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Often I would think about what’s the role of an artist in the world? Is it to entertain, or to just decorate people’s spaces, or just be the conversation piece, or just another vocation like potter or craftsman, though they…
When you learn something tangible like a skill or specific knowledge, the process and outcome are easy to measure. If you can create that result, then you are successful. But if you are a learner on the spiritual path, you…
2001: The Space Odyssey – It’s called the greatest science fiction film of all time by many. Made by Stanley Kubrick, ( my favorite film director ) and released in 1968. I remember seeing the film for the first time…
My affair with Couches started long ago. When I joined Delhi University and was waiting to find decent accommodation on campus. In the meantime, a friend of my father offered me his office to sleep in when I didn’t want…
On the last day of my stint with Frank Simoes, who was the copywriter and owner of the leading creative-driven advertising agency in India, I distinctly remember me sitting in his book-lined office with a red portable typewriter, facing him,…
I remember having very vivid recurring dreams of me flying around. As I write this, I am reminded of Shams Tabrez who was the love and inspiration of Rumi. He was a Dervish in Sufi Islam. He used to fly,…
Garbage In Garbage Out ( GIGO ) – We all know that computer terminology. It happens to most humans too, we only are capable of giving back what we receive by way of exposure and taking in. If one reads…
The creative process in any process, much like painting, is one that comes in layers. It doesn’t happen all a once or is just dumped in one big load. It arrives in stages. You get the inspiration to do something,…
Painting large-scale works is a grueling process and it takes physical endurance, creative stamina, and a passionate heart, all of which need discipline and training. Sometimes, I have had to stand and paint for 14 hours a day, sometimes more,…
Noor’s reference to Edward de Bono’s books like the Six Thinking Hats, it is evident that Noor has changed hats throughout his trajectory. Right from running his own ad company and managing creative accounts with a team of fifty people,…
