It was a sunday and no government school is suppose to be opened, but Sheolpura village is unique. They decided to meet the Artologue team on a Sunday with full attendance of teachers and students. We reached late and surprised to see that every student was present in the school and eager to paint. They[…]
Artologue will be on yet another long trip in next few months. The plans are in the process but in the meanwhile we want to share something else with you all. Of course it is about art and the process of art. Artists do not work in void, they are also part and parcel of[…]
सुबह सुबह पंखुड़ी की तस्वीर देखी तो कहीं बहुत कुछ याद आ गया. पंखुड़ी..कौन…अरे पंखुड़ी वही अपने गिरि बाबू की प्यारी सी बिटिया. पूर्णिया में मिला था तो गोद में आ गई थी. अब स्कूल जाने लगी है. उसका नाम मुझे पता नहीं क्यों पाखी याद था. शायद परी मेरे ज़ेहन में होगी. परी ……..परी[…]
“What is your name?” They looked up at their teacher seeking their tacit approval and then said meekly, “Balbir”. This was not the case with just one kid at the school run by NIV called NIV Vidya Mandir, but nearly all the 200 kids who were present there. These students were kids of guards, gardeners,[…]
हुसेन के बारे में बहुतों ने बहुत कुछ लिखा होगा लेकिन हुसेन के बारे में जो मकबूल ने लिखा है उसका कोई सानी नहीं है. मकबूल …कौन…अरे वही मकबूल फिदा हुसैन का मकबूल. जी हां ये हुसेन ही कर सकता था कि अपनी जीवनी अपनी ज़ुबानी लिखे जिसमें मकबूल बताए एमएफ हुसैन की कहानी. आज[…]
The Artologue journey reached mountains this time in the scenic land of Srinagar in Uttarakhand. Yes there is a Srinagar in Uttarakhand as well. We were invited by the Rainbow public school to work with their students. The owners of the school were surprised about how we fund our endeavor and we explained that we[…]