Temple at the Ghat
Ink and wash. A temple of many domes and one figure at the steps.
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Sketches and Photography
Watercolours, pencil studies and photographs kept beside the writing. Monasteries, rivers and temples, seen slowly by Vinay Trivedi.
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In this issue
Four photographs from a monastery and a river crossing, and two sketches made by hand.
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Temple at the Ghat
Watercolour and ink sketch of a many domed Indian temple with a lone figure at the steps.
Photography
Monks, doorways and a grey river. Select any photograph to see it larger.
See all worksAn elderly monk in maroon robes seated beside a sunlit wall.
A small boat with a patched sail crossing a wide grey river.
A monk standing in a narrow wooden doorway.
Two young monks in red robes beside a stone wall.
Sketches
Watercolour and pencil. Made by hand, slowly, the way the novels are written.
Where He Pointed
Pencil on paper. An old man points into the distance while a child listens.
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Every sketch and photograph in the notebook. Select one to open it.
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Temple at the Ghat
Watercolour and ink sketch of a many domed Indian temple with a lone figure at the steps - 05
Monastery Afternoon
An elderly monk in maroon robes seated beside a sunlit wall - 04
Where He Pointed
Pencil sketch of an old man pointing into the distance while a child sits beside him - 03
Crossing into Silence
A small boat with a patched sail crossing a wide grey river - 02
At the Threshold
A monk standing in a narrow wooden doorway - 01
Children of the Monastery
Two young monks in red robes beside a stone wall
Beyond the Frame
The writing these pictures sit beside. Memoir, essays and short fiction by Vinay Trivedi.
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Memoir
Memory, inheritance, and the parents we understood too late.
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Essays
The Last Lines Belonged to Her
Long thinking about originality, AI, family and the things people leave unsaid.
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Short Fiction
Stories that can be finished in one sitting, and not forgotten as quickly.
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Every piece by Vinay Trivedi begins with a question it cannot leave alone. Choose one and follow it.
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Letters
from Vinay
New essays, memoir and short fiction before anywhere else, notes from behind the manuscript, early excerpts and the occasional Gujarati poem.
