Still Life With Chair, Shirt, Jacket, Shoes and Umbrella

2014

still life is an artist's book produced in conjunction with the exhibition After the Hunt (2014).

Le Simplegadi, 2022

How did you start your career as a writer? What prompted you to undertake such a challenging life project? Samit Basu I started writing at the age of 22, in a somewhat dramatic fashion -I got the idea for what became my first novel while in my first month at a big Indian business school, and dropped out and went home to write it. Two years later, it was published by Penguin India. I was lucky, it sold well and reviewed well and was a bestseller for several months, which started me off on this career. This was in 2003-04, and it was still a time when the West was not interested in genre books from India, so it was several years later that I had novels published in the UK and the US. What prompted me... I had always wanted to do something creative for a living, though I did not know what it could be. India is still a very feudal, rigid society and most people still do not have much choice in what they do for work -they end up following conventional paths that are supposed to lead to financial success, social status, or immigration, ideally a combination of these. But around when I was in college, the country was changing, and for my generation it seemed possible to not go the doctor/engineer/lawyer/MBA route. I had no idea or opportunity to study the creative fields, but I had been a very enthusiastic participant in anything writing or performance related all through my childhood, and promised myself that if I ever had an idea that I thought was good enough to be a book, I would drop everything I was doing and work on that. That happened at an impractical time, but I decided to dive in when it did. EM Your debut novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, is probably the first science fiction fantasy book ever published in India. Can you tell us more about it? What about the readership's reaction?

Craig Thomas Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam, 2013

'In the Midst of Life' exhibition by Ngo Van Sac, 25 October - 25 November 2013, Craig Thomas Gallery, 27i Tran Nhat Duat Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Catalogue also available at: http://cthomasgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Catalog_Midst-of-Life.pdf

LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography (Yale UP), 2020

On the occasion of the 2020 exhibition "LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography," this essay reevaluates longstanding myths about "the photo essay at life" while tracing how and by whom the magazine's varied photo features were actually produced over the course of LIFE's 36-year history.

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology

Professor Om Gurung is a senior anthropologist, an influencing intellectual, and a prominent public leader in Nepal. He served Tribhuvan University as a professor of anthropology for 36 years and headed the Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology for 13 years. Professor Gurung did his M. A. in History from Tribhuvan University in 1975, M. A. in anthropology from the University of Poona in 1980, and Ph. D. in Anthropology from Cornell University of Ithaca, New York in 1996. He is one of the founding members of the Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He has served as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Liverpool John Moores University in the UK, Lille University in France, and the University of Sichuan in China. He is a visiting research fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway, and a guest lecturer at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Oxford University, UK, China Institute of New School University, New Yor...

International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, 2024

From its early beginnings during British control, Indian writing in English has developed into a rich literary heritage with notable contributions from various writers. One of the main factors in the globalization of Indian literature was the translation of works written in the indigenous language into English. The English language acquired popularity in India despite being a foreign language, serving to express social and cultural concepts.The development of Indian literature from its early exposure to Western novelistic traditions to its current unique voice as a symbol of Indian civilization. Women and literature have a tight relationship, as seen by the notable contributions made by female writers.Contemporary Indian novelist Preeti Shenoy is well-known for her best-selling books. Researchers examine Shenoy's distinct outlook on life, shaped by her wide range of encounters. Analysis of her best-known piece, Life is What You Make It, focuses on its philosophical ideas of willpower and resiliency.The researcher uses realism as a theoretical framework to explore the emotional aspects of people dealing with mental health issues. In contrast to romanticism, realism captures the essence of truth more like photography than art can, showing life as it truly is. The study focuses on the main character of Shenoy's novel, analyzing how society views mental health and providing an explanation for the character Ankita's behaviour.The primary insight is that, much like a roller coaster, life requires careful navigation that emphasizes the possibility of recovery while also admitting the challenges. The study uses literary realism to authentically portray the protagonist's journey and provide a story that moves from tragedy to optimism. The final message reminds readers that life is fleeting and exhorts them to follow their passions and aspirations.

A short essay using Plato's theory of Mimesis to examine how far removed viewers are from the artist's statement in a few key examples; focusing on the still life and participatory art events.

https://awarewomenartists.com/en/magazine/entretien-avec-anila-quayyum-agha-lornement-est-politique/

This interview took place in the framework of the exhibition Re-Orientations: Europe and Islamic Art, from 1851 to Today held at the Kunsthaus Zürich from 24 March to 16 July 2023, which focused on the impact which the heritage of Islamic arts has had on Western fine and applied arts and cultural interactions between Europe and the Middle East.1 For this show, the artist Anila Quayyum Agha created a site-specific large-scale immersive installation featuring an interplay between pattern, ornament, colour, and light. Born in Lahore and based in the United States, she expresses her deep concerns regarding craft, gender, and environmental issues, as well as her vision of the relationship between East and West.