Last time when I travelled to the USA, what struck me most was the Culture of The Line! I observed how mechanically people fell into a line in the West. There was no push, no shove. Just a quiet, polite, patient standing in a queue. The concept of ‘personal space’ of leaving a foot ofContinue reading “The Linear Paradox”
Author Archives: Aiyana Gunjan
The Art of Now
The stroke by stroke flow of calligraphy brings me closer to the gift called the Present. On one hand, the monkey of a mind swings between past and future…being here but wanting to be there. On the other hand, the calligraphy stroke approach anchors my attention to the Now. It takes full energy and focusContinue reading “The Art of Now”
My God in Music
Who is your God? I was once asked. Without a second thought, I replied I pray to many Gods. As if I had committed a blunder, pat came a statutory warning – If you pray to many and all, then, none of your gods will come to your rescue. Who is the ONE God youContinue reading “My God in Music”
Slowness pays
Finding refuge. My head-heart-hand centred in my Qalam- a dip in the inkpot, take a deep breath, and then a dance on the page…The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on…within the boundaries of Today.
Life (or) Style
Come corona and there seems to be social distancing between Life…..Style! Life is lived In-Home, and Style stated Out-of-Home. Locked in home, who cares about style. After, all nobody is looking at me. Keep comfort and carry on…After all, the Style comes alive, when socially out there…Out of Home. …the social climbing, beauty and glamour, designersContinue reading “Life (or) Style”
Looming doom
Come corona and life turned into a hanging-garden of death… all-pervasive, all inclusive, discriminating none. Never before has death felt so close home. Come corona and it’s dark cloud of doom looming on mankind. Existence threatened. 👿 Let’s face it…how long can we brush the gloomdom of fear,panic n anxiety, 😱😳🤬under the carpet. It’s soContinue reading “Looming doom”
Retail ‘Fasting’
Come corona, lockdown, all shutters down…. we-the-consumerism under serious threat. Irrespective of where we stood in the superlative-branded-hierarchy, we are brought down to the lowest common denominator – Roti, Kapda aur Makaan. All the zillion things bursting out of the cupboards, the frills n fancies, the super-premium brands we paid through our noseContinue reading “Retail ‘Fasting’”
Text2Talk
Covid and Text2Talk. Come corona and there was a shift in connecting people, back to the old. All locked in within four walls, there was a yearning for human touch, see, feel. Pre-Corona, there had to be reason, so valid, to dial a number or else DND. ‘Please text me and I will get backContinue reading “Text2Talk”
Known2Unknown
Come corona and it’s every known-turned-unknown. As if sucked into the Black Hole! The location-locked-lockdown forced us to shift from anytime-anything-is-possible TO only-this-much-is-possible. A surreal sense of ‘known’ within the four walls. But the BIG QUESTION looming on every mind is – What will happen after the lockdown?? Will we return to our ‘normal’ waysContinue reading “Known2Unknown”
The Makeover
Come corona and the look-good went out of the window. All the fancy frills and make-up kits felt ignored, left behind in the dark corner. Fashion, so IN, overnight, turned OUT. With high command order of stay locked in home , all of the top of the top priority ….hi-fashion, high-heeled, selfie-pout, designer bags inContinue reading “The Makeover”