Vallabhi AgrawalAug 6, 20212 min readVan Gough's mystique in my eyesThis was not the first time I had seen “The starry night” by Vincent Van Gogh. Being almost as famous as the Mona Lisa, this painting is...
Vallabhi AgrawalOct 16, 20202 min readBoullee'- a Paradoxical figureBoullee seems to be one of the most influential figures in the French enlightenment movement. When one looks at the powerful Cenotaph...
Vallabhi AgrawalSep 3, 20202 min readThe Indian rebirthRenaissance marks a period of revolution in history. It is the rethinking of philosophies, art and culture. The bengal renaissance in...
Vallabhi AgrawalAug 28, 20202 min readARCHITECTURE UNDER THE BRITISH RAJWith each new conqueror comes a need for establishing their supremacy and their power over the state. The British, in an attempt to...
Vallabhi AgrawalAug 12, 20202 min readUbermensch or Last Men?' God is dead' were groundbreaking words written by Nietzsche some hundred years back. Nietzsche, despite being a lifelong Atheist...
Vallabhi AgrawalAug 12, 20202 min readAn ode to Democracy' Of all of mankind the great poet is the equable man'- Walt Whitman Walt Whitman is perhaps America's first democratic poet. He not only...
Vallabhi AgrawalAug 2, 20202 min readThe Appeal of SuprematismTHE PAINTING THE MODEL While working on this project as an elective in college, I didn't quite...
Vallabhi AgrawalAug 2, 20202 min readThe heritage of Indian modernity- The Impact of BauhausWhile the Bauhaus manifesto undoubtedly consisted of a set of ideologies that facilitated radical change, the fact that it was the first...
Vallabhi AgrawalJul 30, 20202 min readThe Indian identity- a synthesis of Modern and traditionalIndia is a country steeped in paradoxes, whether conflict arises between the young and the old or in the age old battle of traditional...
