A month ago, photographed at Petit Palais, in itself an architectural delight. Add to that le Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, which permitted entry -- gratis. I did not have time (nor the inclination) to look at the Oscar Wilde Exhibition which was also on display at the time, and for which … Continue reading
Category: Archaeology & Architecture
What lies around the bend… we know not!
During its journey, meandering through three states, the Colorado River, cuts through Marble Canyon. Driving over Navajo Bridge, you see this mighty river from way above -- almost 142 meters (616 feet) above -- the water level. Looking far yonder, one wonders what lies around that bend... but few can tell, just as in life, … Continue reading What lies around the bend… we know not!
Remembrance (2011): My Take
Last evening, I watched this foreign film, "Remembrance". It is the story about a Jewish woman, Hannah Silberstein, who struggles to break free from the dark memories of her past life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during Poland's SS occupation. Young Hannah falls in love with an inmate, Tomasz Limanowski. Together, after they escape from … Continue reading Remembrance (2011): My Take
Explosions at Bodh Gaya!
My tympanic membrane is tired, and hardened from the continual onslaught of explosive news. Not only tired of the terrorism, I'm sickened by the endless rapes that women suffer mercilessly. Add to that the helplessness one feels, reading about the pointless deaths of hundreds, thousands - en masse! Now, worse, am defeated by the mindless … Continue reading Explosions at Bodh Gaya!
The Getty Center, LA, California…
The Getty Center, LA, California by chitralekhan Awesome architecture; I love the geometry, minimalistic design, shades of just whites used extensively! Photographed this on a recent visit to Los Angeles.
Victorian House, Show Low, AZ
Victorian House, Show Low, AZ by chitralekhan Don't stop... restoration in progress! Well, last October, on a day trip to Show Low, I snapped this house in a flash! No, I did not buy it... I wish! Though, if I recall right, property prices were so low (no pun intended) at the time, I could … Continue reading Victorian House, Show Low, AZ
Buddhist Monks at Nalanda
Buddhist Monks at Nalanda by chitralekhan Modern day monks... at the ancient center of learning, in Bihar, India. When I visited Nalanda in November of 1996, it was the Chinese Year of the Monkey... 4694 Bing-Shen! So, "What's the context?" you may well ask... well, among the Buddhist Jataka Tales, is also a delightful but … Continue reading Buddhist Monks at Nalanda
The Ruins of Nalanda University
The ruins of Nalanda UniversityOriginally uploaded by chitralekhan The excavated remains of an ancient center of learning... from over 2000 years ago! I may not be able to visit Taxila (now in modern-day Pakistan) in this lifetime, but was very fortunate to be able to walk around on the very same grounds of Nalanda where, … Continue reading The Ruins of Nalanda University
Plan of excavated ruins: Ancient Nalanda University
Plan of excavated ruins: Ancient Nalanda UniversityOriginally uploaded by chitralekhan Layout of Nalanda University, (Bihar), India: one of the ancient higher-learning institutions, particularly for Buddhist monks from near & the Far East... think 5th & 6th centuries B.C. Alas, it still remains among UNESCO's tentative lists of designated World Heritage sites: Excavated Remains at Nalanda … Continue reading Plan of excavated ruins: Ancient Nalanda University
Pablo Bartholomew… passionate artist, photographer, photo-journalist
Today, reminiscing about my 'advertising' career in India - soon fading; and while reviewing my sporadic flirtations with photography; about Ektachrome, Kodachrome (also now relegated to the archives of photography), my thoughts drifted to the time Pablo Bartholomew was doing a calendar assignment for Kodak. The theme for that specific year (somewhere in the mid-'80s, … Continue reading Pablo Bartholomew… passionate artist, photographer, photo-journalist
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