March 1st the world civil defence day. It was created in 1972  to commemorate the acceptance  of ICDO (International Civil Defence Organization)constitution as an intergovernmental organization. The basic purpose of is however Bringing to the attention of the world public the importance of civil protection, and raising the awareness when it comes to prevention and …
Musing on Museums
May 18th is the International Museums Day. It is a day created to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of the society. Museums have been around since 3rd century BC, and the first ever one was at the University of Alexandria. Then came the European custom of family owned museum which …
Unblocking the Writers Block
Was the last bit we dealt with in the Himalayan writing retreat. For me it was the weakest of the session. The resource person could have respected our time and intellect a little... this is my personal opinion and need not be generic. A writers block is a condition were where one is unable to …
Write Rituals
Writing is tasting life twice, once when you experience it, and second time when you write the experience. The best way to write your story is to just start writing. Some interesting writing practices shared by Chetan Mahajan and other writers. Endeavour to get into flow researchers suggest comes from being intrinsically motivated, one has …
Setting My story
Setting is the time, place and situation in which the story occurs. Description is the material and words devoted to fleshing out that time and place. This provides the physical context and reality for the story. Setting is not ornamental it is integral nothing happens at nowhere. This is something I learnt at the advanced …
Transmitting on World Radio Day
March 26th 2012 Plinky Prompts had asked us do people still listen to radio and my here is my musing on broadcasting. Today is the 7th edition of the world the theme is Radio and sports. All radio stations, regulatory bodies and related organizations are invited to celebrate the radio and its contribution, to democratic …