“Imagine you saw a colour in your dream, which you have never seen before. It doesn’t consist of any colours or shades that you know. Trying to describe that colour would be as difficult…
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Valley of Flowers Photo Essay
” I must have flowers, always and always”. – Claude Monet For the love of flowers Founding father of French Impressionist painting, Monet had been a master colorist and a prolific painter of light and atmosphere,…
The forgotten Bundeli murals of Orchha
With heavy rain clouds crowding up the Indian skies, a strange expectancy sets in. The air gets filled with restlessness and the pre-rain suffocating sultriness makes one long to get away from it all.…
More Writings on the walls in Delhi
“Blank walls are a shared canvas and we’re all artists.” – Carla H. Krueger In this post of “Writings on the Wall”, we continue with our love for street art in Delhi. Being the…
My favourite things to do in Goa
Sea, spices, forts, lush greenery, gorgeous rivers, waterfalls, golden beaches, flea markets and a postcard-pretty old town…Goa has many charms. It is a place which seduces irrespective of the season, budget and tastes and…
The Chau mask dance of Purulia
Whenever I close my eyes and think of Purulia, all I see are undulating fields, soft rolling hills, verdant forests, splashing waterfalls, quaint tree shaded villages and red earth rural lanes. However, none of…
Writings on the walls in Delhi
“Art is an evolutionary act. The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing. At no point is art static. There are no rules.” – Raymond Salvatore Harmon, in Bomb :…
Introducing Purulia
Purulia is what mystical places are made of. Incredible natural beauty, elusive tribal folk culture, gorgeous dances, mythological connections and friendly people. And there are springs when the whole district gets stained with the…
Writings on the walls in Mumbai
“I spray the sky fast. Eyes ahead and behind. Looking for cops. Looking for anyone I don’t want to be here. Paint sails and the things that kick in my head scream from can…
The silence of Sarkhej Roza
Some monuments are talkative. Full of motion, they pour out their emotions in endless chatter. The Western Group of Khajuraho Temples, for example, are some of the most voluble monuments I have ever experienced.…
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