nirami.colorization

05/09/2025

🕊️ Osho x Thanthai Periyar 🔥

✨ "What if two revolutions met?" ✨

Two unmatched forces — one reshaping the inner self, the other reconstructing the social fabric.

Imagine if their friendship had blossomed… Our world might have looked very different today. 🌍

05/09/2025

"Zen Ramasamy"🔴⚫️

Reimagining Thanthi Periyar With AI

01/07/2023

Michael Jackson at the age of 14 (1972)

21/06/2023

The confusion on this face is the result of institutional racism

The Doll Test was a psychological test developed in the 1940s to study the effects of racial segregation on African American children. The test involved showing black children two dolls, one black and one white, and asking them a series of questions about the Dolls.

The results of the doll test showed that black children often preferred the white doll and associated positive qualities with the white doll and negative qualities with the black doll.

The doll test was later used as evidence in the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The doll test remains an important tool for understanding the psychological impact of racism on children.

Gordon Parks (1912-2006) took the photo. He attended a segregated school in Kansas.

19/06/2023

Rajiv Gandhi consoles his young son Rahul Gandhi at the funeral of his mother, then PM Indira Gandhi (31 Oct 1984)

P.s- check out the comment section for original image.

16/06/2023

Color Cast removal

The Snap from the Sets of Vikram 1986. ( National Film Archive of India )

07/06/2023

Remembering Alan Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954)

Alan Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who is considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.

He made fundamental contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and mathematical biology. He also played a critical role in breaking the Enigma code during World War II against N**i, which helped to shorten the war and save countless lives.

Turing was a brilliant and groundbreaking thinker, but he also faced discrimination and persecution because he was gay. In 1952, he was arrested for homosexual acts, which were illegal in the United Kingdom at the time. He was forced to undergo hormone therapy and was denied a security clearance, which effectively ended his career.

In 1954, Turing was found dead at his home. He had died by cyanide poisoning, which was ruled a su***de. He was only 41 years old.

In 2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized on behalf of the British government for Turing's persecution. He said that Turing was "treated appallingly" and that his "treatment by the state was an affront to everything we hold dear." In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II granted him a posthumous pardon.

Turing's legacy is one of brilliance, courage, and tragedy. He was a true pioneer in the field of computer science, and his work has had a profound impact on the world.

Turing's tragic death is a reminder of the discrimination that LGBTQ+ people have faced throughout history. His story is a reminder that we must continue to fight for equality and justice for all.

12/05/2023

12/05/2023

S. Danapal, The man who sculpted the Iconic Statue of Periyar.....

Sometime in the mid-1950s, Dhanapal decided to make a sculpture of Periyar. This was at a time when no one else had thought of it. Accompanied by Mylai Seeni Venkataswamy, he met Periyar at his Meeran Sahib Street home. Periyar was enthusiastic about the idea but wondered how much time he would have to commit to the project. When he was told that he would have to model for a couple of hours every day for some 15 to 20 days, Periyar suggested that Dhanapal come to Tiruchi where he was to shortly organise a month-long training camp for activists.

Sculpting involved heavy equipment, such as a rolling stand, and lots of clay. But eager not to miss the opportunity, Dhanapal agreed. Trotsky Marudhu, Dhanapal’s student and great admirer, has said that the sculptor S. Kanniappan accompanied Dhanapal to Tiruchi. Periyar was asked to sit on the rolling stand and he was photographed at intervals of 10-degree angles. Dhanapal used these photos to capture his likeness.

Periyar was rather cooperative. As Dhanapal worked furiously, he sat patiently for hours. Periyar’s personality was a sculptor’s delight, thought Dhanapal. His wavy hair and Socratic beard tempted his fingers. His sturdy neck reminded him of a cannon’s barrel.

The finished bust turned out to be a masterpiece. Periyar was impressed. Bharatidasan couldn’t stop admiring it and composed a poem in praise of Dhanapal. Consciously or unconsciously, Dhanapal had portrayed him in Greek style, in the likeness of Socrates and Aristotle. To even the uninitiated, the sculpted Periyar came across as a thinker — this, at a time, when Periyar was reviled by the intellectual world.

His sculptures explore varied themes, ranging from biblical and mythology to nudes, portraits, and narratives.
Dhanapal became the principal of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras, in 1972. In 1962, he received the National award from Lalit Kala
Akademni, New Delhi. Lalit Kala Akademi's regional centre in Chennai held a retrospective exhibition of his works in 2001. In 2007, an exhibition of
fifty-two drawings of this artist was held at noble Sage Art gallery in London.

From Article "Remembering S. Danapal's lost sculpture of Periyar, the arch iconoclast" by A.R. Venkatachalapathy (13/09/2019)