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Defying the Herd: “Personhood,” War and the Triumph of Peace
Art, we may learn from Picasso, is "the
lie that lets us see the truth." In this connection, Swiss artist Alberto
Giacometti's iconic sculpture, Man
Pointing, appears...
Alone in the dark: The Sylvia Plath Effect and the Northern Areas poet
I was 16 when I first attempted to take my own life. I was seeing a
psychiatrist (he of the Einsteinian-hair, he had studied at...
Thoughts after reading Kiran Desai’s “The Inheritance of Loss”
You will experience happiness, I was the one who told myself this. No
one else. The museum has invited me again to one of their...
India’s Ministry of External Affairs is one of the best in South Asia
In his exclusive interview for PICREADI Alexey
Kupriyanov, Russian
expert on India, reveals some secrets of Indian soft power and states that
India's External Affairs is one...
God, thinking of the film “A beautiful mind”, the life of John Nash
I've lived with
relapse and recovery, the hospitalization of mental illness recurring every six
months or so since my early twenties. I don't talk very much...
Transcending Borders
Usually the term of diplomacy is equated
with a complex governmental framework with extended missions, official
proceedings, treaties and much more- all part of a professional...
A Season of Classic Films: European classics screened at cultural heritage venues across Europe
This summer, European film classics will be screened
in some of Europe's most iconic cultural heritage venues. From tomorrow until
the end of September, classic films from...
The feminist inspiration of Mona Lisa
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the Italian
genius, Leonardo da Vinci, who died on 02 May 1519. On this occasion,...
How UN cultural treasures helped set the stage for Game of Thrones
From King’s Landing to the Iron Bank, so many of the
breath-taking backdrops seen on the smash hit Game of Thrones television
series are available for future...
Baku forum to push back against ‘rise of hate’ with strong call for cultural and religious tolerance
Just off a plane from Sri Lanka, Miguel Angel Moratinos, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Wednesday that...