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Kashi nu Maran – The Flood of Ganga – 2016
September 03, 2016 2 min read
According to a famous saying in Gujarati – my mother tongue – one can attain Nirvana (bliss) through two simple ways: “Surat nu Jaman ke Kashi nu Maran” i.e. (By … Continue reading →
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Pattua Singing from Bengal
August 18, 2016 2 min read
In Bengal, in the olden days, in order to disseminate the holy stories, folk legends adn perhaps even news of major events, Pattua scrolls were used. Women first painted out … Continue reading →
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Homage to Subarnalata
July 31, 2016 2 min read
Subarnalata lived a long time ago. Mainly in the imagination of the author – but nevertheless, she did live. Her life was probably borrowed from the author Ashapurna Debi’s own … Continue reading →
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Parsis and the Opium Trade
July 24, 2016 1 min read
Yesterday at a condolence visit, the conversation with my top mentors, inadvertently veered into the subject of collectibles and we spoke of many random subjects such as his encounter with … Continue reading →
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External Link: Bali’s Island of the Dead
July 07, 2016 1 min read
A note about the unique ritual in Bali. Extrenal Link
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Art in service of Culture – A Sindoor Box
July 02, 2016 3 min read
As I say in my lectures – traditional art in Asia is rarely ever “art for art’s sake” and almost always has a second layer hidden beneath. It is either … Continue reading →
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External Article: Caste System
May 12, 2016 1 min read
Worth reading “Why is the world so obsessed with India’s caste system” by Sahana Singh
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Daily Art Fix – Lontar Baskets
May 08, 2016 2 min read
“There is no limit to creativity” – these cliched words come alive with these palm leaf baskets that have been decorated with beads … When the first artist created this … Continue reading →
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