallery artists to "foreground the Dalit experience of caste as an aesthetic mode", as mentioned in a 2022 article in Scroll about his practice. He has, over time, created a unique vo...