It has now become difficult to be a somewhat well-known citizen in India and be critical of the government. The government’s crackdown on critique is becoming more and more suffocating, vice-like. I often wonder what this means for us, political citizens, who work as activists or work as professionals in the third sector. The questions I frequently have are: How can one engage with the system if the system retaliates even at the slightest of provocations?...
I have always been attracted to the wise, old mentor archetype in fiction. I have wanted to be that archetype ever since I can remember. As I grow older, I find myself getting a little wiser but it never feels enough. In fact I feel like a mess all the time. My mental health issues keep showing up when I least expect them to and I make the same mistakes over and over again....
You will be alone, at least in the beginning. The beginning will last for a long time. Doing too much at once will burn you out. You will have to do everything in the beginning (refer to points 1 & 2). Your vision will set you free. Your vision will be a burden. You will love your project. You will hate your project. You will wish you never began. You do this if you are in for the process....