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New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings
Sep13

New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings

The artist Mohan Samant was described by Ranjit Hoskote, by way of a compliment, as “the missing link in the evolutionary narrative of contemporary art in India.” Now a book on the life and work of this extraordinary but little known artist has been published in an impressive tome coinciding with a London exhibition and a major retrospective in Mumabi, writes SAJID RIZVI. Mohan Samant: Paintings, by Ranjit Hoskote, Marcella Sirhandi...

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Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, says, “Through my school for the traditional arts, I have tried to do what I can to continue the living traditions of the world’s sacred and traditional art forms. It is all too easily forgotten how crucial traditions are in handing on the immense richness of human knowledge, wisdom and skill, and giving them new life and new application. I hope that The School’s...

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Jamil Naqsh at Asia House

The artist Jamil Naqsh features in a new exhibition, The Painted Word, 8-31 August 2013, at Asia House, London. The Painted Word is the final instalment of a large exhibition of calligraphy, portraiture and other works by the Pakistani artist,  organised by Albemarle Gallery. Naqsh is resident in London. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 paintings, including works on the theme of The 99 Names of God, calligraphed verses in...

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Banipal's special on modern Kuwaiti fiction

Banipal, the magazine of modern Arab literature published from London, has produced a special issue on new fiction from Kuwait. BANIPAL 47: Fiction from Kuwait, edited by Samuel Shimon, presents a selection of contemporary literature from the novels and short stories of 17 Kuwaiti authors. It spans the generations of literary voices, from the 1960s and the writings of Sulaiman al-Shatti, Ismail Fahd Ismail and Suleiman al-Khalifi, to...

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Baburnama in a new edition
Jun21

Baburnama in a new edition

A new edition of Baburnama, memoir of the Mughal Emperor Babur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal empire in India, has been published by the Folio Society. Babur wrote the original text in Chaghatai, which he understood to be “Turki” (Turkic) and it was originally known as Tuzk-e Babri. A translation into Farsi gave the book its more familiar name, Baburnama (literally: book of Babur or Letter/s of Babur). Babur’s...

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Sir Aurel Stein in The Times

Sir Aurel Stein in The Times (Helen Wang, ed, 2002) is an unusual record of a British explorer’s life based almost entirely (with the exception of the compiler’s comprehensive Introduction) on clippings from The Times of London.  Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943), renowned for his breath-taking archaeological exploration in Chinese Central Asia, India, Iran, Iraq and Jordan, and for his pioneering work on the early civilizations...

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