Monday, June 8, 2015

DELHI T.V PRESENTS Dr,P,Basu M.D as Artist

                                                                                                                                                P   -  V
        Einstein  , the  God  of  ience , a  writer  , a  violinist;  Chekhov ,  Somerset  Maugham , A. J .             Cronin , Bonoful   -- all  doctors  and   great  Writers ;  should they  al  be  labelled as  escapist ?        So  you  see ,   to  be  more  involved  in  art  nad  living   ind  be  more  invoived  is   not                    Escapism   You  better    change  your  stand .
Q :  ha  not  ant  sort  of  formal  training   at  all ?
Ans : To  speak  honestly    I  had  none  . Not  even  drawing   lesson  in  chool life . I  even
           suffered  from  inferiority  complex . But  I  have  regained  faith  in  myself  gradually . I
l        learnt also  that  there comes  a  time   when  all  creative  artists   want to  liberate themselves
          from  the  grip  and  bondage  from  the  influence  of their  Masters . They want  to  be
           themselves .
         Being  a  poet , I  had my  own  vision , my own ideas .  and  libraries and  books  were  not               scanty in Delhi.  There is  another line of  opinion .In other    finer  arts   like  dance , music

        , painting  sculptures,  - there  are  schools ,  sudio-s  etc  But  Poetry    is  the  unique   path
        where  poets  are  really  born  and  sreates  themselves . For  poetry  there  is  no  school or
        training  center . There you  are  alone   with  your inner eye  and  creative  impulse . You  are
        your own  Master .  So   I  had  my  inner  creative faith  and  only  did  transfer  it  on  another
        medium .
        Yet  I   must  not    forget    to   mention  here  that  during  my medical   Stusies , It  was  Dr .
        Pashupati Bose  , the  Anatomy  Professor   whose  Masterly  skill   in  drawing  with  colored  chalks  on  the  huge   Wall -board  almost  kept  me  mesmerized   and  inspired me  in  learning sketches  at spare  time . Also   some  paintings    of  Rabindra nath  Thakur    surely   inspired  me    in the   field  of  visual  art .

A DIALOGUE WITH NATURE --VI

Mrs . Pandey :  What  is  the  method   of  searching  your  material ?
P .B :        There  is  no  particular  method. As  I  told  you before , I  am  a  doctor  and  in  a  job . I  go  to  the  hospital  ( Safdarjung   Hospital , Delhi ).  and  keep my   eyes  alert  and  observation awake  even  when  on my  walk   so  that I  may  se   something  interesting . If  I find  a  wood- piece, -I  pick  it  up--hold  it  --turn it   may  keep  it  or  throw it  back . One  thing  is  vey  certain :  only  forms  or  shapes  do not   interest  me  inless  there  is  a   possibility  of  deeper  expression  covered  underneath . When  I  succeed    I  feel  happy, proud  and  think  that   I  have  rescued  a  piece  of  dead-wood  condemned  to  be  burnt  or   left  to  decay and  I  try  to  give  it  another  phase  of  'life '.
Mrs  Pandey :  What  is  your  idea  about  giving  the  piece  the  final  shape  ?
P.B :  By  selection  or  rejection .  One  thing  is  certain ;  I  must not  add  anything  as  then , I  would  violate   NATURE's 'Game  and  my  Principle . If  I add , -- then I  have  no    right   to  pick  waste -wood from  Nature's  lap .
Mrs, Pandey :  Where  from  you  got  you  first  idea   and  inspiration ; from  others's  sculptures ?
P. B  : I told you  I  try to  keep  myself  alert  and  aware   to absorb all  that  are   acceptable  and  good  enough  as  'food'  for  my  mind . Regarding  inspiration , -- I get inspiration  from almost  all  events  in    around  me .  In hospital I  get  inspiration  , from Market  place  I  get  inspiration . from  trees   dreen  or  dying  , from pasing  men , from speeding  people , laughing  men , crying  kids , beggars , even  dead  ; they all  inspire  me   to  rethink .
You  know ; Life  is  a  very  big  CANVAS  and  there  you  can not  be selective . One  must  keep  hia  eyes and  all  senses  alert  to absorb  that  one  considers  as  food  for  his  thoughts.
The  Sky , the  World  , the  trees , the  men   living  , even  dying  or  dead   are  better  models  than  any  such  found  in  any  Art -school  -  studio .
Mrs. Pandey :  You  being  a  doctor, how  do  you  afford  to  get  time fr  your love   for so  many  serious  Arts .
P.B : It  is  is  a  very  old  Time-honored   Question ;  always  put  up  and answered   in all  different
   ways  I  shall  also  answer  in  another  way . Col . R.N. Banerjee, head  of  the department   of

