Sunday, May 3, 2020

May the meek inherit something

Why is India spending money showering petals on hospitals but making workers pay for train tickets?
A migrant worker on a special train headed to Agra from Sabarmati Railway Station amid the Corona-19 lockdown.
Sam Panthaky/AFP



https://scroll.in/article/960909/why-is-india-spending-money-showering-petals-on-hospitals-but-making-workers-pay-for-train-tickets
Image by Sam Panthaky/AFP from the article at link above


It is staggering that a State which talks highfalutin ideals cannot do right by its poorest citizens in getting them home under the rigors of the pandemic without squeezing their pockets. What is it about us Indians where we are loathe to regard the less fortunate, those who labor in hard and trying circumstances, or are victims of their birth and other extenuating circumstances.

This article in scroll.in reminded me of brought to mind the mindset of someone from my school, who recently said in an online group; and I paraphrase: that he believes everything should be earned, that nothing is for free or ought to be, to emphatically mean, no free lunch. Its pains them to see any form of institutional welfare, other than of course crumbs in exceedingly dire situations. But they are the beneficiaries of State socialism. No logic to their madness and cruelty. Always falling prey to their brazen elan of hatred fueled with righteous bravado. And, these are serial zealots who prey on the weak but are ostensibly attuned to godliness! Its high time to reflect more on such hypocrisies.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

The New Old Fire :: Жаңа Ескі Алау :: El Fuego Viejo Nuevo


The New Old Fire :: Жаңа Ескі Алау :: El Fuego Viejo Nuevo

I appreciate it when somebody notices one of my works from the past, Here it was Martha Rodriguez. In my early works I was essentially gambling while developing an understanding the variables of creating in my own little way. Those being ideation, color, color across mediums, flows, layering; viscocities, of water, milk, honey, spittle, etc.,; the practiced ability to draw directly with paint, loosely in pencil, or not at all. A lot about how I approach paper is now "organic" or natural, and the newer works reflect the conglomeration of various forces and disciplines. I am unashamed to say that earlier and understandable fears have left me. I was not trained at all in painting, and barely in illustration. More coming in small essays on my blog, Venantiusaneum.

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Agradezco cuando alguien nota uno de mis trabajos del pasado, aquí fue Martha Rodríguez. En mis primeros trabajos, esencialmente estaba jugando mientras desarrollaba una comprensión de las variables de creación a mi manera. Los que son ideación, color, color a través de medios, flujos, capas; viscosidades de agua, leche, miel, saliva, etc. la habilidad practicada para dibujar directamente con pintura, sin apretar a lápiz, o nada en absoluto. Mucho sobre cómo abordo el papel ahora es "orgánico" o natural, y los trabajos más nuevos reflejan el conglomerado de varias fuerzas y disciplinas. No me avergüenzo de decir que los temores anteriores y comprensibles me han dejado. No estaba entrenado en pintura, y apenas en ilustración. Más en pequeños ensayos en mi blog, Venantiusaneum

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