The NDTV Masterstroke Artist of the Year Award is presented to Arpita Singh, a pioneering voice in modern Indian art. For over five decades, her deeply personal yet universally resonant works have explored memory, womanhood and resilience. From the Royal Academy in London to the Centre Pompidou in Paris, her art has travelled the world. Honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2011, Arpita Singh continues to shape India’s cultural imagination.