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The January Rain

Clouds cover the sky, forcing the Sun to hide. Cool becomes cold, chill turns into freeze. The air is like bee stings. Relief, it does not bring. It is sombre, it' s gloomy, it is dark. The drops are like needles piercing the skin.
Yet, the January rain indicates, the end of a harsh season, the rain bringing with it life. Rain, which impregnates the whole Earth to give birth to a new season.

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Winter bloom

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Fiery Fall 4

Vacating branches for new life to propagate,

the leaves with fire in their veins,

surrender themselves to fate.

Roses and Candle

 

Waiting patiently to be lit. To spread the gold of candle light. To please the eyes of the beholder. 

Elephant grass in a basket.

Sunflower and Calla lilies

Lucky Bamboo

Poppies in a bottle

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Chandalika

Posting the last painting of this series by Mrs. Kanak Sinha. She graduated from Vasanta College for Women,Banaras, which is affiliated to Banaras Hindu University.Her fine arts teacher was Shri Avni Kumar Sinha, lovingly known to students as Avnida. He was from Kolkota School Of Arts.The unique thing about his classes was that all the students in his class were given just a topic and every student had to  compose a painting on their own thus no two paintings under the same roof were the same, there was no copying , all compositions by every student were original.
CHANDALIKA
This painting depicts the story of an "untouchable" woman, Prokrithi who was mistreated by villagers because of her caste.She found a new life when a Budhhist Monk named Anondo requested her to give him water to drink from her well, breaking all the barriers of caste rules and told her she was equal to all other humans. This story was written by Shri Rabindranath Tagore in 1933 to bring awareness about the futility and unfairness of caste system.It was turned into a dance drama in 1938.

Village Gossip

This painting depicts early afternoon when most of the village women finish their daily chores. They sit down together to exchange some gossip. In villages everyone knows everyone, people are referred to as uncles and aunts. Interference in each other's matters is not considered violation of privacy but as help.Women help each other, the elders pass on their wisdom while the young women learn . Children grow up playing with goats, pups, dogs and chasing chicken. Climbing trees and racing are some of the most entertaining games. Rag dolls and wooden toys are home- made, no matter how hot the days, children wait for their mothers to fall asleep while trying to make the child take a nap and then sneak outdoors to play all afternoon.

Painting By Kanak Sinha

Indian Summer

This painting depicts lazy, hot, Indian summer. It was painted in an era when coolers and air conditioners were rare. Even today in villages and small towns people who work outdoors rest under the shades of trees.
Farmers  eat their lunch brought from home by their wives under trees. Stretch their legs for a while before restarting their difficult task of growing food with or without the help of modern farming tools and machines.

Painting By Kanak Sinha

Prateeksha ( Waiting)

Featuring some paintings by Mrs. Kanak Sinha.These paintings were made in late 60s.Medium is watercolour but the technique is that of poster colours, first flat colour was applied on sketches and later finishing was done with darker shades and finally with black.

Holi

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

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