India, a 71-year-old independent nation, has various scratches and marks that the colonial rule of British and the prior invasion of Mughals have put on. The 400 year age of slavery and oppression ended with the dawn of 15th August 1947, when Indian won its independence. That era must have been magical (I can only imagine). After all, a nation with such a huge population has now a government of its own people and there was no foreigner to direct them. Immediately after India gained its freedom, politics was on a speedy roll. It inf... Read more>>

Being an agnostic and an art lover at the same time, I do admire the exceptional artistry after looking at Indian traditional paintings but also feel dubious about a lot of elements. Take for example the exquisite and highly demanded Lord Shiva paintings. The physical manifestation of Shiva is simply ecstatic and artists’ imagination and creativity add so much grace and blissfulness in the artwork. But the elements or the details in these religious paintings make me curious to know more about the hidden meaning of these depic... Read more>>

“They can put me in a jungle. Still, I can create.” M.F.Husain Recognition is an impressive rooter for any type of artist. When an artist does pick a brush to throw his/her imagination embedded by thoughts in the form of aesthetic designs and enchanting color combinations, the thought of someone applauding the artwork certainly doesn’t cross the mind. In fact, most of the artists do not care for the attention or the fame they are going to get. This is so because, for an artist, the materialistic and the worl... Read more>>

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh Paintings are like a reflection of an artist’s soul on the canvas. Right from the color combinations to the little shades on the corners to the loose strokes of the brush, everything in an artwork is the representation of an artist’s subconscious. What is the most appealing artwork you have ever seen? Was it the ‘Mona Lisa’ from Leonardo Da Vinci, or is it the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Jo... Read more>>

“Art should be something that liberates your soul.” Keith Haring “Whatever comes has to go” is the ultimate philosophy of life. Doesn’t matter what you are, where you live, how much you earn, in the end, nothing can stop you from the sour reality we call as death. But, there are a few things that live even after the people who created or invented them are gone. Such is the glamour and influential power of art. Art travels through time and is able to evolve through centuries of restructuring th... Read more>>