Spice of Life | Enduring power of print in digital age

Aastha Bagga Newspapers for my home have always served as a quintessential repository of information, functioning as a vital conduit for disseminating news, as per everyone’s liking, diverging spheres, be it political, cultural, sports or even entertainment, something for every member of the house; of varied age and preferences. My father would go on to recapitulate his method of browsing through the newspaper, that started with the headlines to get an overview of the crucial stories, moving to subheadings to identify topics of interest, critically examining them, going over them section by section, and sometimes making notes of new words that he would casually drop amid a conversation. Newspapers for my home have always served as a quintessential repository of information, functioning as a vital conduit for disseminating news, as per everyone’s liking, diverging spheres, be it political, cultural, sports or even entertainment, something for every member of the house; of varied age and preferences. From packaging delicate crockery in old newspapers, to making paper boats on rainy days, he taught me numerous ways to use old newspapers by making papier-mache art, collages, and even creative gift wrapping.