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Appreciating art
Reading “The aura around Indian art” brought Roshan Alkazi to mind. In the early 1970s we were youngish and new in Delhi. At that time, Mrs. Alkazi had a gallery in Ashoka Hotel which exhibited works by Indian artists. Bikash Bhattacharji’s “Family of Man” was one. After that first meeting with her we used to visit not only the galleries that she ran but others as well, which dotted New Delhi.
It was her great wish that Indians should buy Indian art and this was something that she actively encouraged. I can remember her allowing us to pay in instalments, no interest, for something that we liked and we could have the painting after the first payment
One of her exhibitions consisted of old drawings, lithographs of people like Hussein, Souza, Tyeb Mehta which she managed to rescue from some archives, and which now must give pleasure to people who may not have been able to dream of having work by these artists.Mrs. Alkazi gave space in her galleries to young artists; Zarotia and Veer Munshi spring to mind. Having known Mrs. Alkazi is an experience we shall treasure.
Maggie Thomas
Chennai
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A place to call home
The article “Goodbye green card” (April 6) made quite an interesting read for its sheer straightforward, down-to-earth approach to a problem faced by a majority of parents these days, what with their children having settled overseas in pursuit of their livelihood, and themselves not being able to stay put with them for variety of personal reasons. Unless one had spent some time in foreign countries earlier in connection with their own academic endeavours, or career options in their comparatively youthful heydays, he or she will not likely be fascinated by workaday existence in an alien setting, with boredom staring in one’s face for the better part of the day owing to inability to spend quality time of their own.
M.R. Srinivasan,
Chennai
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The article rang a bell in most of our lives and with more and more children settling abroad it is deja vu for all of us. I know two people going through exactly what the writer has written about, all for the sake of a green card and morsels of time with our dear kids. Fortunately, good senior citizen homes are sprouting all over the country, a solace for parents I guess.
Surekha Nair
Coimbatore
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The article has brought out the stark realities of the life of the elderly people migrating to the U.S.. The most touching part is “even the pet cat and dog retire into long siesta till everyone gets back home.” My sister is in a similar situation and the only difference is that she has no other option but to stay back in U.S. She is physically present there but her mind and heart are always in her native place in Kerala.
C.O. Rajan
Coimbatore
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U.S. Immigration policy
I liked Sheila Murthy’s article on immigration. From the article I learned what Clinton, Obama, and McCain believe in. I’m not into politics or news but the way it’s written I’ve learned a lot about what the presidential candidates think about immigration, and it’s interesting. I like how it’s written because it’s easy to understand and the article isn’t boring.
Noralina
(Through Email)
Heart-wrenching
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It was heart-wrenching to read the article "In khaki terror". It reminded me of more such incidents against the minority community who are targeted, victimised and then accused of framed charges... Where are we
heading?
Farheen
Aligarh
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The article was heart-breakingly painful. This is a story of only one, Ibrahim Junaid, which has shaken me as a member ofa minority community in this country. I shudder to think about so many Ibrahim Junaids being meted out the same inhuman torture and treatment by our men in uniform. It is all the more shocking that this type of human rights abuse is taking place in the land of the Mahatma.
R.G. Khan
Aligarh
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Plight of Iraqi women
Kalpana Sharma is quite right in her assertion that in wars women have to bear the brunt, both during and after a war. This is the case with our Iraqi sisters. The enormity of sufferings is quite evident.
It is very sad that several innocent women are falling prey to the “relentless sectarian battles”. Do they not deserve to get at least human treatment from their own men? For how long will the so called civilised world be a mute spectator?
Prabha Muthukrishnan
(Through Email)
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