The Cow is Sacred – Full stop

Cow is sacred. If you are an ardent Hindu, you worship her; even use its picture as your political symbol. If you are an artist paint her, everyone shall clap for you hale you as a successful artist. This is how it is done in India.

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I walk on this planet,
looking looking
wondering, wondering
being amazed
at the beauty around.

At a friends house in Amritsar, I was sitting in front of the computer, it was the last day to write and send my regular page for ‘Universal Colours’.

I was struggling to find the hook to hang may thoughts together; Roopa walks in with a big smile and pair of bright eyes, eyes those exude the delight of being alive.

Curiosity – First Step to Creativity

We human beings are born as curious animals. The first thing children do is to observe and explore their surroundings; based upon these observations they form images and ideas to make sense of their surroundings.

Once children know what is around them, they start to imagine the things those are not within their visual field, taking cues from sounds and other indirect perceptions. A child’s ability to imagine/dream things those are beyond their direct experience is the first step towards creativity.

During the 80s, Panjab, my homeland went through a difficult period. Indira Gandhi government created a Sikh separatist leader in the Panjab, as result a lot of young Sikh joined this separatist movement.

At one time on this planet, there were only fish, animals, birds and insects, and one of the animals looked like humans, yet they were not different from the other animals. They were all fighting and killing and eating one another and that made God very unhappy.

In 1985, I was invited to take part in St Louis Arts Festival. During my stay with two local artists, one of them very kindly arranged an appointment with a director of gallery, where he was showing.