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“Chicken Soup for the Soul of Creative Artistes”
And the ‘dreative arts may include poets, novelists, story writers, painters, sculptors, and even film makers. The pleasure and pain of creative arts has a common thread.
Regards,

Surjit Uncle

sometimes ‘seedhi ungli se ghee nahi nikalta’

maybe its time for a passionate writer to get a publishing house of her own.

these things take time.. but maybe the dream is not entirely unachievable.

but u r right about one thing.. money or no money.. i am here for the love of words and for the ‘high’ that i get when i complete my work.

aarti.

Early in life I realized that there is very little money in writing. When we were young, Guru Dutt made a movie, “Pyasa” which was based on the life of Sahir Ludhianvi. It showed how the poet was exploited by the world. In later life, I have seen that in India, there is no fair method of getting rich.

Despite that, I spend long hours on the keyboard. And I have no regrets for that. Every once in a while, I get a mail or message that tells me that my effort has not gone waste.

I am sanguine that Aarti will continue to be in the ‘world of words!’

Surjit Uncle

that was brilliant!

had such a laugh.. but then i realised that i too am a writer and then i cried !! hahaa!

thank you for sharing
aarti