I am the proud owner of a Milind Nayak oil that I bought in 2002. I am a huge fan of his work. He has an exhibition coming up. If you are in the Bangalore area, check it out! For more on it, see:
New Exhibition by Milind Nayak
Day: December 4, 2012
"What are we set on earth for?"
Work by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What are we set on earth for ? Say, to toil;
Nor seek to leave thy tending of the vines
For all the heat o’ the day, till it declines,
And Death’s mild curfew shall from work assoil.
God did anoint thee with his odorous oil,
To wrestle, not to reign; and He assigns
All thy tears over, like pure crystallines,
For younger fellow-workers of the soil
To wear for amulets. So others shall
Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand
From thy hand and thy heart and thy brave cheer,
And God’s grace fructify through thee to
The least flower with a brimming cup may stand,
And share its dew-drop with another near.
Note on picture: My firstborn at age five.
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On This Day: December 4
Updated December 3, 2012, 1:30 pm
On Dec. 4, 1945, the Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.
On Dec. 4, 1892, Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator who overthrew the democratic republic and headed an authoritarian regime in Spain for 36 years, was born. Following his death on Nov. 20, 1975, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
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1783 Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. 1816 James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. 1918 President Woodrow Wilson set sail for France to attend the Versailles peace conference. 1942 U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time in World War II. 1945 The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations. 1978 Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco’s first woman mayor when she was named to replace George Moscone, who had been assassinated. 1980 The rock group Led Zeppelin announced it was disbanding after the death in September of drummer John Bonham. 1980 The bodies of four American nuns slain in El Salvador two days earlier were unearthed. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.) 1991 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, the longest-held Western hostage in Lebanon, was released after nearly seven years in captivity. 1995 The first NATO troops landed in the Balkans to begin setting up a peace mission. 2001 The United States froze the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas. Current Birthdays
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Actor Jeff Bridges turns 63 years old today.
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Actress Marisa Tomei turns 48 years old today.
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1933 Wink Martindale, Game show host, turns 79 1944 Chris Hillman, Rock singer, musician (The Byrds), turns 68 1948 Johnny Lyon, Rock singer (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), turns 64 1955 Cassandra Wilson, Jazz singer, turns 57 1966 Fred Armisen, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 46 1969 Jay-Z, Rapper, turns 43 1973 Tyra Banks, Model, TV host (“America’s Next Top Model”), turns 39 Historic Birthdays
Francisco Franco 12/4/1892 – 11/20/1975 Spanish dictator. Go to obituary »
67 John Cotton 12/4/1585 – 12/23/1652
American Puritan leader85 Thomas Carlyle 12/4/1795 – 2/5/1881
English philosopher and historian27 Crazy Horse 12/4/1849 – 9/5/1877
American Indian Chief60 Lillian Russell 12/4/1861 – 6/6/1922
American singer and actress78 Wassily Kandinsky 12/4/1866 – 12/13/1944
Russian abstract painter50 Rainer Maria Rilke 12/4/1875 – 12/29/1926
German poet94 Fung Yu-lan 12/4/1895 – 11/26/1990
Chinese philosopher88 Alfred Hershey 12/4/1908 – 5/22/1997
American psychologist75 Pappy Boyington 12/4/1912 – 1/11/1988
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