'The Afterlife of Silence' in-depth analysis of Jogen Chowdhury's still lifes By Vishnu Makhijani ( IANS) | Published on Thu, Dec 10 2020 12:48 IST | 3 Views Jogen Chowdhury to exhibit pandemic-era art virtually. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Dec 10 : Playing truant from school isnt always for fun. In the case of Anuradha Ghosh, it opened up the wonderous world of art and has culminated in 'The Afterlife of Silence (Niyogi Books), a definitive analysis of the still lifes of Jogen Chowdhury, one of Indias best-known exponents of the genre -- with a promise of much more to come. "I remember playing truant, when I was in high school, to visit the exhibition of Picasso's graphics at Birla Academy (in Kolkata). The venue was some distance away from my school, and I remember having walked all the way to it, and of course the sense of absolute wonder after watching the show. The other show that left a deep impress on me was "Visions", an exhibition with the works of Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Pyne, Somenath Hore and Jogen Chowdhury.