UNSUPERVISED Thoughts #4

Sometimes I wished I was writing fiction; but my metaphorical voyage through an unseen (but deeply felt) history and an impregnable future has been absolutely powerful and intense. 
It has been a refreshing effort in combining an analytical eye, a nostalgic observance, and an imaginative viewpoint to form a comprehensive understanding of our politics, societies, cultures, religions and our artistic endeavors as the human species.

UNSUPERVISED Thoughts #1

Any kind of ‘creation’ is a very solitudinal activity, and dealing with words more so (as my personal experience has been). Yet the whole process of writing UNSUPERVISED’ felt like I was in the midst of a thick crowd - a crowd that seamlessly melted in and out of the various time periods and spaces simultaneously, taking me on a journey hitherto unknown. 
Non fiction has its own set of challenges to tackle - ‘who and what has decided history as we know it and how and why should I trust it ?’ being one of the main ones in this particular collection. But the solution revealed itself to me during the process and the words found a solid ground; and I couldn’t have been more eager to share it with all of you.

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Global coherence

Mutual exclusivity is a myth grown stale. 

The inter - connections within ourselves and with others is morphing slowly (but insistently) into a singular vision. 

And how glorious is its reflection on our lives! There is a blend of color, a blend of thought, a blend of voice textures. 

It isn't without any opposition, of course, but in a way this opposition does carry forward the path to coherence. When it brings up a 'why', there is no choice but to answer it. When it brings up a 'why not', there is no choice but to gloriously achieve it.

Just to make my own post more coherent, yes I am talking about the globalization of the world in all aspects and the globalization of our own identities. No matter where we are or who we are, we cannot (and we need not) claim a monotony over our names and cultures and races anymore. And yet its representation - whether it is in the arts or in entertainment or in sports or in politics - is something that is still being resisted. Everyday local scenes at schools or grocery stores seem largely open and uncomplicated - common people are really not bothered much about these infidelities. It is only on the higher platforms that the police pop in with their moral duties, which seems ridiculous considering they are supposed to be the 'higher' platforms.

"What can be done?" is a question which has to be answered on a personal level by everyone, and that will automatically lead to a melting pot of resolutions.There are policies and amendments abound everywhere, yet the fight for more representation of women continues; more representation of all races continues; more representation of all skin colors continues; more representation of all orientations of all types continues.

Sometimes it is worth pondering if our sensitivity to all these factors - of gender, skin, nationality etc speaks of our awareness (because we are aware and 'sensitive' about it) or if it is a curse in disguise because we STILL take these outward factors into consideration. 

Awareness is one thing, differentiation and marginalization based on that awareness is quite another.

And so the fight still continues, in this era and this age, and THAT is kind of absurd and unacceptable.

Or is it?

Image - Radhika Prabhu

'Untitled', Mixed Media on paper, 2014

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