Staple-pin sculpture by Pooja Iranna titled Expansion Exposition
Tanjore Paintings
Miniature Art
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Art at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya
Sanjeev Khandekar and Vaishali Narkar's tribute to manhole workers, Raga Hindol, from the series Ragamala/From the Anthropocene at Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Gandhi and Grief
We visited the Aga Khan Palace in Pune yesterday, where Gandhi was interned between 1942-44 for initiating the Quit India Movement against the British. It was here his wife, Kasturba died of illness. Two things attracted my attention there: The first is a painting of rare tenderness demonstrated by the Mahatma towards his long-suffering wife (he had rejected the British doctor's remedy of penicillin that would have cured her, opting for traditional Indian medicine, Ayurveda). The second was a scene played on film of Gandhi mourning Kasturba's death. In spite of a life devoted to self-control and discipline, here's a man in a state of shock and profound grief. The Mahatma was only human.
Book 27, 2023: Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island
Book 27: Notes from a Small Island
Author: Bill Bryson (USA) đşđ¸
Genre: Travel
Set in: England đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż Wales đ´ó §ó ˘ó ˇó Źó łó ż Scotland đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
Page 116:
There's always some intriguing landmark just over the next contour line.
Flag score: đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż đ´ó §ó ˘ó ˇó Źó łó ż đłđŹ đŽđˇ đľđŞ đđ° đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đŹđž đŽđŠ đľđž đŚđˇ đŠđ° đşđ¸ đđˇ đľđš đŽđš đŠđŞ đ¨đŚ đżđŚ đ¸đŹ đŹđ§ đˇđ´ đ˛đ˝ đłđż đŽđ¸ đŚđş đąđ§ đłđą đŽđŞ đŞđ¸ đ˛đ˝ đšđż ☭đˇđş đŽđł đŠđŞ đ¨đ đŤđˇ đŤđ˛ đľđ° đŻđľ đłđŞ đ§đŠ đŚđŤ đ¸đž đ´ó Łó Žó ľó ´ó ż
#readingjourney23 #flagscore #billbryson #englandscotlandandwales #england #scotland #wales #british #britain #books #bookoholic
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Book 26, 2023: A Murder in Mussoorie and Other Tales by Ruskin Bond
Book 26: A Murder in Mussoorie and Other Tales
Author: Ruskin Bond (India) đŽđł
Genre: Short Stories
Set in: India đŽđł England đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż
Page 88:
Wherever you go or whatever you do, most of your life will have to happen in your mind. And there’s no escape from that little room!
Flag score: đłđŹ đŽđˇ đľđŞ đđ° đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đŹđž đŽđŠ đľđž đŚđˇ đŠđ° đşđ¸ đđˇ đľđš đŽđš đŠđŞ đ¨đŚ đżđŚ đ¸đŹ đŹđ§ đˇđ´ đ˛đ˝ đłđż đŽđ¸ đŚđş đąđ§ đłđą đŽđŞ đŞđ¸ đ˛đ˝ đšđż ☭đˇđş đŽđł đŠđŞ đ¨đ đŤđˇ đŤđ˛ đľđ° đŻđľ đłđŞ đ§đŠ đŚđŤ đ¸đž đ´ó Łó Žó ľó ´ó ż
#readingjourney23 #books #bookoholic #primereading #amazon #ruskinbond
Friday, May 19, 2023
Book 25, 2023: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Book 25: Kim
Author: Rudyard Kipling (UK) đŹđ§
Genre: Classics
Set in: India đŽđł Pakistan đľđ° Tibet đ´ó Łó Žó ľó ´ó ż
All India is full of holy men stammering gospels in strange tongues; shaken and consumed in the fires of their own zeal; dreamers, babblers, and visionaries: as it has been from the beginning and will continue to the end.
Flag score: đłđŹ đŽđˇ đľđŞ đđ° đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đŹđž đŽđŠ đľđž đŚđˇ đŠđ° đşđ¸ đđˇ đľđš đŽđš đŠđŞ đ¨đŚ đżđŚ đ¸đŹ đŹđ§ đˇđ´ đ˛đ˝ đłđż đŽđ¸ đŚđş đąđ§ đłđą đŽđŞ đŞđ¸ đ˛đ˝ đšđż ☭đˇđş đŽđł đŠđŞ đ¨đ đŤđˇ đŤđ˛ đľđ° đŻđľ đłđŞ đ§đŠ đŚđŤ đ¸đž đ´ó Łó Žó ľó ´ó ż
#kim #rudyardkipling #books #bookoholic #readingjourney23 #espionage #greatgame
Friday, May 12, 2023
Changing Lanes
Last May, I took the decision to quit communications, media, journalism and media education - part of my life for the last 20 years. It seemed like a mammoth decision and saying 'no' to scores of high-prestige jobs felt as if I was missing out on something 'big'. But, one year later, having spent time reading literature from around the world, academics and research in design, conservation, security and peace building, I feel the decision was well-timed. The need for approval, likes and ratings no longer exists. My observation skills have improved threefold and I listen more than I talk, which is a blessing to many đ #changinglanes
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Book 24, 2023: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
Book 24: Sea Prayer
Author: Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan) đŚđŤ
Genre: Poetry
Set in: Syria đ¸đž
You have learned that mothers and
sisters and classmates can be found
in narrow gaps between concrete,
bricks and exposed beams,
little patches of sunlit skin
shining in the dark.
Flag score: đłđŹ đŽđˇ đľđŞ đđ° đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đŹđž đŽđŠ đľđž đŚđˇ đŠđ° đşđ¸ đđˇ đľđš đŽđš đŠđŞ đ¨đŚ đżđŚ đ¸đŹ đŹđ§ đˇđ´ đ˛đ˝ đłđż đŽđ¸ đŚđş đąđ§ đłđą đŽđŞ đŞđ¸ đ˛đ˝ đšđż ☭đˇđş đŽđł đŠđŞ đ¨đ đŤđˇ đŤđ˛ đľđ° đŻđľ đłđŞ đ§đŠ đŚđŤ đ¸đž
#readingjourney23 #books #khaledhosseini #seaprayer #bookoholic #poetry #refugees #syria #homs #alankurdi
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Book 23, 2023: An Indian Spy in Pakistan by Mohanlal Bhaskar
Book 23: An Indian Spy in Pakistan
Author: Mohanlal Bhaskar (India) đŽđł
Genre: Autobiography/Espionage
Set in: India đŽđł Pakistan đľđ°
Page 191:
It is truly said that the wolves of fate keep a man on the run all his life. They tire him and when he is down and out they tear him apart and devour him.
Flag score: đłđŹ đŽđˇ đľđŞ đđ° đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đŹđž đŽđŠ đľđž đŚđˇ đŠđ° đşđ¸ đđˇ đľđš đŽđš đŠđŞ đ¨đŚ đżđŚ đ¸đŹ đŹđ§ đˇđ´ đ˛đ˝ đłđż đŽđ¸ đŚđş đąđ§ đłđą đŽđŞ đŞđ¸ đ˛đ˝ đšđż ☭đˇđş đŽđł đŠđŞ đ¨đ đŤđˇ đŤđ˛ đľđ° đŻđľ đłđŞ đ§đŠ
#readingjourney23 #india #pakistan #books #bookoholic #espionage #autobiography
Saturday, May 6, 2023
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