Wednesday, 11 December 2019

Job vacancies for Head- Communication

Prof Mrinal Chatterjee  has forwarded the following: 

SAMS is helping Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha recruit Head- Communications based Pune, Maharashtra.
The Bajaj Group of companies have a strong CSR commitment, guided by the vision and philosophy of its Founder, the late Shri Jamnalal Bajaj. All CSR activities of the Bajaj Group are coordinated and undertaken through the Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha (JBGVS), the apex society and non-profit organisation of the group, established in 1987 and named after the late Padma Vibhushan Shrimati Jankidevi Bajaj.
JBGVS works single-mindedly towards bridging the divide between urban and rural India, through integrated rural development interventions, designed with a view to ensuring achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. JBGVS interventions focus on five major areas, that include, Education, Healthcare, Environment, Economic Development and Social Development.
Reporting to the CEO, JBGVS, the Head- Communication (HC) shall be responsible for managing the corporate communication function, encompassing donors, program partners and internal and external stakeholders using multiple media and channels, including social media. S/he shall support JBGVS senior management in ensuring effective communication, as well as institutionalizing key learnings for continuous process improvement and innovation.
Applicants must be graduates with a Masters’ or PG Degree/ Diploma in Mass Communications, or Communications, or Journalism, or Public Relations, or Social Sciences, or relevant discipline, preferably from a top-tier institute with minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in formulating and managing communication and media relations strategies, for a wide range of audiences, with bilateral/ multilateral/ non-profit/ CSR organizations.
Kindly scroll below to see the detailed job description and qualification and experience specs for the position, which may also be viewed at
https://www.sams.co.in/JobDescription.php?ID=189&Ref=HC-JBGVS
Gross compensation for the position is Rs. 12 lacs per annum. Please note that the offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience and salary history.
We shall be extremely grateful if you could circulate this vacancy announcement to friends/ colleagues whom you believe to be qualified and interested in the post.
Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply using the link https://recruitment.samshrm.com/Jobs/JBGVS by or before December 19, 2019.

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Newseum shutting down: A loss in the world of print media


Ahana Appiah
A student of Print Mediaahana.
appiah@flame.edu.in
 
FLAME University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

https://www.flame.edu.in/























The Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC (https://www.newseum.org/) is set to close by the end of 2019 on December 31st after almost 11 years and over 10 million visitors. Having been struggling financially for years due to unsustainable maintenance costs, creator and primary funder, The Freedom Forum announced its closure. The building has been sold to Johns Hopkins University for $372.5 million to be used for their graduate programs.

Print media practitioners, journalism teachers, and students across the world visit the website to have a glimpse at the front pages of over 800 newspapers in the world. The newspapers, including those from India, offer the front pages to this site every day.
What TripAdvisor reviews describe as “a must-see” and “well worth the time”, the Newseum, with its mission to champion the five freedoms of the First Amendment is a comprehensive display of the importance of a free and fair press and its vast reach. A historical landmark for print media, it highlights where journalism has been, where it is and where I will be in the future.

After it closes, the museum plans to store all artefacts in a state-of-the-art support centre. The collection will continue to be loaned for educational programs, public events, digital initiatives, etc., and the important work will be continued through digital outreach and web-based programs across the world. While the Freedom Forum is searching for a new home in the area, it’s closing coincides with an overall decrease in funding in the news industry. Now, a common worry is that if a replacement does come in, it may not be as neutral as the Newseum.

As the deadline approaches, its place in the world of print media must not be forgotten. The museum served as inspiration for young students to take up and continue their path in journalism, creating awareness about the power of the media. People don’t realise newspapers can be used for so much good and that they literally act as the first rough draft of history - the Newseum simply served as both, evidence and a reminder of the fact. With its closing, print media says goodbye to one of the premier institutions that highlighted it’s need and role as an agent of truth and change.

(Ahana Appiah is a student of print media in my class. She, along with others, attended the class yesterday where I introduced them to the website. I do this every year to let them have a glimpse of interesting front page designs of newspapers in different languages in different countries. Kiran Thakur.)
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Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Call for papers; Streaming Culture: Access. Play. Binge.

