#43 - A meditation on love, work and time and is art even work?
In this episode, I read a couple of different pieces - excerpts from an essay by Zadie Smith called "Something to do" and a nazm by Faiz Ahmed Faiz called "Kuch ishq kiya, kuch kaam kiya". This is a rather unique episode and a unique pairing. But both of these pieces came to me this week and I couldn't help but connect the dots. It is an experimental episode, one I hope you will like. It is an attempt to understand the significance of time, what constitutes a good definition for work and what does Love have anything to do with either. I doubt you haven't asked these questions of yourself at some point in time. Here's an attempt at stringing together some answers from the stellar artists featured today! The poem I read can be accessed here - https://www.rekhta.org/nazms/kuchh-ishq-kiyaa-kuchh-kaam-kiyaa-kuchh-ishq-kiyaa-kuchh-kaam-kiyaa-faiz-ahmad-faiz-nazms And the Zadie Smith essay excerpts are from - https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/13/zadie-smith-intimations-something-to-do/ The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @one_third_above on Instagram @maikeya on Twitter Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or copies of books I possess. The commentary is all my own.