Reflections from the Village Bard
A habit is always acquired because no one is born with it. It can be a good habit or a bad habit that one learns from others.Collectively it then becomes a part of the culture of people like drinking tea or chewing pan. When such habits are practiced in private, it is no ones…
One of the most wonderful artists of his period, Etienne Dinet loved to paint the common people of North Africa especially in Algeria where he spent most of his life. Nasreddine Dinet (born as Alphonse-tienne Dinet on 28 March 1861 24 December 1929, Paris) was a French orientalist painter and was one…
The world history is replete with invasion of rich and beautiful countries by those who sought to expand their rule over them in order to enrich themselves. The whole idea of colonialism was based on it, but the British took it to the next level when they invaded India and carted away over 45…
Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 12 September 1977) was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.( This my painting ) A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Since his death in police custody,…
There is no person as important as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the history of Indian struggle for its independence from the British. Although the whole world remained ignorant of the sacrifice he made to free India from bondage due to the suppression of his life from the history books by the people who ruled…
Kautilya (also known as Chanakya, c. 350-275 BCE) was an Indian statesman and philosopher, chief advisor and Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire. His words of wisdom are still valid today. His book on economics and economic policy that serves humanity is still followed by able…
Circus performers who participate in dangerous acts Behind the glitter and glamor of the circus, there lurks a dark shadow of cruelty to animals that are made to perform for us under duress so I would like to make people aware so…
Parents cuddling their newborn baby In any system, patriarchal or not where the male child is favored over the female leads to sheltering the child that inhibits the growth of his personality and…
Greed for oil is universal The human greed for oil is insatiable because the entire industrial world depends on oil .We burn oil in millions of tons daily to fuel our vehicles, ships and planes. We burn oil to fight wars. This massive consumption of oil globally has its consequences in terms of the greenhouse…
Radical Islamist terrorists show worldwide intolerance to other faiths The scourge of radicalism in any religion is a cause for distress and suffering. The idea that one must bow to a religion and be forcibly converted is an outdated one in the modern world although the terrorists say that they are right and the whole…