Feeling Very Fine: Picasso the Printmaker at the British Museum
This is Pablo Picasso the way he is rarely seen – at least in so far as the hundred or so pieces at the British Museum’s Picasso: Printmaker have been…
Arts
A Paean to protest
The eyes peer from a face lined with furrows. The locks of hair are white but despite her advanced age, she is an imposing figure. Bathed in limpid light she…
Nadir kul nai kinar naire (The River has no banks)
A translation of a folk song sung by Abbasuddin Ahmed. Lyricist and composer, Polli Kobi (folk poet) Jasimuddin Abbasuddin Ahmed was born in Cooch Behar, British India (1901 – 1959).…
Vikrant Massey’s The Ideological Dilemma: Reinvention or Redemption?
Vikrant Massey is currently making news as he announced his retirement. It surprised many of his fans and they are seen commenting on his Instagram post to take a second…
The Interplay of Literature, Natural Sciences, and Human Sciences: A Case for Balance
In a world enamored with the relentless pace of technological advancement, a pervasive belief has taken root: that the natural sciences, with their capacity to harness and transform the physical…
Momtaz Begum: A Poetic Reflection on ‘Once’ a Celebrated Musician
Art and politics do not mix. Not everyone can be artists, but many can be taught to be politicians ---- Jasmine Alexander, Actress, Author, Filmmaker and Social Media Influencer I…
Anil Awachat- In Shadows of Van Gogh, Picasso and Henry Moore
Anil Awchat- (Birth- 26th August 1944- Death:- 27th January 2022). Social Activist, Physician and De addiction Activist was born on 26th August 1944. As Prominent Writer- Author and Poet with…
The inspiring life of Safdar Hashmi and a play on inequality in Mumbai
This robust play depicts the dizzy growth of luxury towers displacing slums in Mumbai and much more. It does this with so much energy, satire, and imagination and theatricality. It…
Akram Khan, modern dancer, draws in a big way from traditional dances
Akram Khan is an internationally renowned dancer who performed at the opening ceremony of London Olympics. Listening to him at G5 A theatre last evening one realised he is such…
Great Love Songs Created Space in Popular Culture to Challenge Forces of Social Conservatism
by Bharat Dogra and Madhu Dogra 21 Most Memorable Songs of Immortal Love in Hindi Cinema Love and romance being the eternal theme of Hindi films, it is not surprising…
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother’s Face
Riverine nostalgia in post-partition Bengali music Since river valleys and riverbanks have perennially been the life-giving source of all flourishing human civilizations around the earth throughout history (Indus-Ganges, Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,…
Van Gogh And His Prolific Creativity
It was Tuesday, August 4, 2009 in the Europe Tour. Before that I only knew a little about Monet, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, but I…
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