Tag: Earth
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Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam
The Tropenmuseum is an ethnographic museum started in 1864 and located in Amsterdam. I have visited it on numerous occasions and each time I discover something new. Recently, I was intrigued by their marvellous exhibition called Fashion Cities Africa. In this show they have on display visually dramatic and gorgeously textured fabrics. They have a room […]
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Autumn Moments in Amsterdam, 2017 Edition
Fall, leaves, fall By Emily Bronte Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night’s decay Ushers in a drearier day. (Source: Poetry Foundation) […]
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Notes on Earth-1947
I will be presenting Earth at a screening in Utrecht. These are my notes. Why is this movie called Earth or 1947? 1947 is the year two nations Pakistan and India were born out of British India. The British East India Company had its presence in India from the early 18th century. The Company was […]