Author: Enakshi Sharma
Old Notes
? LIFE: THE Plato: “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.” (Greece; 4th century BCE) ? Socrates: “Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you.” (Greece; 5th century BCE) ? Seneca: “Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by […]
Sair kar duniya…
Sair kar duniya ki gaafil Zindagani fir kahan Zindagi gar fir mili to Naujawani fir kahan. which implies (trying to translate along with the rhythm), Travel the world, o oblivious one! There ain’t another life to wait (for). And even if there’s one, Your youth might just be too late. -Harsh
Art of the Real
E.M. Cioran: The Delusions of our Sadness
Nick Land: The Master of the Infernal Wisdom
Alain Badiou: The Subject of Art
The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky
Asyla, Thomas Ad
Asyla (1997) encompasses echoes of intoxicating late-Romanticism, a compelling, breathless narrative amid violent contrasts, and a grotesque orchestral reimagining of dance music, all while pursuing a single, elemental figure. The typically Ad?sian wordplay of the title (implying places both of rest and for the mentally unstable) neatly captures the subversive tone of the piece.