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TABEBUIA

Once in a year it is in the mood to sing with Sinatra ‘Half a love never appealed to me'. At other times it sits behind and hears others sing. Look, there are no leaves It is only flowers and flowers. For the sake of art Van Gogh for days ditches mind and food. Do … Continue reading TABEBUIA →

Durga Prasad Dash Poetry 12 Comments October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 1 Minute

Part-2: The Japanese sense of Aesthetics

The Japanese sense of aesthetics is a fine combination of the awareness about the impermanence of things on one hand and appreciation of the inherent beauty of the moment on the other hand. The emphasis on the element of transience or the changing nature of things in Japanese culture and art comes from not only … Continue reading Part-2: The Japanese sense of Aesthetics →

Durga Prasad Dash Culture 11 Comments December 11, 2017 2 Minutes

The Japanese Sense of Aesthetics

The word Haiku reminds me of millions of awful micro poetic compositions that pass for as haikus in the blogosphere. The other day I came across a couple of such alleged haikus. I don't remember the wordings but one was about the miserable office wage and another was about the boss who was an asshole. … Continue reading The Japanese Sense of Aesthetics →

Durga Prasad Dash Culture 13 Comments December 2, 2017 2 Minutes

heights of beauty

Can't one be lovely without being fair? Is beauty only skin deep?  The facts, of a CBSE topper becoming the miss world this year and the balanced mix of whites, blacks, and browns in top ten of the Miss World pageant, are more than enough to bust these myths. But one disconcerting question remains. One … Continue reading heights of beauty →

Durga Prasad Dash Humour, Nation&Society 15 Comments November 21, 2017May 1, 2019 2 Minutes

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Tabebuias - Flower full

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