Artist Mario D’Souza’s new collection ‘Home away from home’ is an ode to tropical vegetation
Artist Mario D’Souza’s new collection ‘Home away from home’ is an ode to tropical vegetation
Indigo blue pepper vines wind along walls painted white, fruits of cashew, arecanut, water apple and mango peep from clusters of leaves, again all in indigo, while blue flowers bloom in this tropical Eden created by artist Mario D’Souza.
As part of his project ‘Home away from home’, as artist in residency at the Alliance Francaise de Trivandrum (AFT) from November 2 to November 20, the 35…
Today's #FloraFriday is LJS 278, p. 2 features a tree or bush with feathery yellow roots and pointed green and red leaves, with red flowers at the tip of the branches. The manuscript is in Persian, and was written in Deccan, India, ca. 1595.
Ooh would you consider making a post on Bangla biological and chemical words? Because I recently learnt the word for "photosynthesis" from my mother and it's really cool so I had the thought
The word is "saaloksangshleshan" but you probably know that
Okay so, here's your list after more than a month (was too busy with exams, sorry ☠️)... Just botany related words for today:
Ever since the Victorian era, the language of lovers has been hand-written letters, long sonnets, and of course fresh scented flowers. From spirituality to cultural festivals, flowers have been withholding a lot of hidden meanings and ideas behind the gifts. Mythologies, folklore, and plays of the Hindus, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Chinese are peppered with flower and plant symbolism. It is now used to express deep emotional values from the giver to the receiver.
This botanical language of flowers can be traced as long back as the 17th century when they were like a silent dialogue between people. Small messages of agreement were shown by taking the bouquet from the right hand and rejecting the proposal with the left hand. This sweetly scented language of flowers is personalized yet universal. From freshly-picked red roses that denote love to orchids expressing thoughtfulness, from daisies showing innocence to a bunch of hydrangeas announcing the givers' gratitude for understanding them, these perfumed words have spoken nuances that words could never.
Birthdays, anniversaries, marriage ceremonies, and rituals are incomplete without these floral beauties. The color of the flowers and the number of flowers in the bouquet also assist in exclaiming what the person wants to tell. On one hand, the red carnation means deep love but the yellow carnation stands for disdain and rejection. This is the reason the art of flower giving is considered one of the most thoughtful acts because the giver contemplates the idea behind the gift and truly wants the receiver to know what they want to convey.
So the next time if you want to express how much you adore a person, gift them with sunflowers or white camellia and let them know how of a phool you are for them.
Context: Fossils of a plant-eating dinosaur Tharosaurus indicus from the Middle Jurassic period, found in the Thar desert near the Jaisalmer Basin by the Geological Survey of India.
About Tharosaurus indicus
The name “Tharosaurus indicus” reflects its origin, with “Thar” referring to the Thar Desert and “indicus” indicating its origin in India.
It is a long-necked, plant-eating…