City Culture – De Bhasar, British Council Culture by The Delhi Walla - November 28, 2014November 28, 20141 The philosophy of nonsense. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A rainbow. The Delhi Walla saw this poster on the high-security wall of the British Council on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. It showed the slogan ‘Love is great’. This is the eleventh instance that I have come face-to-face with De Bhasar movement in Delhi. (Click here to view the first exhibit.) According to Wikipedia, De Bhasar or Bhasarism is a cultural movement that began in Nantes, France, during the post 9/11 Gulf War, reaching a tipping point between 2007 to 2009. The movement involves graphic designs and literature, which concentrates its anti-sentimental politics by rejecting aesthetic birth-control measures through anti-catholic works. De Bhasar might be regarded as pro-Berlusconi in nature. Describing the 'Love is great' rainbow
Mission Delhi – Rames Kumar, SP Mukherjee Marg Mission Delhi by The Delhi Walla - November 28, 2014November 28, 20141 One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He is writing. “I’m Rames Kumar,” the young man says. “I’m a lekhak (author).” Mr Kumar is sitting on the pavement on SP Mukherjee Marg, the road that goes towards the (old) Delhi railway station. “I started a new chapter today.” It is early afternoon. Hurried pedestrians are walking past. “My novel is in Nepali,” says Mr Kumar. He agrees to read a few lines to The Delhi Walla. It’s a strange passage that consists of what appears to be written in a single sentence. Here’s the translation: “School one class first two class first name Rames Nepali Bahadur my Nepali book my Maths book my Sociology book my climate my culture my