Compose songs, between ancient temples and adventure camps. A very popular Indian singer was born here. It is believed that Faridabad was named by a popular sufi saint. There is great bustle all year round of pilgrims, coming from different regions. You can admire a temple dedicated to the Hindu God Sri Sai baba (who is believed to be very …
Read More »THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS – Novel by Kiran Desai
A dwelling on the slopes of the Himalayas, an unnamed cook and a bitch Entering in this site, you can discover that Delhi is a bazaar full of riches, a labyrinth full by a choke of fumes. Rebuilt by many conquerors, you enthralls with the touch of a silk scarf or the scent of sandalwood soap. Here, a discarded beer …
Read More »AFTER MIDNIGHT – Mohan Rana / A poetry that defies any categorisation.
Thinking in verse, thinking about poetry. Don’t forget: enjoy the famous “paratha wali gali” (a delicious stuffed fried bread, with fresh creamy curd and home made pickles). The city of New Delhi still bears the influence of British colonial rule, also in its buildings and propensity for high tea. Uncover its scents and flavors through narrow alleyways and crowded backstreets. …
Read More »GOGI SAROJ PAL (1945), INDIAN PAINTER – The feminine unbound.
Women with suggestive eyes, with delicate mouths. The Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India. This land has several historical, natural, and religious tourist destinations (such as Agra and Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Faizabad. In this land was born painter Gogi Saroj Pal. Uttar Pradesh is known for its extensive avifauna (such as peafowl and black partridges, songbirds, snipes and …
Read More »GEETA VADHERA, INDIAN PAINTER – When the meaning is wordless.
The meaning, is within you, the viewer. Gurgaon is a city in the Indian state of Haryana. Notable performing art venues in the city include Epicentre and Nautanki Mehal. Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao and painter Geeta Vadhera was born under this sky. Special tourist places waiting for you, such as Kingdom of Dreams (India’s first live entertainment, theatre and leisure …
Read More »A WONDERFUL TOUR OF ART – USA / From Missuori to New Hampshire, listening to Harry Nilsson
Exploring your ideal journey, but by art interest. Sun and Fun in Miami and the Florida Keys, or experience from the San Francisco bay to the California Wine Valley? The United States of America http://www.tours-usa.com/ you offer fabulous destinations in. Please check below our “author’s travel”, gathering the feeling of one of the best places in the world. Along the …
Read More »LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL / USA – An author’s journey in twenty images, from Neosho to Exeter.
Turning for art. By turning the art, you begin to understand who you are like traveler. The inner landscape is best experienced through good friends on the road and a quiet reflection about their art’s gifts. Sun and fun in Miami and Florida Keys, or the experience from the San Francisco Bay to the Valley of California Wines? The United …
Read More »THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARPO – Novel by John Irving / Telling a difficult life, with tragicomic events also linked to sexuality.
In his world, we are all terminal cases. The area was the domain of a sub-tribe of the Pennacook nation, which fished at the falls around which a future town would grow. Exeter is a town in Rockingham County (New Hampshire), situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River. In 1965 the town earned a place in UFO …
Read More »ALONE – Deborah Ager / Writing in captivating style, challenges you to stare ugly truths.
Confronting the world’s issues. A thriving economy, supports 200 restaurants, art galleries, theaters, and boutiques. Bethesda, located just northwest of the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C., it takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House. Here, Positano Italian Restaurant http://www.epositano.com/ is a unique hybrid in the heart of Bethesda, that lets patrons eat, drink, and be merry. …
Read More »EVERYBODY’S TALKIN – Harry Nilsson / Songwriter intrigued by emerging forms of popular music.
A song appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. In the first decades of the 21st century this place has experienced a renaissance, as an artist avant garde destination. Since 2010, it has evolved into site of postmodern art and design. Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City. Here you can admire the renowned Brooklyn Academy of …
Read More »THOMAS HART BENTON (1889/1975), AMERICAN PAINTER – When rural areas of the Midwest were the source of American art.
The anthropologist of American life. THOMAS HART BENTON was born in a April day in Neosho (Missouri), where politics was the core of family life, but with his mother’s encouragement, he chose to study art. Rebelling against the expectations of his family he moved to Chicago, where he enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. In his paintings, he was …
Read More »JOHN FRENCH SLOAN (1871/1951), AMERICAN PAINTER – The painter of incidents, on the streets of New York.
His illustration work inflected his paintings, helping to shape his technique. JOHN FRENCH SLOAN started his career as an illustrator. Between 1892 and 1915, illustration was his primary means of support on newspapers and magazines. Bornin in a August day in Lock Haven (Pennsylvania), he moved to Philadelphia with his family at the age of five. Grewing up in a …
Read More »FROM INDUS RIVER DELTA, TO THE STRETCHES OF THE KARAKOMAS – Travel in Pakistan, where the one who fasts is joy and happiness on two occasions.
Drink a glass of lassi, eating a curry chapati. The attractions of the country include important archaeological sites, along with places of naturalistic interest on the slopes of the Himalayas. Its territory is considered the cradle of civilization, because it was home to several ancient cultures. In Pakistan, http://www.tourism.gov.pk/packages_promotions.html many empires and dynasties dominated, including the Persian Achaemenid empire, the …
Read More »LIVING A KIND OF TRAVEL EXPERIENCE – Pakistan’s Inner Landscapes
Looking for five creative art’s fruits. Living a kind of travel experience, along with the creative fruits of five famous Pakistani artists, it adds meaning to your life, even turning your life into a masterpiece. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the …
Read More »READING NOTABLE BOOKS, BY PAKISTANI AUTHORS – A Case of Exploding Mangoes, novel by Mohammed Hanif
Longlisted for the Booker prize. Okara is a city in Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name in the province of Punjab. The famous eatery in the city, it’s the Dawat Restaurant. According to customer and tourists’ reviews, this place https://www.facebook.com/pg/dawat.resturant/about/ not only have a wide variety in delicious food, but also has great ambiance. In this …
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