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Trop Picks: Monet’s Garden in Naoshima
International Relations
May 21, 2015

Trop Picks: Monet’s Garden in Naoshima

Claude Monet’s iconic paintings were inspired by the work of the great Japanese woodcut artist, Utagawa Hiroshige.

The Chinese Influence on Indian Art: Deccani Paintings
International Relations
May 15, 2015

The Chinese Influence on Indian Art: Deccani Paintings

Little is known about the Chinese influence on Indian art. But the two civilisations have a long history of capturing each other’s imaginations.

What You Never Knew About Sofia Coppola and Tokyo
International Relations
May 12, 2015

What You Never Knew About Sofia Coppola and Tokyo

What explains the special relationship between Sofia Coppola and Tokyo? Papa Francis was a Japanophile and young Sofia would go along on his trips to Japan.

The Chinese Influence on Indian Modern Art: M. F. Husain and Xu Beihong
International Relations
May 11, 2015

The Chinese Influence on Indian Modern Art: M. F. Husain and Xu Beihong

M.F. Husain’s horse paintings owe an artistic debt to Xu Beihong’s paintings of the same, reiterating the Chinese influence on Indian modern art.

A Bit of Singapore in Sidhpur?
International Relations
May 6, 2015

A Bit of Singapore in Sidhpur?

Noting a remarkable similarity between the homes of the Dawoodi Bohras of Sidhpur and the Peranakan Chinese.

The First Beauty Pageant
International Relations
April 16, 2015

The First Beauty Pageant

In 1907, the Japanese newspaper Jiji Shimpō held Asia’s first beauty pageant heralding the entry of women into the public sphere.

Vlisco: A Bit of Java in Africa
International Relations
April 15, 2015

Vlisco: A Bit of Java in Africa

It is a little known fact that these “African” cloths are not from Africa at all, but have their origins in Indonesia and are manufactured in Holland by a Dutch company called Vlisco for export to Africa.

Arikamedu: A Bit of Ancient Rome in India
International Relations
April 9, 2015

Arikamedu: A Bit of Ancient Rome in India

In Arikamedu, near Pondicherry in South India (of Life of Pi fame), one can find the ruins of a Roman trading settlement dating from the first century C. E.

The Jews of Chennai
International Relations
March 31, 2015

The Jews of Chennai

In a hundred short years, the Jews of Chennai changed the course of world history forever.

How Inspiration Works
International Relations
February 14, 2015

How Inspiration Works

Follow the journey of an idea.

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