Tag Archives: vintage art

Monsoon

Posted on 12/06/2017 by Anu M

  In 1940 Nehru wrote: I have been to Bombay so many times, but I have never seen the coming of the monsoon there. I had been told and I had read that this coming of the first rains was … Continue reading →

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The Love Post

Posted on 10/04/2017 by Anu M

Madanotsav or Kamotsav was probably today. The Gujarati inscription on top of the painting: જનમ જનમ કે હમ સાથી (Janam Janam ke hum saathi aka lovers/partners forever). Pic Source: Jyoti Bhatt, 1967.

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The Spring Post

Posted on 07/03/2017 by Anu M

पहले भी मैं इसी राह से जा कर फिर-फिर हूँ (Pehle bhi main isi raah se jaa kar phir-phir hoon) आया-किन्तु झलकती थी इस में तब मधु की मन-मोहक माया! (Aaya-kintu jhalakti thi is mein tab madhu ki man-mohak maya!) … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on 26/12/2016 by Anu M

Via wheaton.edu.

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Autumn Festival

Posted on 12/10/2016 by Anu M

Thanks to RL long time since I did any significant update except for a few pieces now and then on tumblr. Before I start again just a few pics for autumn/Dusshera. It was autumn, not a doubt of it. Ere … Continue reading →

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The Spring Post

Posted on 15/03/2016 by Anu M

A little late for this, probably should have posted around mid-February but I still have time till Holi so here goes! Everything is yellow and the fiery red of palash (though in our cities you see a lot more gulmohur … Continue reading →

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The Music Post

Posted on 13/08/2015 by Anu M

From a series of posts I did the week of 13 July 2015-17 July 2015. Saraswati painted by Hishida Shunsō [X, X] Flute Player (1) and Esraj Player (2), Nandalal Bose.  Both were painted in 1937 and were commissioned by … Continue reading →

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The Colour of Skin

Posted on 16/06/2015 by Anu M

The red glow of her body, like an unfolding bud. Her black rimmed eyes like flowers, her skin like gold. Who can see your face in the moonlight, like milk in milk. Her lustrous complexion like a blue sapphire. Fair … Continue reading →

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The Forest Post

Posted on 31/03/2015 by Anu M

Pic 1: Nandalal Bose, Evening, 1941. Pic 2: Girl in  a Forest, Allah Bux, 1963.  [X] Pic 1: Girl from Chotanagpur (1956) Pic 2: One of a series taken of a Santhal festival in Santiniketan. Via Shibaditya Ray. The original … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Post

Posted on 25/12/2014 by Anu M

Merry Christmas to everyone and happy holidays! Watercolour by Manishi Dey.

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