Creativity is the force that allows us as a society to progress onto higher levels of wellbeing and interconnectedness. By putting together two ideas from seemingly disparate domains, we are able to create something not only for people concerned with those specific domains, but also for a variety of other people. For example, by putting together, internet, telecommunication and media capabilities, the creators of smartphones have revolutionized life as a human being for every single person who comes into contact with such a device. This is creativity at its best.

I believe that art is born through two primary functions within a person and her/his society: reflection and observation. Reflection is the process by which an artist is able to conjure up ideas, from daily experience, that can be expressed in a number of different ways and mediums as a work of art. Observation is the next step whereby, other individuals consume this art. This leads to a number of different emotional and intellectual responses that can inspire, educate, appease or even repel the observer.

In many ways, I believe that all forms of creative expression are both the products of past observations and the fuel for further reflections.

I am hoping that my time at The Creative Process to gain some experience in the process of podcasting and interviewing. I am also looking to share some of my written and film work. Furthermore, I am also looking to connect with other professionals and creatives that are involved in the fields of writing, filmmaking, activism (social and environmental), health and fitness and academia. 

I am deeply fascinated by people, their stories and the world of creative expression, especially how it bridges seemingly disparate ideas and individuals.

Here is a link of a film I made on Man’s relationship with Nature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YqOczolfug&t=15s

Previous to this, projects I have worked on relating to creative expression include an internship at Ladakh Arts and Media Organization (July 2015). I spent a summer at LAMO, in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where I taught a course on creative writing to local school children in partnership with Stawa, a local magazine. This was a 2 week course where we taught children various facets of the creative writing process. I also assisted in curating a number of exhibitions that were being hosted in the organization’s gallery spaces as well as events such as talks and film screenings. I returned a year later to Ladakh to teach a 3 day course on debating, global issues and Model UN at the Mahabodhi International school.

I was also the core organizer for TEDxEMWS (March 2016). I was the head of Registrations and Publicity for a TEDx event that was hosted at my high school in Mumbai, India. Some of my responsibilities included managing online and onsite, ticketing and registration, social media and OOH advertisement as well as customer service for our attendees. I learned a lot from these experiences, especially how to engage with large numbers of people on deep and shallow levels, how to organize events and short educational courses as well as how to adapt myself to environments where I am faced with a number of new and unexpected kinds of challenges and people. I value the way in which these experiences have shaped me on the inside and out to become empathetic and engaging towards others as well a creative problem solver.

I am also currently enrolled in The Art of the Interview, at NYU Tisch where we are learning about interviewing and conversational research. I am confident that these skills will come in hand if I am required to conduct any interviews.

I see The Creative Process as an opportunity to add onto my experiences in dealing with people, art and event planning. I believe that forums for expression, discussion and collective learning are an integral part in the furthering of human development and flourishing. The Creative Process is an organization that is in this business. This excites and inspires me.