Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Classroom Story
Sitting in a classroom;
We relax as in Bedroom.
The Whole day we tire and bleed,
“Don’t Teach” Oh madam we plead!
It is such a calm weather outside;
I’m watching it from the window my side,
I really wanna drench in rain,
But poor me, my hips are in pain!
Sitting Idle, I’m so Hungry!
And boredom sucks! Makin’ me angry!
Teachers make my mind go crazy!
And I neglect my work being Lazy!
It’s really a tough day today;
Nevertheless like every day.
It’ll end up in a blink of an eye
And I’ll be rockin’ cuz I’m not shy!
The sky is dark enough to say,
“You Mr. Rain there?”, come here I lay!
Drench me full and strain my worries
So that I can have my Mom’s made curries!
I Call You God To Take Me Up!
I call you, Oh Dear God!
Come to me and take me up!
Up there- where the stars reside
And Planets roll in your care!
Enough I had of this World,
So drastic and so cheap!
Here, money matters more than love!
And Humanity? Nowhere I found..
“O” Mother, your sons are killin’ each other!
Your sons have lost their senses,
Take me up Oh Lord Cuz I,
Do not want to tolerate this thunder!
Take me up so that I live in Peace,
Though immortal, I’d love to live
I’d enjoy even in a corner of hell
Cuz its better than where we dwell!
TEACHER MANIA
I saw, I saw, I saw a Dame,
Near, Near and Near she Came;
In and around, people did clapped
For she came to me and tightly slapped!
I rose from my dream;
And saw the picture,
I knew who was it.
None, but my devil teacher!
How much we curse and betray
But, She for us always pray!
In Our second home like a Mother,
Cares for us, Unlike Other!
We are students, your very own,
You are our guardian since we’ve known;
With garlands and respect unlike other day;
Today we wish you a Happy Teachers Day!
Friday, 13 December 2013
Giant of Indian Art : M.F Husain
“Mostly people
are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It
is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them. I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath”
Born into an Islamic family on 17th of September ,1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra , Maqbool Fida Husain brought up himself as a self-taught Artist. From An early Age, He had the adoration towards Painting. Commonly known as MF Husain, he was an Indian painter and Film Director. At an early age he learnt the art of calligraphy and practiced the Kufi khat with its geometric forms. He also learnt to write poetry while staying with an uncle in a madrasa in Baroda, an art that has stayed with him through his life. His early education was perfunctory but Husain's love of drawing was evident even at this stage. Whenever he got a chance he would strap his painting gear to his bicycle and drive out to the surrounding countryside of Indore to paint the landscape. In 1937 he reached Mumbai determined to become an artist, with hardly any money .Initially Husain apprenticed himself to a painter of cinema hoardings which he would paint with great dexterity perched on scaffolding sometimes in the middle of traffic in the 1940’s.
Husain was noticed for the
first time in 1947 when he won an award at the annual exhibition of the Bombay
Art Society. Subsequently he was invited by Souza to join the Progressive
Artist's Group. A great deal of experimentation in the early years led to some
remarkable works like “ Between The Spider And The Lamp”, “Zameen and Man” and
many more. By 1955 he was one of the leading artists in India and had been
awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian Government. He was a special invitee along with Pablo
Picasso at the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1971.
In 1967 he won the Golden
Bear at the International Film Festival at Berlin for his documentary “Through
the Eyes of a Painter” and has made several short films since then. Husain was awarded the
Padma Bhushan in 1973, the Padma Vibhushan in 1989 and was nominated to the
Rajya Sabha in 1986. One of the most charismatic artists of India he is known
for his emphatic understanding of the human situation and his speedy evocation
of it in paint. The early evolution of his painterly language was overtaken by
adventurous forays into installations and performance art. His experimentations
with new forms of art are both unexpected and pioneering.
In the 1990’s, Because of
certain paintings, M.F Husain faced hatred by a particular community in India.
The paintings that he made then became religious controversies. While in 1996,
Husain’s reputation as a painter was being pulled to ground. In 1998, His House
was attacked by a group of religious institutions out of rage and orthodoxism.
This was later compromised mutually by both sides.
It
is a notable fact the Husain was a great admirer of Madhuri Dixit . In 2000,
M.F Husain comes up with his short film Gaja Gamini which is said to be a
tribute to Madhuri . Later his short film Meenaxi: A tale of three cities was
again under religious controversies. Hundreds of lawsuits
in connection with Husain's allegedly obscene art were outstanding as of 2007. A warrant was issued for his arrest
after he did not appear at a hearing, though this warrant was later suspended. Husain also received death threats.
Husain lived in
self-imposed exile from 2006 until his death. He
generally lived in Doha and summered in
London.
