Taj Mahal
Nov 13 2008, Sreelata Yellamrazu

by Varun R. Iyer

The beauty of art lies in its imperfection, and is accentuated by the fundamental premise that no work of art can ever be typecast into a rigid interpretation. Every single nuance tells a different story; each angle is a revealing...

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