“He (the artist) ought to have ‘these powerful organs of expression’ – colour and chiaroscuro – entirely at his command, that he may use them in every possible form, as well as that he may do with the most perfect freedom…” - John Constable As an artist of a kind – a writer in advertising –… Continue reading Of Chiaroscuro and the Myths we Live by
“…Imagine all the people, living life in peace You may say I’m a dreamerBut I’m not the only oneI hope someday you’ll join usAnd the world will live as one…”-John Lennon More than four decades after John Lennon wrote his lyrical dream of a world in the future, we are closer to achieving his dream.… Continue reading Are we ready for a Goodtopia?
In a world racked by conflicts, disruption and polarization, the book that I have just finished reading couldn’t have been more timely. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a magisterial work that takes in not decades, not centuries, but millennia in its grand sweep of history. To say that it is simply the history of… Continue reading What the world needs is a Pax Humana
I am Geeta Sundaram, writing from Goa, India, a lovely coastal region away from the hustle and bustle of big cities. I live here with my elderly parents and am a freelancer in advertising and brand communications. When I am not working, I am usually reading. And this gives me enough time and space to… Continue reading Views from my peripatetic perch
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Peripatetic Perch 