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Artist-curator Bose Krishnamachari resigned from the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) successful transportation with a intersexual harassment complaint, it has emerged. V. Venu, chairperson of KBF, has confirmed that the instauration had received a ailment against Mr. Krishnamachari from a pistillate who had worked nether him.
“Mr. Krishnamachari’s resignation was connected with the ailment and the KBF’s Internal Committee formed nether the Sexual Harassment of Women astatine the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is taking enactment connected the complaint,” Mr. Venu told The Hindu connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026). Mr. Venu said, however, determination was nary constabulary ailment relating to the incidental yet.
Mr. Krishnamachari was not disposable for comments connected the allegations though helium has reportedly refuted the charges and initiated ineligible action.
Mr. Krishnamachari, who was a co-founder of the Kochi Muziris Biennale, and president of KBF and member, Board of Trustees of KBF, resigned from the posts successful January, citing “pressing household reasons”. His determination to measurement down from the organisation amid the ongoing variation of the Biennale had caused daze among the creator circles and triggered speculations.
Mr. Krishnamachari was precocious appointed the Cultural Curator of the Kochi metropolis arsenic portion of a task initiated by the Kochi Municipal Corporation.
Mr. Krishnamachari served arsenic the co-curator of the maiden variation of the biennale, on with creator Riyas Komu, successful 2012. In 2018, Mr. Komu had to resign from each absorption positions linked with the biennale pursuing allegations of intersexual misconduct.
