January 23rd, 2000 Rosemary Crill, deputy keeper of the Indian department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, was invited to help with the display of Mehrangarh Fort Palace Museum, Jodhpur. Here she came across paintings accumulated by the ruling family of Jodhpur over generations. This exposure inspired her to seek out examples of the… Continue reading Review of: Marwar Painting
April 4th, 2000 The projection of a non-event like the Clinton visit into a mega occurrence shows the desperation of the Parivaar to have a success story before their power becomes dust and their carriages become pumpkins. To provide relief for our readers we shall revisit the 17th century. At that time Shah Jahan was… Continue reading The human side of the mughals
February 5th, 2000 January 22 of 2000 AD marks the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Graham Stuart Staines and his two sons, Timothy aged nine years and Philip aged seven. Staines was a missionary from Australia who had served lepers in the poor and backward state of Orissa for over three decades. The boys… Continue reading A memorial for the martyrs of January
January 30th, 2000 It is now quite clear that the RSS government in India has no grand plan to hoist India onto its rightful place in the comity of nations. We are dependent upon tamaashaas and hyping up non-events such as visits by retiring US presidents. Not shy, modest, not retiring by choice but because… Continue reading Clintion’s 2000 visit
