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Chasing Neruda from Calcutta to Chile: Isla Negra
A journey through the poet’s three homes across Santiago, Isla Negra, and Valparaíso in search of the poet “Bury me in Isla Negra,in front of the sea, I know, of every rugged areaof stones and of waves that my lost eyeswill not return to see.” Neruda’s last wish made sense the moment I stepped into Isla…
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Kandinsky & Abstract Art: A Journey Through Color and Culture
An enriching experience at the H’ART Museum “Color directly influences the soul. Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the soul.” ― Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art.…
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Calcutta: A Melange of Heritage and Joy
Weaving the memories of yesterday and today through a nostalgic journey during my few weeks in Calcutta Calcutta (now Kolkata) holds a sentimental significance for me — I ‘belonged’ to Calcutta. Life’s memories are not life’s history, but the original work of an unseen artist – Rabindranath Tagore, My Reminiscences I often reminisced about the eighties and…
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Behind the Bricks
A visit to the private museum — The LEGO® Idea House, where it all began At the ‘Global Community Meet’ of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitators at Billund, we get the chance to visit the private museum — The LEGO® Idea House, only meant for the LEGO® group employees. The LEGO® Idea House is diagonally opposite…
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The Unsent Postcard | Travel Stories by Manali Mitra 