Omar Khayyam’s Potions of Wisdom for Writers, Poets, and Rebels
Up from Earth’s Centre through the Seventh Gate I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate, And many a knot unravel’d by the Road; […]
Author: artpickles
Divorce Italian Style
Divorzio all’italiana [Divorce Italian Style] is a magnificent movie masterpiece by Pietro Germi. Starring the ever-dependable, suave and extremely enigmatic Marello Mastroianni, and an ensemble […]
Shanghai – For Z the Love of It
by Subhojit Sanyal Directed by: Dibakar Banerjee Starring: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tillotama Shome, Farooq Sheikh The title couldn’t be helped. […]
Mata Hari – The Weeping Mother Who Turned Into A Dancer & Spy.
Mata Hari became famous for her exotic temple dance that enchanted the men of Europe. Her undressing during the act came to be known as a ‘spiritual act.’ Her acts were surreal with the audience deeply engrossed watching her immersed in her art.
Abanindranath Tagore — A Creative Genius, Pioneer of Bengal School of Painting
Abanindranath was an enigma and continues to be one. His Bharat Mata has been the perfect representation of Mother India. Painted in 1905, the year of Bengal Partition of 1905, Mother is depicted wearing a saffron wrap, like a ‘Sadhvi’.
