Ink Drift - July

Aishwarya Ashok
Issue 12 - Fear
future publications? Is there
any way for our readers to be a
part of your next initiative?
Aishwarya: We, at the Project Management
team of “Poignant Painters”
are keen to move forward and help
our fellow amateurs to publish their
works, just as we did. Our next venture
would be a Hindi poetry anthology,
and work is in progress to bring
bright and creative minds aboard.
We have started receiving a number
of submissions (through Quora) and
soon the screening process would be
carried out to select the best works.
Editor: Do you read much and
who’s your favourite author/
poet? (if any)
Aishwarya: If you don’t find me meddling
with pen, brushes, and paint,
you can find me reading. Books were
my companions, right from childhood.
Give me a book, and I’ll be
extremely glad with it. Since poetry
has been my sole discussion, my favourite
poet is William Wordsworth.
The way he describes nature and
adds beauty to words is simply amazing.
As an author, I really like Ruskin
Bond’s works. He’s another person
who can make scenes waltz in front
of your eyes through words.
Editor: What’s your favourite
quote?
Aishwarya: I have a couple of favourite
quotes. Here’s one by Rumi
– You’re not a drop in the ocean.
You’re the entire ocean in a drop.
Editor: Which famous person,
living or dead would you like to
meet and why?
Aishwarya: If you’d ask me this, I’ll
have a long list to show. With interests
in different fields, I have a desire to
meet a number of famous people. To
pick one from the list is a herculean
task. A few of them are no longer with
us in this world, so going by the people
who’re living, I’d pick Ruskin Bond. I
will surely love to talk to him to know
how he weaves magic with his words
and portrays nature so beautifully.
Editor: Is there anything else you
would like to add that I haven’t
included?
Aishwarya: Yes, here’s some more information
about my book ‘Whistling
Silence’. Our book is creation of people
from different cultural backgrounds, of
different age groups (16-62), who started
as strangers and slowly turned into
a family. We wanted our initiative to be
completely social and worthy. That’s
the reason we decided to contribute the
profit we get from the sales of the book
to the Indian Army. They are our true
heroes and this is a small contribution
from our side to glorify them.
Editor: Thank you for your valuable
time Ms. Ashok.
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