* LET YOUR 
GHT SHIA 
SHIN
JYOTI NIVAS COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS 
Bengaluru - 560095 
Centre for Media Studies 
presents 
Mediation 2019 Fifth edition of the national media symposium 
27 November 
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Extension of Dates 
Stream. Binge-Watch. And then, stream some more. That's media in the age of non-stop Internet and unlimited content. We are living in an age where media content is available on several platforms, all-day-round and on-the-go. In fact, spoilt for choice seems like an understatement when it comes to the diversity of media content which is streamed into people's lives, these days. Streaming and viewing have become a cultural phenomenon of its own: a living, thriving, all-encompassing microcosm that not just reflects, but also shapes and moulds every aspect of our lives. From changing the way the world watches and listens-in isolation on individual devices, to providing access to boundless content from across the world; to introducing new genre of content, newer perspectives of the world-streaming has indeed become worldview-changing culture. Nowadays, users watch content that they pay for, more actively than the content they get for free while the whole process of streaming has integrated the accessibility of information into the economy, at both local and global levels, with free, paid and premium services. Streaming has thus shaped several facets of our collective life from pop culture to media accessibility while giving rise to debates and deliberations on so many related areas. At Mediatron 2019, let us delve into the larger discourse of streaming, and explore all its possibilities contributing to the bigger picture of Internet culture. 
email Id: mediatronjnc@gmail.com Ca
ll for Papers 
The Centre for Media Studies, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bengaluru invites per presentations from research scholars, academicians, students and professionals from media and allied industries for Mediatron – 2019, a national level media symposium, which is in its fifth edition this year. The papers may be research papers, case studies, conceptual studies or experimental studies. 
Main Theme 
Streaming Culture: Access. Play. Binge. 
Sub-themes 
• Media Accessibility in the age of streaming media: Premium or Freemium 
• Political Economy of Streaming Culture 
• Streaming theft: Issues related to Content Piracy 
• Research Methods on Streaming Media 
• Streaming Media and New Genre of Content 
• Streaming and the human mind 
· Information highway - Copyright Vs. Copy left issues 
• Streaming away censorship? 
• Streaming and Pop culture 
• Media Imperialism and Streaming 
• Streaming: Entertainment overload 
• Uses and Gratification Approach to Streaming 
• Streaming nostalgia: Old shows. New life. 
· Streaming and Alternative reality 
• Sexuality and Sexism in the Streaming world 
• Decentralization of regional content 
• Streaming opinions: As a Public Sphere for Opinion formation and dissemination 
• Inter-connected community of media 
FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE OTHER POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH.  Key Benefits 
Selected papers will be published in a special issue of an online journal with ISSN and DOI number upon review, plagiarism check and payment of additional charges towards publication. 
• A chance to meet and interact with academicians and media professionals 
• Publication of the Book of Abstracts 
• Best Paper Award for Student Category/ Research Scholars and Professionals Category 
Abstract Submission 
Abstracts of 150-200 words (Times New Roman, 12 points) on areas allied to the main theme or the sub-themes need to reach us by 16th September 2019. 
Extension of Dates 
Submission of Abstracts: 30th September, 2019 Acceptance of Abstracts: 7th October, 2019 Full paper submission and PPT: 31st October, 2019 ( With publication) 15th November, 2019 (Without publication) Mail in your abstracts to mediatronjnc@gmaill.com 
Registration Fees 
• For the Paper Presentation: Students - Rs. 50/ 
• For the Paper Presentation: Research Scholars/ Professionals/Corporates - Rs.500/ 
• Nominal additional fee for paper publication in an online journal with ISSN number (additional to the paper presentation charges which are mandatory for paper publication) 
• Accommodation arrangement assistance would be provided to outstation paper presenters. 
About the College 

Jyoti Nivas College, affiliated to the Bangalore University, has been awarded Autonomous Status by the University Grants Commission and has also been recognized as a 'College Of Excellence' by the UGC. Our Institution has been accredited for the third cycle by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.76 on a 4.0 scale with an 'A' Grade valid on 10.3.2012. Since its inception in 1966 the college has been providing balanced, comprehensive education in Arts, Science, Commerce and Management at UG and PG level by fulfilling the highest standards of intellectual excellence, code of ethical values, women empowerment, career advancement and social relevance. 
email Id: mediatronjnc@gmail.com

Sunday, 15 September 2019

Our research guide Raja Pokharapurkar is no more

'Dr. Raja Pokharapurkar no more ...

