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The agony of Yama's sister

By Rocky Thongam

River Yamuna is fed up with human apathy. In these 'media -savvy times' the tormented river teams up with her counterpart Elbe in Germany to lodge her protest with the citizens of the Capital.

Yami or Yamuna, sister of Yama, the God of death, has been dying for long excruciatingly. The river takes care of 70% of Delhi's water demands and keeps alive around 57 million people who depend on her for various reasons. Not to mention the millions whose souls it frees from the torments of death on its banks. In return the city dumps almost 58% of its waste into the highly venerated river.

More @ Source: Mid Day, New Delhi, November 03, 2011

Gradual and spatial

By Shailaja Tripathi

So, what do we have in the name of public art? A few murals adorning State-owned structures, sculptures in the compounds of a few ministry offices and statues of politicians in public spaces, which can be easily counted on the fingers. Whatever happened to the recommendation made by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that one per cent of the construction cost of every building should be reserved for art?

More @ Source: The Hindu Friday Review, September 16, 2011