Comments on: New paintings inspired by the golden Bengal

By: Babari and Bangladesh at Ijtema

Babari and Bangladesh at Ijtema — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:13:08 +0000

[...] another page at Jahan-e-Rumi where Raza Rumi emulates some of the bright at courageous use of colour he saw in Bangladesh (Raza is a Pakistani) and he [...]

By: Naina Subberwal Batra

Naina Subberwal Batra — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:04:38 +0000

Raza really liked the Meghna and Me composition. I am glad that Bengal has brought out the artist in you. Look forward to seeing more of your works.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:51:31 +0000

Iâ€™m so happy that youâ€™ve made the discipline to keep expressing yourself in a visual language. Make the painting your poetry!

By: Alvi

Alvi — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:58:16 +0000

Raza: “Art Naive” does not do justice to the rich Bengali landscape. Please go back to your own instincts. Need more substance and less style.

By: Sheraz

Sheraz — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:08:21 +0000

Raza

I like your expression, which is, undoubtedly,very earthly and innate. The line ‘dil jalao ke roshnee kam hai’ reminds of the melancholic verses of Fayyaz Hashmi for film Dayvar Bahbi:

Na Aye Aaj Bi Tum Kiya Ye Bae-rukhi Kum Hae
Diâ€™yae Khushi Kae Jale Phir Bi Roshni Kum Hae
Tumhain Yeh Kaysay Bataâ€™oun Kay Ahle Dil Kay Liâ€™yae
Gham-e- Hayat Zayaâ€™da Hae Aur Khushi Kum Hae

Kati Hay Sham-e- Tammana Ajeeb Uljhan Main
Khila Poohl Koyee Arzoo Kay Gulshan Main
Tumhain Khabar Naheen Roke Hain Mayn Nain Woh Ansoo
Jo Sholay Bun Kay Barsastay Kisi Kay Daman Main
Chiragh-e-Dard Jalaou Kay Roshni Kum Hae

(Duet by Mala and Ahmed Rushdi (picturized on Rani and Waheed Murad, film Dayvar Bahbi-1967)

By: mystic

mystic — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:36:24 +0000

yaar tum set aadmi ho…har fun mowla…painting bhi gazab ki ker lete ho !

By: Irving

Irving — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:05:30 +0000

A lovely line, “light your heart, as it is getting dark,” and it goes perfectly with the beautiful painting. Alhamdulillah! You are a real folk artist with a very expressive and spiritual style

Ya Haqq!

By: priya

priya — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:40:33 +0000

beautiful i must admit

By: Shaista

Shaista — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:48:10 +0000

I was touched to see you using Sahab’s line: Dil Jalao keh Roshni kam hai…my mum would be happy to see this painting

By: nabila ahmed

nabila ahmed — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:17:46 +0000

raza, good attempt, simplicity is the key in your paintings.
i like the faces in mehgna and me, and the vivid colours in melting mehgna, keep painting.

By: Hafeez

Hafeez — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:14:13 +0000

I can lace your paintings with a poem. Your talent unfurls with every conquest, Raza Rumi Sahib.
SONARGAON
The connotation of flood
remains unchanged,
whether your delta
drowns or mine.
Back then, we could
have used ferries
to abridge doubts.
Your currency could prevail
my capital could move,
spring could come
at Decemberâ€™s fall.
We could even
share the blood bath.
Now at the mercy
of our cyclones
and not even feeling wet for each other,
bites hard on the times
that you nor I can roll.
1 December 1998
Dhaka/Bangladesh

By: sadia dehlvi

sadia dehlvi — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:50:19 +0000

my dear, you have the makings of a great artist. keep painting and youll get there. allah kare zore brush ho aur ziyada, sadia dehlvi

By: MysticSaint

MysticSaint — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:39:52 +0000

Beautiful indeed. i must say with such short trip you have absorbed quite a lot and reflecting it back wonderfully in your paintings.

i liked the freshness of ‘Melting Meghna’ and the composition maja of the ‘Dhaka Colours’.

will be eager to check back the ‘Meghna and Me’ once its complete.

cheers!