Crossculturalcapers

WHAT I KNOW ABOUT LIVING MY KIND OF LIFE Perspectives By Indrani Ganguly Prologue Thoughts from two cultures ‘What thing I am I do not know I wander secluded, burdened by my mind When the first-born of truth has come to me I receive in that self-same Word.’ Rig Veda 1.164.37  ‘The most fascinating thing about origami, compared to other arts, is that it is always about a singular piece of paper.  It isn’t added to or taken away from.  What’s more is the ultimate challenge of origami being the continued pursuit of the infinite possibilities of what one flat square can become.’   Brent Lambert 2010   People are like the piece of paper. Life is like the Japanese art of origami that continually defines what that piece of paper can become. How would I sum up my journey through life? Recently I came across a very int...

Exciting new book being launched at  https://avidreader.com.au/events/indrani-ganguly-the-rose-and-the-thorn    Review from Mrs Archana Singh, Hon Consul of India I t has been a riveting read and I could not help but feel totally swept  away by the helter skelter of events in the personal lives of Mukti and  Lila, the identical twins; as well as by the currents of historical and social change in India. 'Roses are like life- they sweeten the air and our lives but they could not survive without the thorns to protect them'. I think this statement epitomises the relationship shared by the two sisters who are catapulted into an unknown world outside their protected and domesticated environment. What really inspired and resonated with me in the book was the role of “ordinary women” highlighted by the author in helping to shape India's modern day destiny as well as the social transformation that has come about as a result of their efforts- be it in...