For years I have been longing and searching for an
avenue where I can feel free to be passionate about my interests,
hopes and dreams and then share them with others! I am a dreamer,
or should I say a hopeless one! All my life, my dreams have been
my favorite places to visit, and my soft places to fall! Very
often I find myself drifting away from what is now to what it can
be...! Now is the time to turn my dreams in to reality...one step
at a time and one at a time!
In Bengali tradition,
today is Mahalaya, the first day of 'Devi Pakshya'. Today is also
the first day of Navaraatri. We got up when it was still dark
outside and listened to the nostalgic 'Mahishasur-mardini'
cassette! While listening to it, I visited all the places I wanted
to visit, my childhood home, my childhood town, the people I knew.
I almost could hear the sound of dawn and feel the October chill
in the air...back home in Patna! Many memories of my growing up kept
coming to the surface over and over again!
IIAC has taken birth
on this auspicious day. It is just a few hours old now!
I
hope IIAC will grow and become a strong, compassionate and
creative platform for me and for many others who wants to share
their views, thoughts and inner-callings.
One of my dreams has
come true today!
Sharmistha Banerjee
Monday, October 3rd, 2005
11:00 AM
