Agnishatdal
Shraban 1426 Critique:
by
Troy David Loy
https://www.amazon.com/author/troyloy
Agnishatdal
Shraban 1426, July 2019
Agnidal
Illustrated 3, 17.7.2019
Agnijaat
Shraban 1426, July 2019
Agnishatdal
Shraban 1426, July 2019
Vanakkam.
Naandaan Troy. I’m finally rejoining this series of eZine
critiques. So here, join me as we look into what Shraban 1426 has for
us!
Let
us begin… virtual trip to India*
This
painting looks to be of a pretty young woman wearing traditional garb
and a stylish bindi, with a very pleasing selection and arrangement
of colors.
Abanindranath
Tagore:
Such
a skilled artist! He appears to have had a considerable influence on
the repute of the Indian art scene, and with no small amount of
talent, brought his own style to the Modern tradition, and indeed
defining it for the age of he and his peers. Excellent!
Starving
Kids:
S4
tells is of the terrible and avoidable tragedy of little ones being
poisoned by what would otherwise be a delicious treat, turned
poisonous through malnutrition by governmental neglect of Biharis.
Berlin
2 Part. 2.4:
Bieuc
tells of his mother’s stories from the closing of WWII, and her
English skills, in 1945. Once she was ordered on a plane to
Villacoublay for a hush-hush mission, what awaits her there? What
shall transpire?
Tenali
Raman turns to sleuthing 1:
Raghu
relates a tale of ancient detective work, when Raman is sent to
investigate the truth in a property dispute! What shall this ancient
Shankar Lal uncover? What shall he find?
“Born
again” in soul: Dom
Spiritual
rebirth is a common idea found in many faith traditions, and here,
Dom offers a metaphor to describe it from his perspective.
Illuminating!
Bitter
Pill Dose 21: Religion 4: BP
BP
speaks of the Unholy among the self-styled holy, and how they incite
hatred of other religions through fiery rhetoric and poisonous words,
using religion as a tool to divide rather than bind people together.
Budapest
Missives: Juliette
Juliette
gives a photo of a ferris wheel, like that in an amusement park, and
seemingly abandoned, lonely in its solitude, behind a grove of trees
under a glaringly bright sky.
Very
stark! Xmas at Camelot:
Freya
gives a description of her book, a collection of ten stories, and
worth picking up!
A
world without colors:
Here’s
a book review which touched me a bit, as a cat owner who’s lost
many furbabies over the years, with no doubt will lose more to time
and illness. I’m reminded of my own Rocky, who passed in his sleep
from a heart disorder common to Maine Coons in 2016. Do give a look
at Bernard Jan’s book!
Nobody’s
home, by Robert Sherriff:
This
is a book on an extremely serious subject; parental abuse of the most
heinous kind. While that’s a grim topic, this is worth looking at,
as I’ve prepared myself for some of that thru previously reading
another book with its own context of violence and abuse facing women
in India, The Fragrance of Rose.
YouTubia:
Dodo and Too Cute
It’s
not often I look at vids of cute animals any more, but these two
channels might be a good pick-me-up in times where I despair for the
human condition after reading the news!
Pandit
Bhajan Lal Sapori
So,
a santoor player from Kashmir, his music is a great way to accompany
the writing of this critique, and here’s a link I’ve found to one
of his recitals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IOXLAQoEAfo
True
treasures: Nabadwip Haldar
I
once knew of no Bengali comedians, but that’s now been amended by
the addition of one! His voice acting sounds like something to listen
to, and if his puns are anything approaching, much less exceeding,
the punning skills of Monster Talk podcast host Blake Smith, then
that’s worth discovering!
Rakhi*
Here
we have a scene with the hands of two friends, or siblings, overseen
far away by the Moon showing in the daytime sky. I like the color
balance, nothing excessive, with the arrangement of form and color
well chosen!
Independence
Day*
This
digital painting shows a good mix of chromatic and neutral tones, and
well-defined shapes, together celebrating this national occasion.
Pieces
of Past | Glimpses – Ancient Religions:
I
like this piece on the early Mesopotamian religions, not the least as
it shows the influence of those ancient practices on the religions of
the Mediterranean region centuries later, after the fall of the great
Mesopotamian empires and the rise of Europe and North Africa.
Story
from Ved and Puras – Bhanu Tirtha
Now
this piece is pretty cool, as it gives a lesson in self-sacrifice and
the need for it after the consequences of ill-thought verbal
mischief!
So,
those are the high points for this issue! Join me next time when I
review Angishatdal’s Bhadra 1426 issue, so until then…
…Vanakkam.
And
in abbreviated Soruggon…
…Tf.
Tk. Tts!
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