A DIALOGUE WITH NATURE- VII ( Concluded )

     Medicine ,Safadarjung  Hopital   how  does he  get  time   after  looking  after  his   heavy   job   to  write  poems  or   direct  or  stage  plays .  Recently  he  staged  a play   which  was  shown  on  T.V .
Or  Dr. P.K Sen of   Bombay , a  famous  surgeon ;  how  he   makes  time  to  paint  good  pictures   and  hold  exhibitions  !
Of  course, time  is  24  hrs . a  day  for  everyone.  Only thing   or  difference  is  , you have  to  select    your  own   choice  and  mode  of  living   and  snach away time  for  it .  I  mean , you  have  to  sacrifice   so  many  of  your  personal pleasure  or  general  hobbies  of  living .   Again i  remind  you  Einstein   was  a  famous  violin  player   inspite  of  his  being   the God  of  Science .
Mrs . Pandey :  your  wife  must be  feeling  jealous  ! And   do  not  your  family  and  children  feel  neglected  ?
P.B :  You now   I  am  a   poet  in  my  heart . And   the ' must-quality ' of a  Poet  is  to  be  true  to the  self  or  Soul . Yes , my  family suffers  and like  most Autobiographers    who according  to  Mack twain   are ' big liars ,  I  ill  not say  that they all  happily help me . It  can not  be  so ,
My  wife  suffers and look  after  the  children  and  house  almost  alone   being  over more,  in a  job. My  children  ant  me    to  take  them  to  Pictures  or  Picnics   and  most  often I  can not   join .
Yes,  they  suffer  but  they  endur  it   for  they  know  that I  am  not  spending  my  time  doing  any thing  bad  or  mean  or  shame ful. I  am  only trying  to  paint a  vaster   and  better World  for   them  too to  be  proud  of , if  I  succeed .
And  you  know  : the  endurance  is  also another  side  of love  in  family  life  . Now   suppose   if  my  wife  neglected the  children  and  helped  me   in  my  work !  Would it  not  sadder  end  in  my life   if  my  childrenn   suffered  too  for her  helping  me ? !
Mrs  Pandey  :  Now   please  tell  us    some  more  of  your  Art  pieces .
                 There  are    many  art  pieces  of  abstract  form  while  some  are  quite  simple , though .
 Can  you  explain  how  you  deveoped  yoyr  approach  from  simple  to  these  abstract  forms  ?

 P.B :  yes  I  can ,  I   start  my  works   from  simple pattern   and then  try to impart    soul  , life  , vitality   and  emotion . I  told  already   that unless  a piece  expressed  some  inbuilt  mood   only  form  ould  not  interest  me . Then  when  ideas  and  feelings  gradually  grew  more  intense  and  deep


P.B :  and  abstract  form   had to  leave  tha  simple pattern  and be   more   complex , compressed
        and  unusual    to  be  deep  enough    to  hold  the  meaning  I  wanted  to  instill . The
        examples  are  Devi,  ( Jagat-ddhatri ), the  Evolution, the  MODERN Man , Shringer, Don
        Quixote, Mother  Courage etc .

Mrs. Pandey  :It  was  very  interesting  to  listen  to  you al  this  time and  thank  you .

