The most valuable thing which we clasp together in our hearts is memory. Regardless of how long we have held on to a memory, whether be it a person or vacation, good times or bad, we always go back and recall it in detail. And surprisingly, it always sticks to a pretty conspicuous and unquestionable thing. Don't bother yourself with understanding these, as I am sharing a little story to let you perceive what I am trying to convey before we discuss the article's content. It is about my father, who loved taking naps between his so-called efficient work and owned this chair. A black leather fini ..read more

Every time I write about a woman artist, I feel that to get the chance to delve into and learn about her life and craftsmanship is a moment of pride, and everyone should know about her and feel the same. The reason is no longer gender but rather to see the field of humanities through the eyes of women, who have achieved distinction through their work but were deliberately ignored for a long time. Reading up about male artists involves learning about their lives and struggles along with their artworks. And we know that it shapes their paintings. Besides, I believe that a true scholar is the on ..read more

Looking over thousands of canvases from different artists in history, I realised that almost more than half of the painters drew what they saw and felt. For instance, if one glance at the compositions of Vincent van Gogh, the sky is similar looking in some, like Cafe Terrace at Night and Starry Nights, with swirls and shiny gleaming enormous stars in them. It says how our beloved Vincent saw the sky. In a similar state, if we step ahead towards the past, we perceive how Artemesia Gentileschi painted Judith slaying Holofernes with expressions, one never had in history. Many of the critics rela ..read more

While reflecting the history through books and different sources, one art movement, or should I call the finest time, which was so inspiring and had impressive colour strokes in them, was the Dutch Golden Age. You might have heard about the period when Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Judith Leyster dominated and excelled the Dutch art with their fine art techniques. As I always told you about societal and economic conditions of an area provide you with the reason behind the upsurge of the art movements. Here's what happened in the Dutch! During this period, the region was driven by new freedom from S ..read more

Agu Jaachynma N.E., a Nigerian author, wrote, “An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason, and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert, and can reason out stuff easily.” Well, this quote goes well with millions of women right now. But in the past, when we check up on the historical pieces of evidence, there have been only a few women who actually became learned. For instance, all along the Dutch Golden Age, one of the prominent scholars, or should I say, the most learned woman of her age throughout the seventeenth cent ..read more

As I dived into the ocean of sculptures and architecture through official records and archaeological studies of India, I found that most sculptures never in India were initially never sculptures. In fact, what we see today as sculptures are the parts of architectural buildings; which tended to break from their structure. And in between all these, one of the most surprising aspects was that only the people who actually saw God were supposed to make paintings and carvings of God as the only spiritually awakened saints could make them. These were specially called Bhakti paintings. Now coming to ..read more

Last weekend, I watched the series Midnight Club. Some of you might have already seen it so you might think, wasn't I late enough to watch it? The truth is, I missed it earlier, and I felt it was the best time to watch it because of the scorching heat, which unabled me to go anywhere and do something. As for the series: it was a good one because of the love and the bond of friendship between the characters. I was really intrigued by the midnight meeting when everyone shared stories and built good communication between them. Also, the basement was a better part to hang out instead of the creep ..read more

Hitherto, I have changed nine residences from my childhood: but the most loving home, which really shook me hard upon leaving with a twinge of sadness and separation anxiety, was my first home, where my entire family lived together for more than 15 years. I remember going to my grandma's home while we were packing so that I couldn't see my own home leave, and for years, I didn't cross the street out of nostalgia. And from then, whenever I moved to a different place, it never held me very long, because I was not really into any. Recently, while visiting my relatives' houses for some conjugal s ..read more

Whenever my brother and I are knackered after an exhausting day, we usually go biking in the most remote places to be swept away by nature through its purest form. The other week we drove to a road surrounded by Nilgiri hills, with every inch of the space covered with tall banyan trees and bougainvillaeas. Now, often our discussion turns to the creation of designs through nature since we have decided not to talk about any of our work chores or personal lives at this time. Hence, we discussed the clouds' formation, the different shapes it forms and what we really see in them with the colour gr ..read more

There are times when we just need a moment of calm and peace. Even though we may work until midnight, miss breakfasts sometimes, check on grocery lists, and keep our living spaces tidy, we must find days when we are just ourselves and don't need our watches telling us what to do anymore. It seems to me that the more we are prone to utilizing our bodies to their full potential, the less productive we become. For instance, I have had my best weeks in terms of work when I do nothing on weekends and just enjoy myself. While you compare this ability to do nothing with discovering new things in a f ..read more