1 year ago

Spice of Life: Look for art that makes you better, not bitter

Art is not art if it does not stimulate an emotion within you. Why does a ‘Sam Bahadur’ fail whereas an ‘Animal’ is breaking all records?, asks Nazam Riar. Recently, a couple of Bollywood movies that I watched left me with a string of ‘Whys’ -- Why are most people no longer interested in reading philosophers like Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, Plato, Chanakya, or Confucius? Leo Tolstoy believed ‘Art must destroy violence, only art can do that.’ Are we a society which has turned distorted or are we living in dystopia that we seek pleasures rather than a purpose out of life? I am reminded of BR Ambedkar’s message: “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts, and the cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.” Fortunately, movies like ‘Twelfth Fail’ bring a ray of hope as it portrays an inspiring story of a young man fighting all odds to become an IPS officer.

Hindustan Times
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