Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Here are the captions for this week's featured photographs, located on the group's splash page, just below the Sri Chakra: / ***** 1. For Mother's Day, an unattributed " Women's Day " ad from India. Many have interpreted it as a lighthearted visual pun, that even Divine Mothers deserve a day off now and then. However, its original purpose was to raise awareness of the problem of female foeticide and the resultant lessening of female power in the world. 2. A montage: People hold placards to protest the arrest of an art student during a demonstration in Mumbai, May 14, 2007. An Indian arts student, jailed on charges that his paintings hurt Hindu and Christian sentiments, was granted bail on Monday, while artists protested against hardline Hindu groups they labelled as " moral police. " REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA). For further explanation see: /message/26783 /message/26784 3. Protesters gathered on Monday to condemn the arrest of an art student at Maharaja Sayajirao University. J. Adam Huggins for The New York Times. For the full story, see: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/19/arts/design/19hind.html?hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I shared this with my sweetie. We love these! Such beauty in the pictures, and such a poignant message. namaste pr , " Devi Bhakta " <devi_bhakta wrote: > > Here are the captions for this week's featured photographs, located > on the group's splash page, just below the Sri Chakra: > > / > > ***** > > 1. For Mother's Day, an unattributed " Women's Day " ad from India. > Many have interpreted it as a lighthearted visual pun, that even > Divine Mothers deserve a day off now and then. However, its original > purpose was to raise awareness of the problem of female foeticide and > the resultant lessening of female power in the world. > > 2. A montage: People hold placards to protest the arrest of an art > student during a demonstration in Mumbai, May 14, 2007. An Indian > arts student, jailed on charges that his paintings hurt Hindu and > Christian sentiments, was granted bail on Monday, while artists > protested against hardline Hindu groups they labelled as " moral > police. " REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA). > > For further explanation see: > > /message/26783 > /message/26784 > > 3. Protesters gathered on Monday to condemn the arrest of an art > student at Maharaja Sayajirao University. J. Adam Huggins for The New > York Times. > > For the full story, see: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/19/arts/design/19hind.html?hp > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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