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Enjoyed it so much "-f<i'<iJ1'.!5 Mm ~ <.!Il.<t> \5Tt<rf"C<;j ~03-e~~ ~"Drearnland" 1">T"0i'>t"l W~~\5f<l.'5f~C"'Vd1~~<!'t<rC"'~ ~ ~"'r<f~ ~ mf<i ~ ­ ~ -"~ ·~-~'6Rl<1JC~'-G c<r-'T">T"~\5liC"'rf.'f1<if~f<i~ 0'f~ <>f1'G I" ~.~~ <.!I~ ·f<imft .~ ­ ~ ~~ ~ -f(; <.!I~ ~Q) ~- "A quaint lyricism ofmelan­ ~ fuCf1<t>djl"! );jt"lfuCf1~ ~ \51~"l choly blue. " I ~ .fi1<I 9ff~~~ ~~~ - " ~"l ~~ ~1S~$Jf~ ~<2j3\c1r.<r ~ - "have a very significant <.!1m cs:rP! \5l"i<1tqC~ I '-G~ q;~R c-<rr01"l ~ '5!<l ~m q;1<t>~<;j <!'G11 existence on canvas." I ~~<t>~~~fo'r~ ,:>",qo~~I"i~lT~'\<"~~«~ l\Sjt~I5fl"l'5l1'G C'>f~ c<rfC"i{ ~~<t>m"l ~<)J1"\5 '51~"l~~, <f5d11C~ ~~ ~~fo'rRl-CC1 - "Per­ ~~ .r<rm ~~~<.!I<P<t>.~~ ~ 1<rrz:;;r~$r«f.ft\SMt5fl"l'5l1'G fect blend of the Modern Art with the ancient and eternal thought and C'>f~~ I ~<.!I~~-<m,!)~\5liG C~~I"iq l41"l ",'!l1f<i'<R!"'r"i1 ':>(( feelings. " ~~ ~ ,:>0 ~ '\?j<lfI ~ 1>- ~ ~~ ~ Df<.1td1 ~ ~--.<ft-~ ~ .~ ~CC1- "~~ ~ <.!Iq; '5I1l::fJt~<! ~ 1"'5\R <.!I~ q;'c;dj M-~~~ 2IJPl ~~ ~ I ~'<[ ml? ~~ c<I ~ <.!I~ ~ Jf<II~ "J'fC9f1"'l~ '\?j<lfI C9ffc:"'l C9ffc:"'l C<t>"l~t~C:dj I" '5119\<f0 >J) "lf.iiC$lM~r<rm I~'c;dj~ ~ ~1JC<'1C4 C~'5!<l ~,.r~J'f<2j3~ p:~ ~~ 1Sr~I"ltClSr ~ - "~~ C"!"'i'!l <.!I'>!"lr<\%1 >J)"lf.iic~fc'!'g ~ <>ftC&ft I ~~~~ ~~g "To my mind Hemanta Misra is the only ~<.!I~ C'i1Cdj~'!)~~~~~~ I" Surrealistic painter ofour country who has contributed significantly ~ ~ C<1l01 ~~ ~ ~~ "'.r0c~ '>IW ®51 <!'G11 in his new direction. 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