In 2010, he was
conferred Qatari nationality, and he surrendered his
Indian passport. For the last years of his life Husain lived in Doha and
London, staying away from India, but expressing a strong desire to return, despite
fears of being killed
“Still as they say
Hindi hain hum watan hain, Hindustan hamara ; These boundaries are only
political boundaries, especially the visual arts is a universal language, you
can be anywhere in the world but the work that you do has a strong link to
5,000 years of our great Indian culture”; said M.F Husain on being asked
about surrendering his Indian Passport.
The art that Husain gave to this world eminently makes him the
Picasso of India. His admirers still miss him to the core.
Mohammed Fahad ,a native of
Mumbai who has spent a major span of his teenage in the Gulf namely Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait City is a distant nephew of M.F Husain. Considering it to be
a “Non-Traditional Art”, Fahad landed to his interest in Sketching and
Painting at an Early Age. Being an Admirer of Husain, Fahad says “his paintings and art have always been an
inspiration to me”.
Highlighting the precious moments that he spent with his distant Uncle, Fahad
says, “To
meet the Picasso of India was a big deal, an honor for me. He was a very simple
man filled with greatness. Even after he achieved the heights of fame he stuck
to simplicity and maintained his values. We discussed some of my works that I
wanted to show him. After we had the conversation he kept his hand over my arms
and he said 'come let’s take a picture' and we posed. It was a golden moment
for me that would cherish for the lifetime. It has always been a matter of
pride that I am related to him even if distantly. I have admired all his works
particularly the paintings of horses as I share the same kind of love for
sketching horses”.
Talking to Fahad , who is currently pursuing
Dentistry at a College in Hyderabad made me feel as if I was talking to an
Artist. His works that he shared actually reflects the blessings of M.F Husain
that has led his art far off the barriers of perfection. “Just speak your
heart out on the board or paper in front of you! Painting or sketching is more
about feel than what you think” says the teenage artist and a distant nephew
of M.F Husain.
Popularly known as the 'Picasso of India', Mr Husain was among the
earliest Indian painters to command huge prices at international auctions. "My heart will always be in
India...it is my beloved land," were the words Husain uttered while he
exiled himself from India repeatedly expressing a yearning to return to India.
Early on the 9th of June
2011, M.F Husain left for his Heavenly abode leaving this World empty of
Art at the age of 95 in London. His loss was felt throughout the World. His
admirers considered it to be the death of a “Legend”.
Though Husain is no more
with us but his paintings shall speak of him always. What he gave to this World
is nothing great but his paintings, which is a treasure of Art and Imagination
in itself. These paintings express the love and respect he had for his Country.
With loads and loads of memories Maqbool Fida Husain proudly gets his name
written in the history of the World for ever.
“Tu
kahe to main unwan badal dun, lekin ek umr darkaar hai afsaana badalne ke liye . Whether my paintings are done in New
York, Qatar, only the title has changed, nothing else. In my small way, I have
told my own story, which I hope will remain the hearts of millions of my
countrymen”.
-Maqbool Fida Husain.
Written in honor of Late Mr. M.F Husain By Ibrahim Abdeali (Ace). All the above information reserves its legal rights. Its publication in any form without the prior consent of the Author shall be a punishable offense.
Monday, 2 December 2013
John Milton – A Gratitude of Rememberence.
“Milton's learned vocabulary and his distant perspectives,
represent the authoritative unintelligibility of the parents' speech as heard
by the child.” ― John
Broadbent, John Milton:
Introductions
John Milton was that
one poet in the history of English Literature who was one of the most
celebrated writers who are still remembered for their imaginative artistic
creations, he
possessed such a strong personality that he cannot be taken to represent any
one but himself. Milton was the greatest poet of the Puritan age, and he
stands head and shoulders above all his contemporaries, though he completely
identified himself with Puritanism.
John
Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, into a middle-class family. He
was educated at St. Paul’s School, then at Christ’s College, Cambridge, where
he began to write poetry in Latin, Italian and English. After University,
However, he abandoned his plans to join the priesthood and spent the next six
years in his father’s country home in Buckingham shire following a rigorous
course of independent study to prepare for a career as a poet. His extensive
reading included both classical and modern works of religion, science,
Philosophy, history, politics and literature. In addition, Milton was
proficient in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and Italian along with
knowledge of Old English and Dutch as well.
Samuel
Johnson writes “ It appears in all his writings that had unusual concomitant of
great abilities, a lofty and steady confidence in himself, perhaps not without
some contempt of others; for scarcely any man ever wrote so much, and praised
so few. Of his praise he was very frugal; as he set its value high, and
considered his mention of a name as a security against the waste of time, and a
certain preservative from oblivion.”
Though Milton praised Spenser, Shakespeare,
and Ben Jonson as poets, he was different from them all. We do not find the
exuberance of Spenser in his poetry. Unlike Shakespeare Milton is superbly
egoistic. In his verse, which is harmonious and musical, we find no trace of
the harshness of Ben Jonson. In all his poetry, Milton sings about
himself and his own lofty soul. Being a deeply religious man and also endowed
with artistic merit of a high degree, he combined in himself the spirits of the
Renaissance and the Reformation. In fact no other English poet was so
profoundly religious and so much an artist.
