Krishna Consorting Radha by Sunayini Devi and Sher by Ahmad Faraz
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This week in Daak: 1. Krishna Consorting Radha in the Guise of a Gopi by Sunayini Devi 2. Sher by Ahmad Faraz 3. Ludo and the Joy of Play! 1. Krishna Consorting Radha in the Guise of a Gopi by Sunayini Devi, Google Arts & Culture This delicate painting by the untrained Sunayini Devi illustrates a story from the Gita Govinda composed by the 12th-century poet, Jayadeva. What Devi imagined the conversation to be, we will never know. But what she richly captured and left us is the drama, romance and intimacy of this complex love story. Incidentally, this is the painting we used to launch the ‘Secrets’ campaign on Instagram where we asked strangers to send us a secret and an image to go with it, which we then shared anonymously. To say we were surprised and overwhelmed by the response is an understatement. If you want a comforting and heartbreaking (at the same time!) look at the human experience,
Krishna Consorting Radha by Sunayini Devi and Sher by Ahmad Faraz
Krishna Consorting Radha by Sunayini Devi and…
Krishna Consorting Radha by Sunayini Devi and Sher by Ahmad Faraz
This week in Daak: 1. Krishna Consorting Radha in the Guise of a Gopi by Sunayini Devi 2. Sher by Ahmad Faraz 3. Ludo and the Joy of Play! 1. Krishna Consorting Radha in the Guise of a Gopi by Sunayini Devi, Google Arts & Culture This delicate painting by the untrained Sunayini Devi illustrates a story from the Gita Govinda composed by the 12th-century poet, Jayadeva. What Devi imagined the conversation to be, we will never know. But what she richly captured and left us is the drama, romance and intimacy of this complex love story. Incidentally, this is the painting we used to launch the ‘Secrets’ campaign on Instagram where we asked strangers to send us a secret and an image to go with it, which we then shared anonymously. To say we were surprised and overwhelmed by the response is an understatement. If you want a comforting and heartbreaking (at the same time!) look at the human experience,