Art & Artists
Fashion rings the bell
Jan 16th
“If you know that a woman is getting beaten up by her husband, don’t turn your face, because you need to intervene,” said a passionate Mallika Dutt at an exclusive fashion event hosted by Muse in Mumbai.
Who is the Striking Beauty in Bollywood ?
Oct 17th
Rekha is known for her Beauty in Bollywood irrespective of her age and now HemaMalini, Dream girl has grabbed the Beauty Peasant crown.
Dream girl, Hema Malini has achieved enormous popularity in Bollywood and also quite famous in the politics too. Hema Malini continues to be a member of parliament and has touched sixties. Hema Malini has a striking beauty even at the age of Sixty and apt for the title ‘Dream Girl’
Hema Malini had couple of wrinkles on her face in the recent times, and she got it treated to regain the glowing beauty.
However, Hot Image branding & fan falling More >
RAMBLINGS OF A DERANGED WRITER
Sep 25th
Why should the heart always win over the brain is a question that haunts me for years and I am yet to find an answer even though I claim to have seen a few decades in my life time. Mentioning -how many decades-would eventually reveal my age and my intention now is certainly not to be included in the ageing or aged group. Milton, the great English poet claims that iron bars do not make a cage, and I in the same vein claim that passing years do not make old age.
Back to serious topics, there is no dearth of More >
The Art of Painting in Ancient India – Chitrasutra (2)
Sep 10th
The Art of Painting in Ancient India – Chitrasutra (2)
[This is the second in the series of articles I would be posting on the art of painting in ancient India with particular reference to the Chitrasutra of Vhishnudharmottara purana
This article covers certain general aspects discussed in Chitrasutra. ]
1. The Text
1.1. The Vishnudharmottara Purana or the Vishnudharmottara (as it is usually referred)is a supplement or an appendix to the Vishnu-purana. It is generally believed to be a later insertion into Vishnu Purana. The part- three of the Vishnudharmottara gives an account of – then – hitherto known branches, theories, methods, practices and ideals More >
The Grand Design
Sep 10th
Above is the second picture for Express Yourself # 34. This building certainly has a grand desiign. In 1970, something I heard on the news changed my life; it got me thinking about the grand design of this universe.
Into the Light, by Harry Kottler, 2006, 18”x24”, acrylic and collage on clayboard
The Grand Design
by Harry Kottler
As a child, my sister perished
And I had two friends who died, too.
The Lord Divine I had cherished.
Now I doubted He was true.
In my twenties, my doubt doubled
Midst America’s political strife.
My heart was sick, and my mind was troubled.
I longed to know how to live More >
A Compilation Cool Quotes………
Sep 9th
You either gotta get busy living, or get busy dying. -Shawshank Redemption Revenge is a dish that should be served cold. –Anonymous
The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline. - Bum Phillips
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching,Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Into his nest again, I shall not live in vain. –Emily Dickinson
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. - John Wooden
Life is a great big canvas, and you should More >
Music in Sama Veda
Aug 31st
Music in Sama Veda
Following my post the state of music in Ramayana, there was some discussion about Sama and its relation to music. I was asked to say a little more about the music in Sama Veda; hence this post.
1. Sama Veda samhita
1.1. Sama Veda is linked to music through yajna. It was customary to invoke and invite deities by singing their hymns; and to recite the mantras while the rituals were being performed. Those who sang were designated: Udgatru .They selected those riks (mantras) from Rig Veda that could be sung. And, they compiled such selection into a More >
Priyanka Chopra To Play 12 Different Characters In A Film
Aug 20th
The queen of bollywod, Priyanka Chopra is all set to play twelve different characters in her upcoming movie What”s Your Rashee? directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. She will better southern megastar Kamal Hassan who played ten different characters in his epic Dasavathaaram. The movie which will be based on astrology will see Priyanka playing twelve different characters depicting the twelve zodiac signs. Each character will have a trait related to the zodiac sign.
What’s Your Rashee will be the first movie for Gowariker after his magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar. It will also star Priyanka’s beau Harman Baweja who had a disastrous start More >
SOUNDS AND MUSIC
Aug 9th
The universe is said to hum to the sound of ‘Aum’ from the beginning of creation. Sounds surround us all the time. The buzz of an alarm clock, the crowing of a cock or the chirping of birds wakes us up in the morning.
Throughout the day we hear various sounds – cars, engines, horns, telephones, peoples voices, radio, TV, the call of birds and barking of dogs, the whistle of the wind, the falling rain and so many other natural and artificial noises.
Sound travels in waves and is the product of vibration. When a drum is struck, the vibration of the More >
Beijing Olympics – Picture and Inside Stories !
Aug 7th
BEIJING OLYMPICS
PICTURE STORY!
Olympics Games opens in Beijing in the National Stadium nicknamed as Birds Nest ! The National stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. The stadium can seat as many as 91,000 spectators during the Olympics. This stadium costs 423 million US$ for China to build .This is the showpiece of the Olympics and was designed by Swiss Architects.This is an architectural wonder which shows Chinas emergence as superpower.
Inside Story !
Ai Weiwei one of China’s renowned artists collaborated with the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & More >