Bina Sarkar Ellias

Bina Sarkar Ellias (born 1949) is an Indian poet and artist. She is the editor, designer, and publisher of International Gallerie, a magazine founded in 1997 that focuses on the economics and trends of art.

Career

In 1984, she and Rafeeq Ellias co-founded the advertising agency "Nucleus," where she served as Creative Director for 12 years. In 1997, she founded International Gallerie, a global arts and ideas magazine created to address socio-political and cultural issues through excellence in the arts from around the world. She has completed 48 volumes of the magazine.[1]

She received the Woman Achiever's award by FICCI/ FLO in 2013.[2]

Sarkar Ellias graduated with Honours in English at Scottish Church College, Calcutta University. Afterwards, she began working as a freelance writer to Junior Statesman. She was then hired as assistant editor to T.M. Ramachandran of Film World, an Indian magazine focused on world cinema, and then went on to be a sub-editor at Eve's Weekly, following which she contributed articles for The Times of India,[3]

Personal life

Bina Sarkar was married in Tokyo to Rafeeq Ellias, a photographer and award-winning documentary filmmaker.[4]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". International Gallerie. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Gr8 women achiever awards - The Times of India Photogallery". 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "From Diary Notes to Masterpiece: How Bina Sarkar Ellias Demystified Indian Art History". The Times of India. 9 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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