Its a very sad news ...
Dr Raja Pokharapurkar passed away today afternoon in Pune.

He has played many roles in my life ... From my Guru, Mentor, Advisor to an equally Good Friend...

He was on the NIFF Board of Jury and a very  strong supporter in building up of Nashik International  Film Festival till he was active ...

His coordination with NIFF international guests was remarkable and made them feel  comfortable in our country  ...

NIFF has great memories with Dr Raja Pokharaourkar & will always respect his contribution ...

We all pray  for his soul to Rest In Peace .....

Mukesh G Kanneri
President NIFF
Dadasaheb Phalke Golden Camera Awards Committee &
NIFF Pariwar .'

Communication scholar and media professor Dr Dattatray Khanderao alias Raja Pokharapurkar passed away here on September 11, 2019, after a prolonged illness. He was 74 and is survived by wife, two married daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren.
He was among the few communication scholars who began their careers at the Indian Space Research Organization. in Ahmadabad. They included Binod Agrawal, Arvind Sinha, and Pramod Kale. 
Prof Dr Pokharapurkar was later associated with Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India, , Yeshwantrao Chavan Open University in Nashik and other academic institutes as teachers. He taught at the media schools and supervised doctoral research at the departments of Communication studies and Communication and Journalism in the University of Pune.
Over 40 scholars were benefitted by his guidance and by his willingness to learn new areas and techniques in communication research.
Dr Pokharapurkar was guide for my doctoral research at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Pune. He was only a year senior to me - he was 46 and I 45 when my study began. I had registered for PhD in 1995 when the internet had just arrived in India. He would often admit how awkward he felt because I was a senior newspaper journalist and a visiting professor at the University.Like most of our contemporaries in journalism and in academics, he did not know how to use a computer. He was new to online journalism and would admit his ignorance. In good humour, we used to reassure each other: I (Thakur) know nothing about communication research. You (Dr Pokharapurkar) know nothing about computer and internet.  Let us overcome each other’s deficiencies. Gradually, together we did that. 
That is the story behind India’s first doctoral study on online journalism!
Later, he mastered online communication research and lectured in almost every media departments in Maharashtra. He was unwell for the last four/five years of his life. Yet he travelled from Pune to so many departments in the state and won the hearts of his students and of his research scholars.
His family told me now how he wished to see the three remaining doctoral scholars getting their PhD degrees. His 40 scholars were already awarded their degrees when he breathed his last on September 11.

Saturday, 20 July 2019

Record of Column Writing


Moreshwar Bhalchandra Joshi’s column
 
published uninterruptedly for 750 days, and continuing



Pune-based senior journalist Moreshwar Bhalchandra Joshi has created a record of sorts. He is about 74 and has retired as special correspondent of Marathi daily Tarun Bharat years ago. As a freelance journalist, he has been writing a daily column for the last 26 months published by Sandhyanand, a newspaper belonging to the Aaj ka Anand group of newspapers. As of today, his column has appeared 750 times, without fail. (The number of today’s article is 750. It is actually close to 800 as the first 40 articles are not numbered as serial.)

So what is so special about it? It is the topic he covers. He writes only on cows. Are there enough subjects to write every day? Obviously, yes. Otherwise, Managing  Editor Anand Agarwal would not continue his column uninterruptedly and the readers would not continue to read the column. Joshi’s byline at the end of the article carries his email address mbjoshi31@yahoo.com and his mobile number 988177855. His mobile phone does not stop ringing for hours every morning after newspaper copies are delivered every where. The readers speak to him about types of cows the world over, quality of milk, use of gomutra (cow's urine), cow dung, their medicinal properties, increase in crop yield using cow dung manure and gomutra as pesticide and insecticide and so on. He has documented these in his articles. Feedback from his readers offers him new insights for his articles because many of them are Ayurved practitioners who have tried these for medicines and for inputs for farming.
His column in the Sandhyanad is a dialogue with farmers in Maharashtra. He took up this subject when he realised that the farmers use chemical fertilizers spending Rs 20.000 to 40,000  per acre for sugarcane and such other cash crops and less for dry farming or semi-dry farming. Thus, almost every village spends Rs two crores to Rs four crores per year for this harmful farming. As against this, the use of desi cow dung and gomutra has been proven to be a healthy way of producing crops and at negligible cost.
Moreshwar has taken up the cause of spreading the message of using the manure prepared as follows: Use ten kilos of cow dung  (of Indian desi cow, internationally called Zebu) for a one-acre farm. Add half a kilo of honey and a quarter of kilo of zebu ghee in it. Put these three elements in one hundred litres of water and spray it on one-acre crop field after the sowing and the crop has just come up. He explains that this mixture is known as amrutpani. The farmer should repeat the same dose every two months to cash crop is like sugarcane. There are other two or three requirements for such cultivation.  

