An exhibition titled *Swaraj* by TRIS, curated by Neville Tuli, revisits India’s political journey through art, images, and memory rather than presenting history as a straightforward timeline. The programme traces how political change is experienced and recorded through visual material and cultural interpretation.
The exhibition begins with early European coastal views of India and then moves to the intellectual awakening associated with the Bengal Renaissance. It later covers key moments such as the 1857 uprising, often described as India’s First War of Independence. The collection also examines how political ideas spread and were documented through the emergence of Indian printing presses, political propaganda, and photojournalism.
Across the reporting, the focus is on how different forms of visual and print culture contribute to how the political past is remembered. The sources emphasize the exhibition’s thematic approach—linking historical events with the mediums that circulated accounts and images—while providing an overview of the major periods and developments included in the gallery narrative.
