Category: Indian Culture, Arts and Music

*Must Read* links for the weekend

Starting with this one by Sandeep which includes quotes from MF Husain’s recent interview. The two that I found most interesting were: (emphasis mine): MF Husain: “…Later, in Hyderabad, in 1968, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia suggested I paint...

A Valentine’s Day “fatwa”

Stumbled across this news today: “No love on Valentine’s Day, Sena on a rampage“ “… In Delhi, about a dozen Sena protesters briefly blocked a road early on Wednesday and burnt Valentine’s Day cards...

Shubh “Makar Sankranti”…

I finally understood the symbolic significance of this first Hindu festival of the (modern) New Year, courtesy this site (excerpts): Introduction of Makar Sankranti: Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for...

On Husain, Khajuraho and moral policing

I wrote a follow-up comment on Jo’s blog following my earlier comment� which I feel is worth reproducing in full here: Jo, First a clarification (which I think is very important): I am all...

No to Nokia, Yes to Ash-Abhi…!

Manoj pointed me to these two links that neatly sum up Pakistan’s schizophrenia with regards India: 1] Pak says no to Chennai-made (Nokia) phones: “The three to four authorised distributors of Nokia in Pakistan...