Farmers of one hundred villages have followed Moreshwar Joshi’s Sandhyanand column in, there are where this type of cultivation is done on large scale using amrutpani. Almost not a single village is left in the area where this method is not practised.

He has written almost one thousand articles on zebu cow. Of these, two hundred articles are of 1000 to 2000 words besides these and 800 articles of 250 to 300 words. His experience is that the farmers find smaller articles are easy to read.
Moreshwar, a village boy from Masur in Satara district, was my classmate at the Department of Communication and Journalism, the University of Pune which we joined on July 15 in 1969. We became journalists in Pune thereafter, and have been next-door neighbours for the last four decades. Yet I was not aware that he has become such an authority on cow till he was felicitated by the Vasantrao Naik Krushi Sanshodhan Pratishthan carrying a cash award of Rs 21,000 and a citation for his documentation and journalistic writing on the cow.
Very modestly he gives credit for his newfound readership to Anand Agarwal who has asked him to limit his column to about 250 to 300 words plus a photograph. This has led to ever-increasing fan following for Moreshwar. The Managing Editor is obviously right as proved by the ABC-certified circulation figure of  2,78,839. Such a high sale is significant because the cover price is Rs seven per copy, the highest among the dailies in Pune.



--
Kiran Thakur
20.07.2010

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

A School Student Reviews Newspaper English

I am extremely happy that a young reader has used such nice words about my the book Newspaper English.’  I am more delighted to know that this reader is a grade 7 student from a Pune school.

My compliments to him, Vihang Vidwans, his parents and his school teachers. I have not come across such a young student who reads a book on Writing Plain and Clear, and Simple! 

Book Review: NEWSPAPER ENGLISH

Vihang Wrote:

Certainly ‘Newspaper English’ is the right book, coming at the right time, and in the right place. The book tackles the issue of lack of simple English in newspapers.

Prof. Thakur also examines the related issues of long leads, use of passive voice and the use of journalism clichés.

He investigates the problem by presenting infallible evidence by means of the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid grade-level tests.

The chain of reasoning provided in this book is compatible with the highest modern standards of rigour. The text is also a useful guide for teachers and students.

The methods used in this book are easy-to-use and simple. 

It is this reviewer’s personal opinion that the ‘Rule of Thumb’ should be widely popularised.

All in all, the book proves to be a delightful counterpoint between infallible proofs and simple remedies to the issues found, not to mention the unique coda formed by the appendices.

-Vihang Vidwans, Grade 7,
Dr Kalmadi Shamarao High School, Ganesh Nagar, Pune.

Thursday, 4 July 2019

Newspaper English: reviewed by Dr Uma Shankar Pandey,


Newspaper English by Prof Dr Kiran Thakur

‘Global Media Journal, Indian Edition Volume 11, Issue 1, June 2019
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal’

Book published by Vishwakarma Publications, Pune 2019
Price Rs 225; Pages – 172 (Available online at Amazon)

Reviewed by Dr Uma Shankar Pandey, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Surendranath College for Women, Kolkata; (mailusp@gmail.com)

