Air of Silence
I am at a loss of words, but wish to fill my air of silence with love that I continue to share with departed ones. Ever since I lost both parents, leading life has been comparable to climbing a mountain that is hit by waves of an ocean – an ocean of mysterious grief that allows quest and carving rare and unique paths. All I have to do is keep ‘climbing’ and ‘carving’ those paths that my mother and father envisioned along with me. I learnt immense will power to do so till the last day of my father’s breath on February 6. It may appear that there is an air...
Read MoreA PhD on Celebrity Culture – Why Western Australia?
Dear Readers, Recently, I have been inundated with a lot of good wishes for having received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Media and Information from Curtin University in Perth, Australia. I am incredibly grateful for the extensive love, inspiration, and support that I received during my journey there. I will always remember the enlightened presence of the blessed individuals that came my way during that time. When I began my studies at Curtin University, I believed that I was going for the highest education possible. In fact, I learned immensely from my critical cultural studies on...
Read MoreCelebrating Life with Grief – The Talent of Deep Living
In his seminal work Stars, Richard Dyer appropriately argues that “talent is historically and culturally specific. Even if one simply meant talent as skill, one would have to ask, skill at what?” Stephen Jenkinson’s words on loving and living with grief are probably the least mentioned skills in celebrity culture. Yet, many heroic public personalities and fellow human beings achieve deep living and celebrate life through the wisdom of death that Jenkinson shares. I received Jenkinson’s knowledge of ‘Orphan Wisdom’ during my latest writing retreat near Kawartha Lakes in Ontario, Canada. ...
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