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Fatal Bellman - 2016
Ferociously Brave - 2016
Prosperity - 2016
Protective Spirit - 2016
Reaching Heaven - 2016
Sacred soul of Women - 2016
Village Defending God - 2016
Witchcraft - 2016
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Night spirit

Animals are pretty frequent in Sen’s paintings; however, in the eight paintings of “Night Spirit,” owls really have a particular meaning.

Owls become symbols of a specific culture. In William Shakespeare’s literature owls portend evil, the Fatal Bellman, Australian aborigines consider the owl to be the Sacred Soul of Women. For native Americans the owl is a creature of protective spirit. For Africans owls are linked to witchcraft.

Indians consider the owl to represent Prosperity. God that defends the Village is how the Japanese looks at the owl while Orthodox Russians say you encounter an owl when you are Reaching Heaven. For China the owl is Ferociously Brave.

Sen invites us to be open minded and go beyond the stereotypes to really grab. the meaning of a piece of art and at the same time he suggests we investigate the value of owls today and in different ancient cultures.

Alberto Moioli, Member AICA. Editorial Director, Enciclopediad’ArteItaliana, Art Advisor Art Affinity

INDIA’S BLOODY INDEPENDENCEIN 1947

When India was partitioned 1947 to create Pakistan, a new country for Muslims, about 20 million people of Bengal and Punjab were displaced and brutally victimized. Sen’s wealthy, literate family had huge landed property in erstwhile East Bengal, the present Bangladesh, which was carved out to be East Pakistan for Muslims. So for being Hindus Sen’s family was overnight evicted from their home. Without taking any possessions, they fled for their lives amidst people warring over religion, and so became squatted refugees in West Bengal.