Rishi Kapoor dies after two-year battle with cancer, says brother Randhir
Mumbai: Rishi Kapoor, the romantic star of many a Bollywood film who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, died in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday, his brother Randhir Kapoor said. He was 67. Rishi, a third generation actor of the famous Kapoor dynasty, is survived by his wife Neetu Kapoor, actor son Ranbir and daughter Ridhima. […]
Irrfan Khan dies in Mumbai hospital
Mumbai: Actor Irrfan Khan died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, losing his battle with a rare form of cancer, a statement from his representative said. He was 54. The Maqbool actor, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, lost his mother in Jaipur just four days ago. He was admitted to the intensive […]
“Andrà tutto bene” – everything will be all right!
When Italians sang from their balconies during coronavirus lockdown
These are difficult times for entire human race with a deadly virus intruding city after city and taking numerous lives across the globe. Many cities have been shut and businesses have suffered massive losses. But what is more tragic is the fact that people have been put into confinements- either by the order of the […]
Actor, Artist and Activist- Jim Carrey
We all know Jim Carrey as an enthusiastic actor and an amazing comedian. Well, he is an award-winning actor who has been honored for both his dramatic and comedic work. He has starred in dozens of films including “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Dumb and Dumber,” “Liar Liar,” “The Mask,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” […]
Landscape painting
In the past as we know, the subject matter of paintings was largely taken for granted and the majority of the older pictures mostly represented religious subjects. Artists rarely stepped away from pre meditated themes and rarely painted a scene from a romance or an episode of contemporary history. It was only in the late […]
The Revolutionary
Faiz Ahmad Faiz Whenever there is any revolutionary course on its formation, poetry of Faiz is reborn as a guide and encouragement for revolutionaries. Even in recent Anti CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests mainly lead by students and women protestors, poems of Faiz are being recited. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, and author. He […]
Protest in Poetry
You say flowers are blooming on branches you say the deprived are receiving wine You say their bruised breasts are healing this blatant lie, this corruption of intellect I do not accept, I will not accept (Habib Jalib) Among various forms of art that we know ‘Poetry’ has had a greater impact when it […]
Featured Artist-Paul Cézanne
Born on 19 January 1839 in Aix-en-Provence Paul Cézanne, was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne’s often repetitive, exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. […]
Painting revolution
Historically speaking, Art has largely remained confined to galleries and to selected exhibitions and just a few selected audiences have had access to this format of communication and creative expression. But long ago, new trends emerged in the art field that brought art to the street and not just the art knowing ‘selected few’ but […]
Contemporary Art Exhibition
Innovative Vibes - II (2020)
(Curated by NAUSHAD H GAYOOR & JEETIN RANGHER) By: Dr. Wasim Mushtaq “The current spiritual crisis has globally been recognized. There is an air of dissatisfaction and unrest. I believe only artists can truly spread the message of love and universal brotherhood, as it has been universally accepted that the libido derived out of looking […]