Archipelago of Art

Art by: Prerna Anand (Idea- Original) We live in the second decade of the 21st century, a century that is intuitively believed to be an Indian century shaped and guided by its accomplishment. What makes India unique in its diversity, is the mixed nature of language, religion, culture, etc. Though with development and infrastructure there is an increase in employment, living standards, and personal growth rate; where still our society or country as a whole lag behind is in the education system. Especially for the people belonging to rural areas, where there is a lack of awareness, domination of the patriarchal society, child labor, and marginalization of women.   It is a society which is rebellious in nature, rejects the inclination of one basic truth implemented by forerunners. Society that seems to be very well influenced by the 'Fission Chain Reaction'(a chain of reaction triggered by an initial reaction). It renounces the inherent flaws of attempting to create simple answer...

Artist: Prerna Anand (Idea-Original)  There is that small streak of steel within each child. That thing that says "I am," and forms the core of personality. In the second year, the bone hardens and the child stands upright, skull wide and solid, a helmet protecting the softness within. And "I am" grows, too. Looking at them, you can almost see it, sturdy as heartwood, glowing through the translucent flesh. The bones of the face emerge at six, and the soul within is fixed at seven. The process of encapsulation goes on, to reach its peak in the glossy shell of adolescence, when all softness then is hidden under the nacreous layers of the multiple new personalities that teenagers try on to guard themselves. In the next years, the hardening spreads from the center, as one finds and fixes the facets of the soul, until "I am" is set, delicate and detailed as an insect in amber.” ―  Diana Gabaldon,  Dragonfly in Amber