Renowned British linguist Roger Fowler once famously described language as ‘not a clear window but a refracting and structuring medium’. There are different ways of saying the same thing; different expressions carry ideological distinctions.
Many popular journalists use specific words and grammatical devices to make some events appear more significant while downplaying the importance of others. Through skilful use of language, it is possible to render certain issues and events more significant to the readers, and at other times to make it appear less significant.
Language forms take on particular meanings in specific contexts. In certain situations, a statement could simply represent a fact while in other circumstances it could even be interpreted as a challenge. Certain texts open up the possibility of interaction with the participants while others impede such participation. Apart from these more sophisticated concerns, it is vital for young journalists and writers to be aware of the more mundane pitfalls of obtuse and turgid writing.
Writing techniques do not get the importance they deserve in most Indian universities and institutions offering media studies. The result is many young writers and journalists are seriously deficient in professional writing skills. Apart from Jyoti Sanyal’s extremely useful book on writing good Indian English, there are very few available Indian texts on writing more readable articles for newspapers. Dr Kiran Thakur drawing on his vast experience as a journalist and researcher has come up with this extremely useful book.
Starting with the well-known 21-point Oxford Guide to Plain English and Robert Gunning’s Ten Principles of Clear Writing, Thakur provides an interesting backdrop to his own passion for writing simple English. As a news agency journalist for many years, he had to write simple so that the English piece could be easily translated by non-English sub-editors into regional languages. Another important parameter was —not to let the intro exceed 25 words.
The first chapter starts off with tips for editing out unnecessary words. The author provides an interesting technique — described as Thakur’s rule of the thumb — to seek out unnecessary words and phrases. If you cover a word or a phrase with your thumb and the sentence still makes sense, the covered word or phrase can be deleted.  
The second chapter provides an accessible introduction to the relative advantages of various readability indices. The Flesch-Kincaid Readability Ease formulae, for example, is useful for writers since it helps decide whether your article will be actually read. The Gunning Fox Index, on the other hand, is used to provide a second opinion in case the Flesch-Kincaid test gives ‘bizarre results’. The SMOG index is valuable since it can be measured without the use of computers. A very useful tip from the author is to use the proofing option in Microsoft Word to calculate the Flesch Reading Ease and the Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, along with the percentage of Passive Sentences used in a piece. Though purists regard this technique as blunt, it nonetheless provides an accessible insight into readability.
Chapter 3 of the book provides interesting insights into the methods adopted to make writing easier to understand. Thakur takes intros from different English newspapers to first demonstrate using the Flesch Reading Ease and the Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, the turgidity in the prose. He then performs basic sub-editing on the intros — removing the redundant words and unnecessary detail and splitting up larger sentences into two or three. This generally improves the readability indices substantially.
As part of Thakur’s research, readers were provided with the two versions of the intros and asked to choose the one they found more readable. In most cases, the readers chose the edited version, which in turn had a higher readability index. In the same chapter, he demonstrates the futility of using more ‘difficult words’.
This demonstration of the existence of obtuse intros in existing newspapers is novel and interesting. It is also a reminder of the need for innovative pedagogies for writing classes in journalism schools. The importance of shorter, simpler, concise and active sentences needs to be demonstrated in the classroom in as many interesting ways as possible. The use of the simple proofing indicators on the word processing software is repeated elsewhere in the book. If students and readers make it a regular habit to check the Flesch Reading Ease and the Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, it will provide them instant feedback about their writing. Though not a conclusive method by any means, it is an important indicator to measure their progress towards better readability.
Chapter 4 of the book discusses the problems with using subsidiary clauses at the beginning of sentences. Using the same techniques described in earlier chapters, the author removes unnecessary subsidiary clauses, from carefully selected articles, and splits the longer sentences into shorter ones. This is followed by turning on the MS Word proofing tools to corroborated higher Flesch Reading Ease and a lower Flesch Kincaid Grade Level for the edited versions. A lower FKGL is always more desirable. If for an article the FKGL is eight, for example, an eighth grader can easily read and decipher the article.
The next chapter of the book illustrates the other common writing pitfalls — the uninformed use of adjectives and adverbs, redundant words, jargons, officialese and clichés.
Rather than providing staid prescriptions on writing, the author skillfully demonstrates the differences in the good and the bad versions and invites the readers to validate the readability indices themselves, with the use of very simple computer proofing tools.
Another welcome technique in the book is the use of current articles from Indian newspapers. This provides a more recognisable context to the readers.
The book is a welcome addition to original books on Indian journalism in recent times. The use of a demonstrable technique for young writers to increase the readability of their articles is an important contribution of the book.

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Thursday, 27 June 2019

हाकारा । hākārā : Appeal for Call 8 (काळं/पांढरं | B/W

Following from Prof Ashutosh Potdar,


Dear Friend,
I am writing to you to announce the open call for our eighth edition, काळं/पांढरं | B/WAs you may know, हाकारा । hākārā is a peer-reviewed bilingual journal of creative expression. With a thematic focus for each issue, the journal is published online in Marathi and English.

