[Reader-list] Of Romantic Couples and Gods on the Streets

[Tasveer Ghar]

Dear all
(this message was posted to the reader-list on 13th Feb to reach you
by the auspicious occasion of 14 Feb., but the love police probably
had their way into the cyberspace to stop the Sarai subscribers from
reading it, and made it to disappear. Hence it is being sent again.
Hope you still enjoy these).


In an age when Indians need court approval to kiss in public and
celebrating romance is considered a "foreign culture", Tasveer Ghar
presents some interesting new visuals essays:

1. "Monuments, Landscapes and Romance in Indian Popular Imagery":
A visual essay by Kajri Jain, about the depiction of romantic couples in
Indian calendar and poster art. Kajri Jain is based in Canada, and is
the author of "Gods in the Bazaar: the Economies of Indian Calendar
Art" (Duke University Press, 2007): See her essay and images at this
link: http://tasveerghar.net/2009/kajri/

2. "Tiled Gods Appear on Mumbai's Streets": A visual essay by Amit
Madheshiya and Shirley Abraham, about the gods and deities that
prevent Indian men from their seemingly favourite pastime of peeing on
the streets. Amit and Shirley are independent researchers based in
Mumbai.
See their image-essay at http://tasveerghar.net/2008/shirley-amit/

3. The Tasveer Ghar Picture of the Month: Since the flavour the month
is romance, here is a sample of more romantic couples from past:
http://tasveerghar.net/picomonth.html

Enjoy several other interesting visual essays on Tasveer Ghar:
http://tasveerghar.net/gallery.html

Tasveer Ghar

http://www.tasveerghar.net