Arvind Radhakrishnan

The great Russian film maker Andrei #Tarkovsky on art. I consider Tarkovsky as the greatest director in world #cinema

Germany deserved to win this game.They were cheated of victory..Jonathan Tah's goal was a good one.Germany should have won as they played so much better than Paraguay.VAR referee Tatiana Guzmán was so biased.So unfair and tragic! #GermanyParaguay #WorldCup #Fifa

I have finished reading all the plays penned by William Shakespeare.I started this quest in the beginning of this year and finished reading his 38th play today.It has been such a beautiful journey.Shakespeare teaches one so much.❤

I finished reading all of Shakespeare's History plays.Started this in early Feb.I have gained so many insights.It was such a treat. #Shakespeare #history #plays

I delivered a talk on Indian Miniature paintings at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) yesterday.It went very well.I traced the history of miniature paintings by concentrating on Pahari/Rajput and Mughal art.Was nice to see so much interest in art history.

Re: the Kota painting tweet by @mukhoty.It is a beautiful painting.It might be just one bee that is circling around her.Indian painters have done this before .One can see this in the Chaurapanchasika series (circa.1570),paintings based on Bilhana's 11th century work.

I love this miniature painting so much.Its from the Baramasa series (Mewar region,1680).The lush foliage with hidden peacocks,the sky with grey thunderclouds heralding the advent of rains in northern India.Radha tempts her beloved Krishna to stay by offering him a sweet.Sublime.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts, the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the two others,but of the three the only trustworthy one is the last. - John Ruskin

If I were to recommend a movie from my country that everyone should watch..this is it - 'The Apu Trilogy' by the great Satyajit Ray..its a series but all three of these movies are phenomenal and thought provoking..they never fail to move me. #SatyajitRay @DannyDrinksWine

Attended a fabulous and insightful talk on #Bengali literature by @arunava today.He was in conversation with @vasudhendra7 . I interacted with him after the talk and he was kind enough to answer my queries.A very enjoyable evening.

'A loving heart is the truest wisdom.' - Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

Those words 'hope and history rhyme'..what a great poet! History says, Don't hope. On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime. The longed-for tidal wave. Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme. - Seamus Heany

Some self indulgence on New Year's day!Decided to gift myself this fabulous book on the paintings of #RajaRaviVarma (penned by Rupika Chawla).I have always been fascinated by the work of this great master.So i am starting this New Year with some beautiful images.

Happy birthday,John Cassavetes.His films taught me so much.A true master of the Indie film.Salut! #Cassavetes #movie #IndieFilm

The idea of patriotism is very different for me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. - Antonio Lobo Antunes

I just finished reading 'American Prometheus',the brilliant biography of J. Robert #Oppenheimer. It is so well researched and offers so many historical insights.The book also rigorously explores important ethical questions.It was a very educative and engrossing read.

The more we make inner progress, the more the number of those with whom we can truly communicate decreases. - Emil Cioran Romanian philosopher (1911-1995)

'The opposite of a trivial truth is false.However the opposite of a deep truth is another deep truth.' - Niels Bohr I have always found this a very profound insight. I feel it helps one understand the complex ideas of #Dostoevsky #Proust,and,#Nietzsche much better.

Finished reading 'Jogajog' by Rabindranath Tagore.It was such a moving experience With this book I have now read all his novels published in English.His novels,short stories, and,essays continue to inspire me.He teaches me so much.His thoughts feel so contemporary.