Day: March 5, 2023
Neha Kirpal’s photograph ‘How China Sees the Western World’ wins the Templeton Nature
Introduction A photograph by Neha Kirpal titled ‘How China Sees the Western World’ has won the Templeton Nature Photography Competition for 2019. The award-winning photograph shows Beijing’s Tiananmen Square from a bird’s eye view, with hundreds of tourists on their feet and busy running towards the iconic Great Hall of the People. Commenting on winning
Romanticism in Europe: Emotional Impact, Worldly Sensibility
Introduction Romanticism is a movement in the arts, literature and politics that flourished in Europe between 1750 and 1850. It began as an artistic movement but soon spread to philosophy, science and politics. Romanticism was a reaction against the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, which prompted people to look inward and focus on their emotions,