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This section reflects my inspirations and moods as my feet and mind travel this amazing planet. Thank you all for the positive response to the earlier editions of Roving Eye. Enjoy.. If you have something interesting to share, send it to rovingeye.anita@gmail.com
- Anita Ratnam

February 2018


My 87 year old first guru Rajee Narayan conducting a Bharatanatyam arangetram in Mumbai last week





Jan 26 is the 98th birth anniversary of legendary Sri Lanka dancer Chitrasena

Lakshmi Viswanathan stands before the dilapidated former home of late dancer Mylapore Gowri Amma





The Dhananjayans received Nishagandhi Puraskar from the Government of Kerala. Artist Deepak Krishnan made a sand sculpture of the dancing duo on the Shankhumukham beach, Thiruvanathapuram on 20th January 2018.

Sutra performs in Singapore for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas






French hotel chain ACCOR NOVOTEL hoarding at Kochi airport combining French mime artiste and Kathakali costume





India and the World, a history in nine stories, Exhibition at CSMVS, Mumbai
Photos: Lalitha Venkat

Yaksha (stone, replica), original approx 150-50 BC. Recovered from Cave # 3, Pithalkora, Maharashtra
(National Museum, New Delhi)
Phung Nguyen pot (3000 - 1500 BC), earthenware, Vietnam (British Museum, given by Sir AW Franks)


'Dancing girl' figurine (bronze, replica), about 2500 BC, Mohenjo Daro, Sind, Pakistan
(National Museum, New Delhi)
Siguas ornament, gold (AD 1 - 200), Peru (British Museum)


Bull like creature & script, steatite (2200 - 1800 BC), Banawali, Haryana (Museum of Haryana) ; Rhino & script, steatite (2700 - 2000 BC), Harappa, Sind, Pakistan (National Museum, New Delhi) ; Harappan bull & script, steatite (2500 - 2000 BC), Mohenjo Daro, Sind, Pakistan (National Museum, New Delhi)


Harappan weights (2200-1700 BC), chert - a sedimentary rock, Mohenjo Daro, Sind, Pakistan
(CSMVS, Mumbai)



Buddhist triad from Mathura, red sandstone (AD 159-160), Ahichhatra, Uttar Pradesh (National Museum, New Delhi)

Shiva, bronze (AD 870-920), Thiruvarangulam, Tamilnadu (National Museum, New Delhi)


Jehangir receiving an officer, by Rembrandt, paper (about 1656 - 1661), Holland (British Museum)

Throne of weapons by Christὀvão Canhavato (AD 2001), metal, wood & plastic, Maputo, Mozambique (British Museum)






ARDHANAREESWAR by artist JYOTI BHATT


WITHIN
Site specific installation by Sujata Mittal
Lobby of KAMANI AUDITORIUM






Mylapore Kolam festival
Contest


Christmas tree built with Kanchipuram silk saris at ITC Grand Chola





Poster showing KRISHNA AS SAVIOUR
Lalit Hotel lobby, Kolkata

The 4th ape




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