Milton’s early poetry is lyrical. The important poems
of the early period are: The Hymn on the
Nativity (1629), L’Allegro, II Penseroso(1632), Lycidas (1637),
and Comus (1934). The Hymn, written whenMilton was
only twenty-one, shows that his lyrical genius was already highly developed.
The complementary poems, L’Allego and II Penseroso, are full of
very pleasing descriptions of rural scenes and recreations in spring and autumn. L’Allegro represents
the poet in a gay and merry mood and it paints an idealised picture of rustic
life from dawn to dusk. II Penseroso is written in serious and
meditative strain. In it the poet praises the passive joys of the contemplative
life. The poet extols the pensive thoughts of a recluse who spends his days
contemplating the calmer beauties of nature. In these two poems, the lyrical
genius of Milton is at its best.
Lycidas is a pastoral elegy and it is the
greatest of its type in English literature. It was written to mourn the death
of Milton’s friend, Edward King, but it is also contains serious criticism
of contemporary religion and politics.
Comus marks the development of the Milton’s
mind from the merely pastoral and idyllic to the more serious and purposive
tendency. The Puritanic element antagonistic to the prevailing looseness in
religion and politics becomes more prominent. But in spite of its serious and
didactic strain, it retains the lyrical tone which is so characteristic of Milton’s
early poetry.
Besides these poems a few great sonnets such
as When the Assault was intended to the City, also belong
to Milton’s early period. Full of deeply-felt emotions, these sonnets are
among the noblest in the English language, and they bridge the gulf between the
lyrical tone of Milton’s early poetry, and the deeply moral and didactic
tone of his later poetry.
When
the Civil War broke out in 1642, Milton threw himself heart and soul
into the struggle against King Charles I. He devoted the best years of his
life, when his poetical powers were at their peak, to this national movement.
But when he returned to poetry to accomplish the ideal he had in his
mind, Milton found himself completely blind. Moreover after the death of Cromwell and the
coming of Charles II to the throne, Milton became friendless. His own wife
and daughters turned against him. But undaunted by all these
misfortunes, Milton girded up his loins and wrote his greatest
poetical works—Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes.
“Me
miserable! Which way shall I fly
Infinite wrath and infinite despair?
Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell;
And in the lowest deep a lower deep,
Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide,
To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.”
Infinite wrath and infinite despair?
Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell;
And in the lowest deep a lower deep,
Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide,
To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.”
“The subject-matter
of Paradise Lost consists of the casting out from Heaven of the
fallen angels, their planning of revenge in Hell, Satan’s flight, Man’s
temptation and fall from grace, and the promise of redemption. Against this
vast background Milton projects his own philosophy of the purposes of
human existence, and attempts “to justify the ways of God to men”,
Says, Ruskin Bond; writing about Milton in
Mussoorie. On account of the richness and profusion of its imagery,
descriptions of strange lands and seas, and the use of strange geographical
names, Paradise Lost is called the last great Elizabethan poem. But
It’s perfectly organized in design, its firm outlines and Latinised diction
make it essentially a product of the neo—classical or the Augustan period in
English Literature. In Paradise Lost the most prominent is the figure
of Satan who possesses the qualities of Milton himself, and who represents the
indomitable heroism of the Puritans against Charles I. It is written in blank
verse of the Elizabethan dramatist, but it is hardened and strengthened to suit
the requirements of an epic poet.
Paradise Regained which deals with subject
of Temptation in the Wilderness is written, unlike Paradise
Lost, in the form of discussion and not action. Not very sublime
as Paradise Lost, It has a quieter atmosphere, but it does not betray
a decline in poetic power. The mood of the poet has become different. The
central figure is Christ, having the Puritanic austere and stoic qualities
rather than the tenderness which is generally associated with him. Paradise Regained, the
sequel to his great epic Paradise Lost was the last published work of Milton. Due
to his strong religious beliefs, Milton thought that this work surpassed Paradise Lost in both its art and its message,
though most readers today would disagree.
There are no proper definitions to define Milton’s
greatness as a poet. The reason why readers still love to read Milton’s work in
an era completely different from that era of Puritanism where imagination had
no wings, is because being a Puritan poet Milton took imagination to a new
grade of excellence which was a tough task in those times. Milton kept on
writing but he never knew that he was about to glorify a new history. His works
are Milestones in the history of English Literature which acted as the foundation
which today has led Literature to touch the skies and flourish throughout the
world as Literature lovers are emerging like strong waves in the ocean. His
readers surely know the depth of his writings and creativity which leaves a
magical touch over them and the essence of his passion for English Literature
is always felt just as Philip Pullman says:
“Blake said
Milton was a true poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it. I am of the
Devil's party and know it”.
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