Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician, actress and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989, she was the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Amma" (Mother) and "Puratchi Thalaivi" (Revolutionary leader). Her critics in the media and the opposition accused her of fostering a personality cult and of demanding absolute loyalty from AIADMK legislators and ministers, who often publicly prostrated themselves before her.
Artist: Anna Kõuhkna (Estonia)
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Artist
Anna Kõuhkna is a rising star in the Estonian art scene. After studying at the Tallinn-based Baltic Film and Media School and Tartu Art College, she is currently honing her skills at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Anna has already had a several solo and group exhibitions of her photos and paintings – and her works have proved to be immensely popular and are also selling well.
We met Anna at her exhibition, “The new circle”, at the newly opened Solaris art gallery, right in the Tallinn city centre.