India, Oct. 30 -- Art of the Western world, especially, has always had a soft spot for suffering. Pain makes for good drama, and artists have long treated misery as their most reliable muse. This is s... Read More
India, Oct. 4 -- Afigure in Giorgio de Chirico's 1914 painting, The Enigma of Departure, stands as if caught between two worlds. The viewer, who sees only his shadow, cannot guess if he is leaving or ... Read More
India, Oct. 4 -- A figure in Giorgio de Chirico's 1914 painting The Enigma of Departure stands as if caught between two worlds. The viewer, who sees only his shadow, cannot guess if he is leaving or a... Read More
India, Aug. 26 -- There is a moment in One Boat when Teresa, the novel's narrator, realizes she can't learn anything more by asking questions. She has hit a wall. "There was little to be gained by fur... Read More
India, Aug. 2 -- Whenever I've heard Pushpesh Pant speak about food, whether in a three-hour Aaj Tak radio episode or from beneath the shade of a tree in Sunder Nursery, I always picture him with a mo... Read More
India, Aug. 2 -- Whenever I've heard Pushpesh Pant speak about food, whether in a three-hour Aaj Tak radio episode or from beneath the shade of a tree in Sunder Nursery, I always picture him with a mo... Read More