Agnishatdal
Poush 1425 Critique by Troy David Loy @
https://www.amazon.com/author/troyloy
Agnishatdal
Poush 1425, December 2018
So,
last Poush has brought with it chilly weather, so I’ll devote some
time this Magh for the latest Agnishatdal critique! Join me for a bit
as I supervise the eldritch minions in cleaning out last year’s
failed experiments, and start new ones up for CE 2019!
Let
us begin…Virtual trip to India*
Here’s
an image of a young woman in saffron dress on a swing, beneath the
leaves of a willow tree. I like this one, with its attention to
detail and nice color balance of warm and cool shades!
Also
here’s hoping Brian had an excellent birthday this last Poush!
Shraddarghya
– Salutations*
Here
we have an image of a hand holding what seems to my botanically
illiterate eye to be a white lotus blossom, with a simple palette of
three colors and good definition of shape!
Hemanta
Mukherjee & Kalim Sharafi:
I’m
going to say one thing about both of these gentlemen: The former has
quite a list of recorded songs, the latter nearly so and between the
both of them, this will provide many happy hours of listening!
Wooticus Maximus!
Assorted
gems*
Here
we have an image of a young girl stringing what look like beads or
pearls together. Both foreground and background share a nice balance
of form and color. The boats in the distance remind me of
recreational craft moving across the surface of the Chesapeake bay
during my childhood.
The
Little boy and the tiger:
Brian’s
tale continues with mention of the apsaras, and photos from his no
doubt interesting childhood. I can scarcely remember any details of
my own, and speculate daily on how much of that are fictions spliced
together from contaminated and incomplete memories. Good on Brian
that he had so much of this documented!
Brahma
Rakshasa 3:
Raghunandan
continues this tale as the young priest, sans mantra, strikes a deal
with the demon, bettering both its own lot and those of the villagers
tending the mango orchards it haunts. Cool!
Space
and the Divine*:
Dom’s
verse this time is on direction, void, and harmony, and the unity of
these in the quintessence that pervades the universe.
Haters
4:
BP
discusses the reforms of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, to better the lot
of young Hindu widows, and the suffering offered for his efforts. BP
gives dvice on dealing with trolls, as with Vidyasagar’s
tormentors.
Haunting*
eleanor
offers an image that could very well be taken as an example of spirit
photography
using a mirror. As a big fan of the paranormal, this looks so cool to
me!
Clippings
by Freya Pickard:
The
authoress reviews Freya’s newsletter, which looks to be well worth
subscribing to!
The
unfaithful earl, Part 4:
Doug
continues this haunting, or rather haunted, tale with the events of
the evening, as what might be reenactors, or maybe, just maybe,
genuine ghosts on horseback in the dead of night – literally!
Mauve
flower*
Lisa’s
photo has a lovely balance of lighting and subject matter, with
blossoms hanging from the stems of their parent plant!
Her
second photo includes a nice quote by Kakashi Hatake!
Pikatron
and Troy’s new book in Amazon:
Many
thanks to the Authoress for the generous critique of my monthly
newsletter, and her kind mention of my fourth book!
A
podcasts interview:
Here,
the authoress relates her interview for an online radio show. I like
this one!
Uday
Shankar:
Here
is a piece on India’s Father of Modern Dance, and a good thing he
was! I might not be able to enjoy these artistic performances as I do
without his work!
Shining
new stars:
Here
is no faint praise for the key actors of the Harry Potter movies!
I’ve yet to see the films myself *puts that on bucket list* but
I’ve enjoyed at least one of the books, and heard good reviews of
many of the movies. Truly talented performers!
Dakshinamurthy
Pillai, and True Treasures: Purnadas Boul:
here
are two illustrious musicians, the former as well as the latter worth
looking up to hear their music!
Poush
recipe: Omlette er Jhal:
Mmm!
I’m adding this one, like all in this series of entries, into a
special file in my Evernote folder for Indian recipes (that’s a
recent addition). This will go nicely with the books I’ve recently
picked up on Indian cooking!
Creator’s
Quill*
This
time offers an image of trees and the open sky at night, with what
looks like auroras lighting up the heavens! Very cool!
7
Bengali:
A
good image showing both verse in the graceful Bangla script, the
coral jasmine blossoms mentioned in the verse, and two musical
instruments! Good contrast with the color palette chosen!
Bengal
this month:
The
Authoress relates the festivals for this month, offering her own
anecdote of pilgrimages to the Ganges river this season, as well as
the celebration of Christmas and New Year!
New
Year*
Wow!
Here’s animate for the onset on 2019, with a skilled mix of colors,
a limited but varied palette, and very well defined hands and
blossoms dominating the image!
Story
from Ved and Purana: Briddha Sangam
Here
a nice love story, with the daughter of an apsara marrying her first
suitor, and the two of them gaining a youthful seeming after mockery
from passersby!
Oops!
A
mischievous monkey in this set of three cartoons gets into more than
he bargained for during an otherwise routine theft of food from a
tree of squirrels!
The
final image for this piece shows a girl feeding fauns, and a group of
bunnies too! This one uses good contrast without too much in the way
of outlining. Nice!
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