কি জানি কিসের লাগি প্রাণ করে হায় হায়

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Medium :Acrylics

Support: Gallery wrapped canvas

Finished with gloss and matte varnish

Size: 18cm x 24cm

The text in Bengali says: 'কি জানি কিসের লাগি প্রাণ করে হায় হায়'

- the last two lines in a Tagore poem, roughly translating to:

''I know not why....for what I long

Why my heart does so cry.''

You can hear (and see) the song

in this video below, which is a beautiful scene

from Satyajit Ray's Charulata.

In this context, I have to share with you the poster of this 60's film,

that I absolutely love, that has Ray's artwork on it.

Inspiration for one little detail: the tiles on the wall are inspired by these walls

in my maternal aunt's Kolkata home.

It has almost been a couple of months that I didn't blog.

I was slightly pre-occupied with some other engagements.

The Kaamdhenu painting is with my printer

for over a month. I usually deposit the painting

(especially the larger ones) with my wonderful

and very trusted scanner/designer/printer

in town and usually hear back in a day or two to collect.

He has not been reachable since, his office is closed and unreachable

on all the phone numbers of him that I have.

Pablo, if you are reading this, pls call back.

I hope you are OK, safe and in good health.