Thought behind the thought
We all have an optimistic corner in our hearts, where live our desires and our hopes. And they are yearning to spring to life. At times, for years they lie in wait ... for the right time, the right season, the right situation. And when the winds of change blow and bring with them a changing season, they come alive and blossom!
About the art
Spring has figured as a prominent theme in all Indian art, whether it is painting or music or theatre. There is something about spring that Indians cherish and 'Vasant' or 'Basant' as it is called in the Indian subcontinent marks the beginning of a new year in almost all parts of India. Festivals associated with this season are vibrant too, reflecting the fresh greens. reds and yellows that appear on the landscape.
Spring depicted in these miniature paintings reflect the joy associated with it in Indian culture
Vasant Ragini, Raagmala -Rajput painting 1770
Deccan Paintings - Raga Basant, Golkonda, circa 1690-1700, National Museum
Raag Vasant - Bundi raagmala- Rajput painting
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Raag vasant - Kangra raagmala
Ragini Vasant Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai
Ragini Vasanti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragamala_paintings
http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/o041.htm
http://indiapicks.com/Indianart/Main/MP_Ragamala.htm
http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/miniature-paintings/ragini-vasanti-miniature-painting-on-silk-cloth-GK48.html
I guess everybody has this green thing in their hearts.. The optimistic corner. Even the so called pessimists have this. But as put aptly in the thought behind the qt, the green sometimes lies dormant till the winds of change blow in their direction
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