'I realize now that I've failed, and it only surprises me that I didn't foresee that I was going to fail. What was there in me to suggest I might triumph? I had neither the conqueror's blind force nor the madman's sure vision. I was lucid and sad, like a cold day.' ~ Pessoa

When Kadambari entered the Tagore household as Jyotindranath’s child-bride, she was 9 yrs old and Rabindranath was 7. Being closer in age to Rabi, a deep friendship blossomed between them, and she soon rose to the status of his muse and literary companion. She persuaded him to

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul. #Neruda excerpt from One Hundred Love Sonnets

#MarioMiranda's #ZakirHussain

ഞാൻ പോയ്കോളാമ്, രാവിലെ വരെ സമയം തന്നൂടെ .. Mira's (or Miranda's) words still ring in my mind. There are numerous highly acclaimed M T films, but 'Abhayam Thedi' will remain closest to my heart, perhaps to do with the Mumbai girl, coming to her ancestral home, seeking her roots.

My first primordial reel on my paintings over the last month, making new discoveries, changing tack, learning.... facebook.com/seena.praveen.…

How much more un-private can a person get??!! Welcome home to Advaitham, an extension of my son's name. This amateur video has not captured many of the quirks of its inhabitant. :-) youtube.com/watch?v=zJCEbH…

On his birth anniversary, remembering Ravindra Jain, the man who introduced Yesudas to Bollywood, through 'jab deep jale aana'., Though it was 'gori tera gaon bada pyara' that won Yesudas the National award. youtube.com/watch?v=11yh-U…

~~ 2004 ~~

God and one woman make a majority. ~ Josephine Butler

come off it said chaithanya to a stone in stone language wipe the red paint off your face i don't think the colour suits you i mean what's wrong with being just a plain stone i'll still bring you flowers you like the flowers of zendu don't you i like them too ChaithanyaKolatkar

Not Aravindan's most acclaimed film, but a feast for the eyes of Kathakali-lovers! 'Marattam... youtube.com/watch?v=OhtHWN…

Why weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears. ~ Seneca

ऐ मौत हाथ थाम ले मुझ बदनसीब का कब से तुझे आवाज़ दिए जा रहा हूँ मैं आँखों में तेरी याद लिए जा रहा हूँ मैं .. Though 'kabhi tanhaiyon mein' is the song that sealed Snehal Bhatkar's fame, this Mukesh-song from the same film appears to be my fav youtube.com/watch?v=x4Fud-…

Realism comes easy, it is abstraction and looseness I struggle with. Can I hope to teach myself to paint like this? Loved the colours, composition, mark-making.... <3

മികച്ച ചിത്രകാരിയുമാണ് ഡോ. സീന ദേവകി. സീന വരച്ച ചിത്രങ്ങൾ അവിടവിടെയായി വീട്ടിലെ ചുമരുകളിലുണ്ട്. അത്യന്തം ക്ഷമാപൂർവ്വം തുന്നലിലൂടെ നെയ്തെടുത്ത പോർട്രെയിറ്റുകളും. ആ ചിത്രങ്ങൾക്ക് പിന്നിലെ അധ്വാനവും ക്ഷമയും ഒറ്റക്കാഴ്ചയിൽ തന്നെ നമ്മെ വിസ്മയിപ്പിക്കും. :-) navamalayali.com/2025/03/24/eya…