P.B : Thank  you  too .
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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Albert Einstein: The slacker years

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Even after he came up with E=mc2, young Albert Einstein was still unable to get a job teaching physics.
Credit: 
Lucien Chavan
If you ever come up empty when looking for a job, you still probably don’t have it as rough as Albert Einstein.
Einstein, who debuted The Theory of General Relativity a century ago, spent years unsuccessfully trying to snag a faculty position at a university. Even after he came up with E=mc2, says Walter Isaacson, author ofEinstein: His Life and Universe, “he still couldn’t get a job teaching physics. He couldn’t get a job as a professor.”
For Einstein, it must have felt like things couldn’t get any worse. But they did. “He even applies to high schools,” according to Isaacson. “And he even in some of his job applications says: if you need it, I can teach math as well. And he is rejected.”
Meanwhile, though, Einstein was quietly producing work that would forever change physics. Then, in 1915, after his star had begun to rise, and he was ensconced in a university job, he unveiled General Relativity.
At that time, physicist Brian Greene has pointed out, “many physicists believed that gravity was pretty much understood from the work of Isaac Newton. However, Einstein was, of course, the kind of thinker for whom there was no such thing as received wisdom.”
This reevaluation of Newtonian physics led Einstein to propose that what we perceive as gravity is just the curvature of the universe. It was a bombshell idea that laid the groundwork for modern life.
“Einstein’s fingerprints are on almost every great technological leap of the 20th century,” says Isaacson, “whether it’s the splitting of the atom or the laser or GPS devices.”
Which means that every time you get lost and pull out your cell phone, you’re using the Theory of Relativity (after all, understanding the relationship between satellites and your place on the ground determines precisely where you are).
Once scientists understood the implications of Einstein’s work, the man himself quickly achieved celebrity status. He held forth at press conferences, raised money for his favorite causes, and was offered the presidency of Israel. Isaacson believes he liked being famous, though “he pretended not to.”
But c'mon — who wouldn’t secretly crave a little recognition after years spent toiling in obscurity, unable to land a gig as a high school math teacher?
Then again, maybe that long and frustrating job search turned out for the best. Just think how stressful it would be if your 10th-grade geometry teacher were Albert Einstein.
Kara Miller is the host of PRI's Innovation Hub.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

YES   !
'God ' / Allah/ Ishwara   can  be  seen .
But  not  through anyone's 'Physical  eyes'
nor  through  'Hubble's  Mechanism '
but   through    the  Soul's  immutable  light
known  as ' Cosmic Consciousness'

For ----that  Divine  IS
(not  singular nor   plural nut  ehe  only )
Not  a  physical  biological  being
with  a  'belly -button '
nor  that    'Light ' is   of   mutable  EMF   source
of  Material  Science  --where
even  'Infra-red - luminosity'  is   invisible
to  our  human  eyes .

And the  word  'God'/ 'Allah' / or' Ishwara '
is  but  logo-s  that   represent
only  one's  Capacity    to  comprehend
within  our   ' Universe  '
of   ' Relativity  Play '.
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Monday, June 1, 2015

UN -USUAL PHENOMENON :

Soon  after    our  marriage   , while    on the  roof   of  our  Dhakuria  House Calcutta   A  pigeon   flew  down  and  sat    on    BULBUL;'S(my  wife)    Hand   and   stayed  for    quite  some   moments !!  (  making  all  of  us   so  happy  ! ).
Maybe  !    to   greet  her !
Photo attached.
S P A R K
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From  BRIHADARANYAKA   OF  VEDANTA  :

Then Jagyavalkya , the  sage  asked  his other  wife  MAITREYI   :
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Jagyavalkya  :   Maitreyi  , do  you  now  want your  share  of  wealth  from  me  ?
Maitreyi :   Shall    that  wealth  make  me  immortal ?
 J     =        No  ;   Immortality  can not  be   attained  through  wealth  .
Mai .     :  Jena  aham  na  amrita  shyam  tena  ahom  kimo  kuryaam ! ( Sanskrit )?
              (  What   shall  I  do  with  that  by  which   I  shall  not  attain Immortality ) ! ?
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Presented  by  Hiranmoy Gautom : 01 / June  /2015 .