Our modern world is built on efficiency, sameness, routine; it demeans the world of feeling-our-feelings as too great a price to pay. Art builds a world where this expenditure must be made
Swaati my first reaction while reading this was a chuckle. How beautifully and yet, humorously, you have described the tapasya that learning of any art is. The force of emotions can be immense. But to harness them within a discipline: you have made it come alive for the reader. Already looking forward to your next piece 🙏
I am glad you felt my amusement too :) I guess the things I found deeply troubling earlier are now sweet and amusing to me -- that is the magic of time, which is also that unseen factor (along with discipline) that helps us ease into emotions and art. In a world where things are meant to change so fast, I am grateful that I have classical dance, which lets me stay with one thing for a long, long time. Thankyou for reading!
Catharsis as high maintenance and the opposite of productivity! Whatta notion!! And yes, so many believe that and so few enjoy the raging elephants within 😍
Also, so nice to have a poetic, slanting view of life, not perfectly dry and frontal!
I have itched to dance all my life and whenever i have found the courage and abandon to do so, cherished it. Your letter is a lovely reminder to feel more.
Kyaa baaat!!! I was all set to copy paste my favourite lines but kuch zyada hi ho gaye. Bohot sundar. I can't wait to make "the expenditure" alongside you, in my own ways. A big hug to the rondumal too. I wish you write more about each of the nine, and how you dance them.
So good to read you again, Swaati. This is an essay to come back to on days when our mind starts telling us to get quick results and do things efficiently and fast.
Swaati my first reaction while reading this was a chuckle. How beautifully and yet, humorously, you have described the tapasya that learning of any art is. The force of emotions can be immense. But to harness them within a discipline: you have made it come alive for the reader. Already looking forward to your next piece 🙏
I am glad you felt my amusement too :) I guess the things I found deeply troubling earlier are now sweet and amusing to me -- that is the magic of time, which is also that unseen factor (along with discipline) that helps us ease into emotions and art. In a world where things are meant to change so fast, I am grateful that I have classical dance, which lets me stay with one thing for a long, long time. Thankyou for reading!
Totally agree with you Swaati.
Catharsis as high maintenance and the opposite of productivity! Whatta notion!! And yes, so many believe that and so few enjoy the raging elephants within 😍
Also, so nice to have a poetic, slanting view of life, not perfectly dry and frontal!
The raging elephants will tame us all, eventually :) I love your "poetic, slanting view of life"!
I have itched to dance all my life and whenever i have found the courage and abandon to do so, cherished it. Your letter is a lovely reminder to feel more.
Thankyou for your heartful comment, and for dancing and cherishing it. Keep flowing :)
Kyaa baaat!!! I was all set to copy paste my favourite lines but kuch zyada hi ho gaye. Bohot sundar. I can't wait to make "the expenditure" alongside you, in my own ways. A big hug to the rondumal too. I wish you write more about each of the nine, and how you dance them.
Thankyou! (especially from Rondumal). I am sure you will make the expenditures worth it in your own ways, Raju, I have no doubt about that :)
I do intend to explore the Navrasa, but in some news ways over the course of a few essays -- trying not to go the usual listicle way :)
So good to read you again, Swaati. This is an essay to come back to on days when our mind starts telling us to get quick results and do things efficiently and fast.
Thankyou for reading with heart, Tanya. I feel the need to return to this essay too, just to remind myself --- this is the path I need to stay on :)