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SECTION FOUR The Wide Magnificence of Mood
Two Birds: A Painting by Amal Kiran used as a frontispiece as well as a cover-jacket for his collected poems The Secret Splendour, 1993 edition
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A Pencil sketch of Yama by Amal Kiran made in his Savitri-copy in the blank space at the end of Canto Two, Book Nine 1951 edition. Page - 436
A Pencil sketch of Arjava by Amal Kiran, kept as a frontispiece in his copy of Poems by Arjava (J. A. Chadwick), 1941 edition Page - 437
Amal Kiran with his parents (The picture was taken in 1909 by Naudin, Artist and Photographer, Kensington High St, London.) Page - 438
Sailor-boy Amal - A street artist's sketch of his in London, 1909. The original is on a cardboard paper of size 14’’x11’’ Page - 439
Amal Kiran calls this picture, taken in the Ashram, The Devil and his Disciples. Amal has a devilish grin. The scene is the old library of the Ashram. Dr Rajangam is at the opposite end of the table, the librarian Premanand standing to the left of Amaland Anil Kumar (bearded) behind him. The three others are Udayshankar's company. Uday himself stands near to Rajangam and looks down. Rajangam is reading a typed sonnet of Harindranath Chottopadhyaya. (1930s) Page - 440
Harindranath Chottopadhyaya and Amal Kiran at the Guest House staircase (1930s) Page - 441
Amal Kiran (1930s) Page - 442
The Christ-Amal (1930s) Page - 443
Balcony Darshan - Amal is at the bottom left-hand corner, with his hands folded and eyes closed (1950s) Page - 444
Amal Kiran in his study 1993 Page - 445
Amal Kiran (September 1994) Page - 446 |