April 9, 2024

Creativity– like life tself –begins in darkness!– Julia Cameron…………………………………………………………………………………….This creativity quote by Julia Cameron expresses the agony of creative thinkers. Writers, artists, inventors. In the beginning of creative process, there is utter confusion. The idea lurks someehere, but nothing to show. Darkness, as Julia calls it.It is darkness with potential. The creative person focuses on a

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November 29, 2023

The Silkyara, Uttarakashi tunnel rescue operation: Operation Zindagi, is a great lesson for us all. The 41 trapped workers are out under the sky now. Safe and secure. And the whole country has taken a deep sigh of relief. Like everyone else, I was also following it closely. Here are some lessons that I culled out from

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July 1, 2023

Today I came across an interesting fact.The first ever TV commercial aired on 1st July 1941.During the interval between a baseball match between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.A 10 second commercial. Simple. Just the Bulova watch on the screen. And an announcement–America runs on Bulova watches! A reminder to all of us that historic

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March 13, 2023

Today I came to know a new thing. Rather late. Every year Pantone announces a colour of the year. The colour that expresses the aspirations and realities of our times. And this year it is PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta!  Because it is an expression of our times, isn’t it obvious that colour is created with the help

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