Art and Artists: MAG in Patna

As I entered the big hall, it looked like a classroom without a teacher. More than thirty people were in the hall. There were huge desks where artists were working, contemplating and creating their respective art-pieces. Everyone seemed engrossed in their work. I was looking for Meenakshi who was also a participant in the Young[…]

रज़ा के बहाने…रोटी और शब्द

एस एच रज़ा पूरा नाम सैय्यद हैदर रज़ा. हाथों की ऊंगलियां इतनी लंबी कि देखते ही लगे हो न हो ये पेंटर ही होगा.मैंने कभी किसी बड़े पेंटर को इतने नज़दीक से नहीं देखा था. बीबीसी पर रज़ा का एक इंटरव्यू देखा था. तब वो पेरिस में थे और लौटने वाले थे. तब से कहीं[…]

MAG on the Move : Mumbai

The balcony panel at Versova flat of Pankaj and ShradhaIt was during one of those romantic bullet rides, when Meenakshi whispered in my ears- “can we travel the world on the bullet?”. And I replied- “I can drive, you can paint”. “And you also write about it”, said Meenakshi without any pause. I left the[…]