I am Dr. Manjiri Thakoor, researcher of Ancient Indian Culture from India, teaching Art History and Aesthetics for the last 25 years. While doing my Post Doctoral fellowship on 18th century painted manuscripts “Madhu Malati”, I came across a resourceful collection of Hindustani Manuscripts (MSS) at the John Rylands Library (JRL). My hunt began withContinue reading “Hindustani Manuscripts at JRL”
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Monet to Mondrian
Two artists, Two centuries, Two pioneers, Two Art Movements Mesmerizing trajectory of art…zooming between the colours……loving art….. France, the year was 1872, Oscar-Claude-Monet began a new wave in art. He began painting things he saw with a touch, a touch of his own. He painted things the way he felt them. He went out..again andContinue reading “Monet to Mondrian”
Stories & Story Tellers
Shoooooo…….let us quietly open the secret world of stories.… What about stories? We hear them, we remember them, we ‘act’ them, we follow them and we forward them….endlessly. Ever realized, we open our eyes in this world with stories? Right? Its absolutely true. We heard about Gods and Goddesses, mighty, strong. They offered protection toContinue reading “Stories & Story Tellers”
Silhouette:arches,columns
There is a way one can view the structures around. Now that we were just at the gate of the palace last time, with a young boy and his colorful dolls, I swiftly recollected my experience of bright feeling after encountering the silhouette above and around. Totally mesmerizing…then thought of various palaces which gave meContinue reading “Silhouette:arches,columns”
Look around like an Artist
Ever wondered what is to look around like an artist? It’s simple..just be YOU. Not just when you are traveling in unknown places or mountains or heritage sites, you can practically start being YOU to look around like an artist. India is vibrant..oh yes. the culture is colorful. You might see almost all the colorsContinue reading “Look around like an Artist”
knowing ME
“Hi! after long time?” “Oh yeah, nearly fifty years now..” “Right. Surprising, I was always around. You never saw.” “Hmm..had too many things around.Just missed your presence. Sad, but true…” “Never mind. I am always there for you. I watched you growing, laughing, crying, winning, loosing….but sad…you never saw me nor even acknowledged my presence.”Continue reading “knowing ME”
art for life
art in every corner of life, is what we must see it like. it need not be very bright always, it can be rendered with your own colours. what do you think? not impossible at all. look around, there are so many colours which will fill your colour bank, there are so many emotions whichContinue reading “art for life”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”
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