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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Gandhiji painting series- Remembering 26/11

The 2008 Mumbai attacks (often referred to as November 26 or 26/11) where more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai India's largest city, by terrorists ,pictures of burning Taj Hotel made a deep impact all over the world .By choosing to attack Mumbai's  iconic hotel, the Islamist terrorists have sent a powerful message to India's leaders, foreign investors and tourists as well as the country's new economic elite.

Perhaps the terrorists intended, striking a blow against a symbol of Indian wealth and progress and sending shivers down the spine of some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet 
through the tragedy and loss of November 26, 2008, what has emerged are the acts of courage and generosity of lesser known heroes that held the city of Mumbai together on that day. This painting is a tribute to the resilient spirit of Mumbai, The city of dreams and the never say die” spirit of the city.

                                                    Hope-Acrylic on canvas

Friday, August 9, 2013

Nehru Trophy Boat race 2013



Comes Karkkidakam, the backwater of Kerala becomes alive to celebrate the exiting sport of snake boat racing. The spirits of rowers are not dampened by the pitter-patter rains or the thunder storms. There are many races in different areas of Kerala, but the most famous is the Nehru trophy boat race held in the punnamada kayal (Punnamada Lake) in Alappuzha usually conducted on the second Saturday of august .The race is celebrated to commemorate the visit of the late Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952. In this race, majestic boats measuring a length of 30 to 60 meters (over 100 ft) with a raised prow, are quite impressive and can accommodate around 100 rowers, 4 helmsmen and 25 cheer leaders
The snake boat race is the largest team sport in the world. Snake boats or chundan vallams as they are locally known, can carry scores of men. The origin of snake boats goes back to hundreds of years when the king of Chembakassery, ordered that a war ship be built which can carry soldiers as well as a canon so that he gets an upper hand in the war against the king of Kayamkulam .One Mr.Narayanachari designed the chundan vallam which with its speed and agility won the war for the king of Chembakassery.Other boats also take part in the boat races.Most of them have military lineages.
                                                  
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Bird Painting

                                                 #Egretpainting      -water color on paper
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black bird paintings raven paintings crow paintings
sparrow paintings sparrow posters
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Monday, July 1, 2013

flowers

<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/flower/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">flower art</a>

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cuckoo shrike