The convergence of concepts with practice
Learning. Invention. Rejuvenation. Expertise. Responsibility. These would remain wild and whirling words, sometimes used as the foundation for concepts, if practice and a strong-willed adherence to their spirit isn’t adopted. Another such word that is no longer just a concept in books, articles, and of course, the dictionary, is Kyosei. Kyosei signifies ‘living and working...
The advance of inkjets into the future
No, inkjets don’t have AI yet, nor are they a threat to humanity. But if you thought they were a spent force, you are far from the truth. They have just got better and are poised to make life easier for students as well as professionals. I remember I had ditched my inkjet for a...
Of printing, print-runs, and literacy
‘You can’t have an industrial revolution, you can’t have democracies, and you can’t have populations who can govern themselves until you have literacy. The printing press simply unlocked literacy,’ wrote Howard Rheingold and even in 2017 the role of the printing press remains just as crucial as it was when the first Bible was printed....
The impact of sharing good pictures
The urge to share pictures has never been greater than it is now. We have the social media over-flowing with a pictorial history of our times… and, allow me to add, even the past. A photograph captures a fleeting moment and an emotion… something that even our memory cannot do as effectively. Thus the past...
The Making of Durga Idols During Devi Paksha
Durga Puja is no longer something that excites only one community nor is the celebration limited to a few regions… the fervour is the same all over the country. Delhi now probably has more than a thousand puja pandals. But this post isn’t about the pandals… it is about the making of Durga idols and...
Expressions of love
Expressions of love A few more rhyming lines that I scribbled today… [1] Our togetherness keeps evil out And about this there is no doubt! [2] I am you and you are me And ‘us’ is what others see. [3] You are the idea and words I blog I, therefore, write sans mist or fog....
