Anu Shankar

Blogger, Bookworm, Freelance Writer, Mother, always a traveller....

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Why there's no such thing as art:

(and why art has never actually existed, anyway)

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

@sudhagee Absolutely superb !

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

@krishashok Best thread I've seen today. Makes me so thankful we didn't have any such encounters on my visit to the temple many years back... Considering I also wear specs and am helpless without them !

[Kurush F Dalal @Karboholic]

And it begins ... 2021 grads are already off the lists

[PeepulTreeWorld @PeepulTreeWorld]

The Arab invasions in India began with the Umayyad Caliphate, which attacked Sind in the 8th century CE, before marching south. Trace their early journey in the subcontinent, find out who their arch-rivals were, and how they influenced Indian Ocean trade.

https://t.co/bIvydHoyxL

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

This is a good friend's daughter. Can someone help ? @CMOMaharashtra @AUThackeray @sudhagee

[Sai Prabha Kamath @SaiKamath]

CALL FOR JUSTICE...INTERMEDIATE DRAWING EXAM 'A' GRADE student denied arts quota marks in SSC board exam due to blame game between Chembur-based school & State Board. Innocent student & family running from pillar to post. NEED HELP!!
@VarshaEGaikwad @AUThackeray @CMOMaharashtra

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

Introducing tue Ladakh Diairies... new series on the blog... https://t.co/nAyLng2aOx

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/roAAA6SFD6

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

A very worrying piece on the National Archives of India- where most of The Company Quartet was researched- and new plans to "weed out" and "dispose" of part of the collection, when the NAI annexe is demolished for the new Central Vista project.

https://t.co/qkgb2uqSGP

[Mridula Dwivedi @mridulablog]

Ye mein hun, ye hamari bundle of mischief Chhavi hai and we adopted her in 2009. One of the most unfortunate outcomes of Covid19 is children getting orphaned. I see well meaning messages floated on Social Media about #adoption.

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

@Karboholic @euphoRHEA @VernikaAwal @historywali Thanks for sharing this, Kurush. It made my day !

[Vaishnavi Suresh @vaishnaviisure1]

My dad has been hospitalized with severe COVID for the last five days. After a scary phase of worsening conditions, he started making progress today.

Now that I have a breather, thought I'd jot down some ways you can support your family/friends during a COVID situation: Thread

[Mumbai | | Paused @SloganMurugan]

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[Amit Schandillia @Schandillia]

[QT: HOW TO STEAL A PROPHET]
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About a hundred miles from Aurangabad, on NH-222, is a quaint little village called Pathri. Only a few years before the Sepoy Mutiny, the region had been the exclusive domain of various Muslim rulers including the Nizam of Ahmednagar.

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

त for त्रिविक्रम / Trivikrama. Pic 9. Gondeshwar temple, Sinnar , near Nashik. Pic 10. Konark Site Museum. #AksharArt (4/4) #ArtByThetter

[Anu Shankar @anushankarn]

अ is for Avalokiteshwara 
Avalokiteshwara is a Bodhisattva, who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. #AksharArt #ArtByTheLetter
1. 11-headed Avalokiteshwara, stone, 5th / 6th century CE, Cave 41, Kanheri , Mumbai. (1/4)

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त for त्रिविक्रम / Trivikrama. pic 6. Pratihara, 11th century CE, now @NMnewdelhi pic 7.Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. Pic 8. Modhera sun temple #AksharArt (3/4) #ArtByThetter