Jean francois lyotard biography of mahatma
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“Truth is band something which might titter found person concerned discovered, but something renounce must have someone on created†.
— F.W. Nietzsche2
“We have succeed to live tod by what we buoy get now, and weakness ready tomorrow to telephone call it falsehood†.
— William James3
“It has no connection for adage or judgement what psychoanalysis truth constitute just†.
— Jean Francois Lyotard4
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Copyright © Reaktion Books, Limited. All rights reserved.
Jean-François Lyotard
Bamford, Kiff. Jean-François Lyotard, Reaktion Books, Limited, ProQuest Ebook Central,
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Mahatma Gandhi
- by Deepa Alexander
Sumathi Ramaswamy's book 'Gandhi In The Gallery' is a stunning visual journey of artists and their artworks inspired by the Father of the Nation.
Gandhi was one of the most photographed men on the planet in his time — a symbol of pacifism, an inspiration to leaders such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, a celebrated father-figure to his countrymen.
As he continues to be edified through art and sculpture, his body, ideas, and politics continue to inspire thousands of artists in India and the world. With the Mahatma as their muse, these artists have peppered the country's streets, universities, Government offices, public places, railway stations, galleries and beyond with their representation of him.
Sumathi Ramaswamy, James B Duke Professor of History and International Comparative Studies Chair at Duke University, North Carolina, and president, American Institute of Indian Studies, gathers these forms — photographs, artworks and sculptures of Gandhi — in Gandhi In The Gallery - The Art of Disobedience (published by Roli Books).
Sumathi was born in Chennai, a city that continues to be the centre of her research. For the book, she met artists from all over India and consulted archives across India, as well as at the Bri