What does it mean to be an artist? Well, this is what Terence McKenna had to say about artists, “The artist’s task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because of the artists, who are self-selected, for being able to journey …
Read More »On the Stream of Consciousness: What Happens When You Surrender to Music
Have you ever tried to observe your thoughts and the constant flow of these voices in your head, sometimes loud and daunting, while sometimes they are almost negligible in volume. The one thing you need to do in order to observe your thoughts is to look at them as if …
Read More »Art and Expression: What is it all about?
When you hear the word “art”, what comes into mind? For me, being an artist is essentially a way to help me get rid of all the baggage in my head and zone out into a space between the vibrations of the guitar strings and the uniformly erratic rhythm of …
Read More »Talking without Speaking: Communication in the Void
“It takes one-tenth of a second for an individual to create a first impression, which is usually a lasting impression” stated Zaq to the beautiful woman on the right. She crossed her legs, inched a step back, alerted her eyes and put on a fake smile to let the thought …
Read More »Social Entrepreneurship: Sowing the Seeds of Passion for Higher Purposes
Our society has been obsessed with the pursuit of materialism and accumulating wealth for one’s own self. Even in the midst of this rat race, there do exist zealous passionate youngsters who strive for bringing change in the society. Bansari Kamdar’s startup(The Social Bridge)is one such platform that has been …
Read More »Books VS Movies- It’s a tie!
A number of discussions can be found online on the eternal question of ‘books vs movies-which is better’. The opinion is overwhelmingly in favour of books, but that is a bit unfair. I would like to present the arguments favouring books that seemed to be the most logical ones: 1) …
Read More »Not just Rhyming Words: 6 types of Modern poetry that you did not know about
“The crown of literature is poetry.” – W. Somerset Maugham Since times immemorial, poetry has continued to enamour and baffle people at the same time. The beauty of poetry lies in the fact that it is unrestricted. As long as the words are born from your imagination and feelings, it …
Read More »The Eyes of Dissonance
Mirror mirror, in your eyes Tell me what I despise Let me see through the layers Piercing through the veil of lies Show me what I fail to see, Show me all that I could have been, Show me all that I lust for, Show me all that I sowed …
Read More »Band in Focus: Alt-J
The immersive power of music, movies & books is just fascinating. Or as a matter of fact, any good art clouts you in to a state of complete absorption & your attention reaches its peak. And so is the authority of story-telling that carries our souls to different realities. Just …
Read More »Passion Polaroid
We have chemistry, A strangulating passion, The kind which disturbs the peace even of the dead. My blood has a mind of its own when she is around, With her every touch, I bleed to death and then drown. She holds me like a feather and then rolls like I am her …
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