Sometimes I wonder whether ‘God created Man or Man created God’. I guess both are true, but the second one always overpowers and makes the rules of the society. One such example is the recent incident in Bangalore, where a 21-year old Australian, Matthew Gordon, was threatened in public for his tattoo of a Hindu goddess, on his feet. Matthew and his girlfriend, Emily, were … [Read more...]
The Tattoo Which Defied A Religion: Did This Australian Really Insult Hinduism?
'Resist Hindutva', that is what the slogan rose among college students when the 'Modi' government occupied the centre. I remember my Muslim housemaid shivering with fear in the name of BJP. She came one morning and said that people in her village were spreading rumours of riots. She said that some fanatic Hindu has become our Prime Minister. Well initially to calm her … [Read more...]
A Loved Tattoo Artist Of Kolkata Talks About Tattooing And Tells How Amazing His Work Is
“For me, tattoo is everything because whatever I have achieved in life is only because of tattoos. So much love I have received is only because of tattoos. While I’m doing a tattoo on someone’s body I keep trying to do something very different, I try to shape my client’s emotions and wishes in that portrait so that he leaves and lives with a smile. It’s that smile that matters … [Read more...]