Hiroshima & Nagasaki: A History with artists' feeling Seventy five years ago this week, the world experienced a disaster that was to change the nature of war everlastingly: The atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and worse — while the Japanese argued among themselves about whether and how to surrender — a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later on August 9th. That horror, encapsulated by those few words, continues to resonate worldwide..... "The trouble with having weapons of mass destruction is that if you have got them, it will be tempting, under certain circumstances, to use them." “The reaction to the cataclysmic events of 6 August 1945 was also the beginning of a global push to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again”, Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, speaking at the Hiroshima Annual Peace Ceremony (6 August 2019). It's 75 years... It’s difficult to quantify t...
Prabuddha is a contemporary Artist and Art Appreciator. He is writing (blogging) here about his feelings and views about different events and aspects of Visual Arts. He curates Exhibitions, Installations and supports Artists, Artisans and Craftsmen through his own non-profit organization....