Indian Newslink July 1 2018 Digital Edition

JULY 1, 2018
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Young minds should have unbridled expression of thought
Praneeta
Kochhar
Once you can express
yourself, you
can tell the world
what you want
from it. All the changes in
the world, for good or evil,
were first brought about by
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At the beginning of life,
every child has an inherent
gift of expression.
There are expressions of
hunger, sleep, love, joy and
fear.
Nature has blessed humans
and animals alike
with this gift, but we humans
have been blessed the
most as we were given the
power of words, and our in-
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Freedom of expression would not leave a child behind-A
narrative picture by Ashok Kochhar
tellect has developed many new innovative
ways and expanded this art of expressing
our thoughts.
Humans and Artforms
Humans have devised many artforms, and
as it is said, Art is nothing but an expression
of self. An artist/e is hence someone who
has mastered the art of conveying his/her
thoughts in the most beautiful ways possible.
A poet can make your intangible feelings
come to life while a child’s innocent laughter
can make you feel the purity of the entire
universe in an instant.
The Nine Emotions
In all Indian schools of Art, we recognise
the nine emotions, or the ‘nav rasa’ which literally
translates as the nine essences of life.
The nine emotions are love, joy, wonder,
courage, peace, sadness, anger, fear and disgust.
All these emotions and their expressions
thereof gives rise to art of all kinds.
Most of the Eastern schools of Philosophy
believed that it is only through free expression
that society and humanity as a whole
can thrive and achieve greater stability and
growth.
It holds true for every civilisation that has
flourished and has been successful as they all
had art and music at the core of their social
structure, and these societies encouraged artists
to reach the pinnacle
of creativity, which even
to present day provides inspiration
to many.
Declining Creativity
However, we are currently
witnessing a world
that teaches its young
ones to control their
thoughts and puts restrictions
on their expressions
and the result is that
we have lesser artists, artistes,
writers and philosophers
and more bankers
and technicians.
While we are developing
one part of their personality
and intellect (the
analytical side), we are
not paying enough attention
to developing the
emotional and creative
side of their being.
If we need lesser chaos
in the Universe, we need
to start with these young
minds.
We need to calm the
storms of discontent and
provide them a medium
to freely speak up
about their thoughts and
dreams, their fears and
joys.
Only then can we truly
evolve to being better
humans.
We need all the arts to
flourish and start acreative
dialogue across all
genres to bring about a
change in the very way we think and
live. Only then would the peace flow
from within and surround the world
around us.
We need to laugh, play and be childlike
and express all our thoughts and
only then will we be true to ourselves.
We need to unlearn many things that
hold us back and focus on living in the
moment and paint the canvas of life
with Art- The Art of Living Life.
Praneeta Kochhar is a graduate (BA)
in Philosophy. She defines herself as
a ‘Student of life’ and tries to find a
fresh perspective in everyday life experiences.
Creative Writing is among
her best attributes.
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