an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil. the rebuke came after a us drone strike in kabul killed ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m at the firstsite gallery, in colchester, in the east of england. my guests are the contemporary artists the singh twins, who have a major exhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that s when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up
but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that s when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up in britain. we were aware of our indian heritage, but i don t think we really felt so deeply attached to it until we went to india and we had the opportunity to travel around india and experience that culture in all its diversity, and we really connected with that. and as part of that interest in our heritage, we also came across the style of painting called indian miniature painting, which is a very detailed, exquisite style of artwork full of satire and symbolism and narrative. and that was the style that we both adopted as our formal artisti
Events Make Prescott Special – Mayor Phil Goode prescottenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prescottenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.