For those of us who read and write about topical issues on a regular basis, the two recurring problems are the lack of different things to read and write about.
When I sit with my computer and think about what to write, I rarely come up with something novel. Even if the idea is not novel, the execution should be. But I rarely come up with either. I wonder how many of you feel the same way…
Therefore, I think that unless future writers are innovative and intelligent, writing, and hence reading, will lose their importance. How many stories have we read on the issue of reservations, for example? How many gave you any new angle to the debate? I remember reading one by Amit Sen Gupta three months ago that had new ideas about why reservations should exist. But other than that I just skim through the articles on reservations because all are repetitive.
Similarly, many issues today are done to death and hence our worldview is limited to only these issues. Only a few people can think about new, creative ideas to express. This is true of all forms of expression/communication. We see similar films, similar TV programmes and similar plays.
Moreover, people believe in either speaking for or against the given issue, few see the grayer shades of the picture. So if you read blogs regularly you will find that there are thousand different people saying the same things in the same boring manner. Perhaps even I am one of them sometimes. If you read a few of the previous posts on this blog you will know what I mean. I sometimes wonder why we insist on limiting our writing to the set framework of ideas and execution? I have no convincing answers. I tried for a long time to write about things differently or about different things. But it is an effort to do so.
Have you experienced the feeling of happiness when you read a novel piece of writng? It is truly fulfilling. I genuinely hope that there will be a time when we get to read more of them.
I believe that human capability is immense.
Raksha Kumar
5 comments:
Ya...I guess all writers have this phase sometime or the other...at least I do...wen I sit to write and nothing comes up...but there are also times wen u just cant stop writing...creativity still exists but it needs space n i guess in this lifestyle of ours we hardly give time to it...
BTW, can u pls share from where u read the article of Amit Sengupta?
Eventually it boils down to personal experiences, so unless imagination expands to include unchartered turf perspectives do not change.
i have an interesting topic to discuss can u jus help me on this one "do you think that gandhi's central principle of non violence is relevent today"if yes/no how
Hi! Interesting blog. However, I hope it wouldn't be impertinent to suggest that you are sometimes a little 'points-oriented' (firstly , secondly....like that, you know...). You may be trying to get your facts and reasoning right, I agree. Nevertheless, it might appeal more to a casual reader like me if you pruned it off your style.
And yeah, creativity has no bounds.
Yes, human capacity is immense. And imagination has not died out. Out of 10 movies every year there are at least 3 that you enjoy, because they are different. They offer nothing new , just that they are treated differently. In a way that already existed but perhaps with a different score or a little twist here or there, the entire picture turns upside down.
I'm faced with this everyday. Every line I write for an ad or every radio script has to be different. Everything has been said and done. My imagination lies in how differently I can show something that everyone already knows everything about... That is where my creativity lies and that is what makes an ad stand out in the huge heap.
Many people have written about this topic but you have made it different because you have written what you feel about it. You have mentioned what you found refreshing. Perception. That is what makes it new and different.
Phew...that was long! And my boss saw me typing it out and was smirking...
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