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WHAT IS THE AVANT-GARDE?

The Avant-garde ·         The term avant-garde first appeared with reference to art in 1825 when Henri de Saint Simon wrote: we artists will serve you as an avant-garde , the power of the art is most immediate: when we want to spread new ideas we inscribe them on marble or canvas. What a magnificent destiny for the arts that of exercising a positive power over society, a true priestly function, and of marching in the van [i.e. vanguard] of all the intellectual faculties! ·         Avant-garde is a military word, in English, it is ‘vanguard’ or ‘advance guard’. ·         In art, it means the group of writers and artists who ‘push the boundaries of conventional and conservative art and look for new dimensions. ·         In 1863, the annual exhibition of art ‘Paris Salon’ refused two-third of the paintings, including the works of Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, John Jongkind. ·         Due to the protests by the rejected artists and their admirers the Emperor had to place th

THE STIPENDIUM HUNGARICUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2018-2019

THE STIPENDIUM HUNGARICUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAME 2018-2019 THE ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM OPENS IN MID December 2017. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING     THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE:  31 st  January , 2018 .  IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE APPLYING TO ANY PROGRAM: It is the sole responsibility of student(s) applying for any professional degree (viz. Medical, Engineering, Agriculture etc.) to first get confirmed its accreditation from the respective Councils i.e. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC), Agriculture Council, & Nursing Council etc. Further, applicant who failed to submit online application form through both websites (HEC and Hungary) will not be considered for further processing. HEC invites applications from Pakistani/AJ&K nationals for the Stipendium Hungarian Scholarship Programme 2018-19, under bilateral Higher Education and Scientific Exchange Programme between the Government of Hungary and Higher Education Commissio

Characteristics of Victorian Era: (1837-1901)

Characteristics of Victorian Era: (1837-1901) In A Nutshell: Major aspects are given below: Their approach to life was somehow pessimistic. The tone of literature was elegiac, expression was lyrical and poetry was musical. They discussed the misery of the poor and the follies of upper class. They were torn between the values of past and the sudden modernization so dissatisfaction was there. In Depth: The Victorian age was in many ways the most glorious age in the history of England; this period brought Material prosperity, Political awakening, Democratic reforms, Industrial and mechanical advancement, Social upheaval, Educational expansion, Imperialism and empire-building, Humanitarianism. However, it was strangely the time of pessimism for poets, writers and thinkers , because; There was a superficial covering swallowing the old values, morality and religion.  The society was severely divided between well-to-do and labourers.  Along with that

WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR AND THE HEAD IS HELD HIGH

POEM Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.   EXPLANATION   The poet in these lines shows his hearty desire to see his country in a place where there is no need to be worried about anything, the mind would be free of fears and everyone could live happily. Where there are no boundaries in the name of race, religion, rank, caste, creed, and culture. Where everyone strives to uplift the growth of whole society.  In that ideal world, human reason would be free of worn-out traditions and customs. Rather reaso