Saturday, June 25, 2016

Saffron Dress Code and Indian/Malayali Youth

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Saffron colour in India is often seen as a part of renunciation, an age old concept of leaving materialistic world in order to sub...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Damsels of the Forty Second Pillar

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(the Damsels of Avignon by Picasso) Every day I pass by these metro rail pillars. When I reach Pillar number 42 I slow down. Oh, I...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Mobile Phone Re-charge

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(pics for representative purpose only) This is the story of a boy whose name is Munna. I hardly know him but I know his name because...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Born before Time ‘Raja’ Ravi Varma: Piramal Art’s Tribute to Raja Ravi Varma

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(The new Ravi Varma book by the Piramal Art Foundation, Mumbai) In Indian modern art history, Raja Ravi Varma stands more as a problem...
Friday, May 20, 2016

‘Do Your Art in Hindi not in Urdu’- Cultural Censors Tell Artists in Delhi

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(The Tweet in Urdu, as a part of the Thomas Ellis' 'Dilli I love you' Project) Yesterday Prime Minister Modi was thankful ...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

A Silent Documenting Revolution in Thiruvannamalai: Abul Azad, the Photographer

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(Abul Azad, photographer. Picture courtesy TSL Nadar) Summer winds get caught by the crowns of tall palm trees that line the flat land...
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Friday, May 13, 2016

The Dream Collector: Gopikrishna, the Artist of Travancore

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(Gopikrishna in his studio) Through the large windows, the foliages and tree top freshly washed by the mid summer rains that shred the...
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