C

We have been very fortunate. Bijoy and me got to spend 3 hours with Mr. Charles Correa and the experience we had was absolutely unreal. I dont think it would be fair to put it in words. We discussed so many things from films to music to living in Japan to handloom. It was amazing. He was a bit uncomfortable in the beginning but as he got to know us he warmed up to us and finally even said he would like to say something personally to Doshi on camera. Here is a screenshot of it. What did he say? Well, you will have to come to the premiere to find out. :)

The world is the stage, the world is the audience.

Further

Just when things seemed to be settling down we have suddenly begun to feel the need to invite more people to this party. With reactions now coming from all corners we are keen to take this even further. We have lined up new interviews in Bombay and hopefully in Delhi. This will give us a chance to also visit a few of the projects there. Prem and I do have reservations about turning this into a biopic in the true sense with a story of the beginnings and the trajectory of Doshi's career. His philosophy, and his unique ability to inspire are compelling lessons for architects. The academic investigation of his architecture and his practice will need to remain a separate project.

Tea

Just felt like posting this. It has nothing to do with architecture or Mr. D. I just think its beautiful.

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I like pouring your tea, lifting
the heavy pot, and tipping it up,
so the fragrant liquid streams in your china cup.

Or when you're away, or at work,
I like to think of your cupped hands as you sip,
as you sip, of the faint half-smile of your lips.

I like the questions – sugar? – milk? –
and the answers I don't know by heart, yet,
for I see your soul in your eyes, and I forget.

Jasmine, Gunpowder, Assam, Earl Grey, Ceylon,
I love tea's names. Which tea would you like? I say
but it's any tea for you, please, any time of day,

as the women harvest the slopes
for the sweetest leaves, on Mount Wu-Yi,
and I am your lover, smitten, straining your tea.


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Carol Ann Duffy

Official Trailer

Here is the new 3-minute preview for the Doshi film. A celebration of life. :)

When Yves Saint Laurent retired, he said: "I have known fear and the terrors of solitude. I have known those fair-weather friends we call tranquilizers and drugs. I have known the prison of depression and the confinement of hospital. But one day, I was able to come through all of that, dazzled yet sober."

Of light. The new opening theme for the Doshi film.