Please see the open call for submission in Marathi and English below. For more details on submission guidelines, please visit: 
http://www.hakara.in/hakara-call-8/
A flyer is also attached.
For our latest edition, हद्द / Boundary, please visit: http://hakara.in
I take this opportunity to invite you to contribute to हाकारा । hākārā through your critical writings, research work, artworks, fiction, videos or any other form that you may like to explore.

Also, it would be great if you could help us spread the word by circulating this email among your students, friends and associates.


I look forward to your contribution and support in this endeavour.


Sincerely,

Ashutosh
______________________________________________________________________


|| हाक ८ | काळं/पांढरं ||

काळं/पाढरं म्हणलं की आपल्या डोळ्यासमोर नेमकं काय काय येतं? जुने सिनेमे, जुने फोटो, गतकाळातील छापील मजकूर की फ्लॅशबॅक/आठवणी? आपल्या संवेदना, जाणिवा आणि सौंदर्यविचार हे या रंगांतून कसं उमटतं? या पलीकडे, हे दोन रंग काय दर्शवितात? दोन टोकाच्या भूमिका, समज की दृष्टीकोन? त्यामुळे नैतिक-अनैतिक, चूक-बरोबर, सुष्ट-दुष्ट, सत्य-असत्य, चांगलं-वाईट या द्वंदातून आपण जगाकडे बघू लागतो का?

काळ्या-पांढऱ्याचे अर्थ संस्कृतीनुरूप कशाप्रकारे बदलत जातात? काळ्या-पांढऱ्याचे गुंतागुंतीचे अर्थ आणि संदर्भ आपण कसे मांडतो? या दोन रंगांच्या अधल्या-मधल्या छटा आपण कशा आजमावत असतो? बदलत्या काळात या काळ्या-पांढऱ्याचे अर्थ आपण नव्या पद्धतीने कसे लावू शकतो? माणसं व त्यांच्यातील नाती असोत किंवा कला, साहित्य, तत्त्वज्ञान यात या काळ्या-पांढऱ्याची आणि त्यातल्या असंख्य छटांची मांडणी कशी केलेली आढळते?
तुम्ही चित्रकार असाल, तत्त्व -चिंतन मांडणारे असाल किंवा कथात्म साहित्य वा कविता लिहिणारे असाल, तुम्ही दृश्य-माध्यमातील कलाकार असाल किंवा गुंफणकार (क्युरेटर) असाल तर ‘हाकारा । hākārā’ च्या आठव्या आवृत्तीच्या पारावर ‘काळं/पांढरं | B/W’च्या हाकेसाठी तुमचं स्वागत आहे. तुमचे लिखाण/कलाकृती जुलै २५, २०१९ पर्यंत आमच्याकडे info@hakara.in वर पाठवून द्या. निवडक लेख / कलाकृतींचा समावेश ‘हाकारा’च्या येत्या अंकात केला जाईल.

आशुतोष पोतदार आणि नूपुर देसाई
संपादक, हाकारा । hākārā

|| Call 8 | B/W ||
We perceive black and white (B/W) differently. It could be a visual experience, or a representation of memories or, for some, it could be a metaphor representing dark and light, war and peace or good and evil. Further, when two colours, black and white are kept in a continuous spectrum, they produce shades of grey and thus, changing their dual perception.
For the 8th call for हाकारा । hākārā, we are interested in simple, complex, different as well as unusual reflections on ‘B/W’.

‘B/W’ is not only a visual or physical property of the ‘colour’. It also involves the perception of ‘black and white’ through their associations, memories, histories, traditions and knowledge. Thus, B/W may speak for relationships, affinities, contrasts, polarities and so on. We believe that seeing how ‘B/W’ strikes us in sensory, aesthetic, social and cultural spheres; the dynamic forms of audio/visual, literary or scholarly expression could be explored. With ‘B/W’, हाकारा । hākārā would like to take an opportunity of exploring the properties of varied ways and languages of perceiving ‘B/W’ that is organic and internal to the world around.

If you are a space-artist, designer, writer, scholar, film-maker, visual artist, photographer, translator or curator; you are invited to send your work in English and/or Marathi in response to ‘B/W | काळं/पांढरं’, as you may perceive it.

You may send your work by July 25, 2019, to info@hakara.in. Select works will be published in the forthcoming issue of हाकारा । hākārā.

Ashutosh Potdar & Noopur Desai
Editors, हाकारा । hākārā

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