Celebrity Interview

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

By

DHRUV.SHAH

Roll no.40

Under the guidance of prof. NISHA.SHETTY

A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for E.C.S Paper I, semester I at FYBMM

August 2006

SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce,

Sion (west), Mumbai-400 022

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to thank prof. Nisha Shetty for giving me such a wonderful topic I would also like to thank Mr. Ram Kasture for giving me his precious time for the interview.

INTRODUCTION Ram Kasture (A Celebrated Calligrapher Painter)

Ram Kasture’s canvasses burst of holy energy.Kasture strikes a discordant note for those who are bored and fed on the aesthetics of western art. His mission is different. As a famous calligrapher, he goes back to the basis of Vedas. His grandfather Mahmahopadhyagn-Eshwar Shastri Kasture is living encyclopedia of Vedas. Ram Kasture has won many awards such as he won 3 National awards,1state award, and 19 social awards.Mr.Ram Kasture has been called to USA for giving lectures on calligraphy. Ram Kasture has rendered the supreme text meaningful, in a modern way and made them relevant, to our pursuit of truth and happiness

Q: How was your childhood? A: I struggled a lot in my childhood, I was not staying wit my parents, since my parents did not have money for my studies. I use go to the school walking, and then after coming, I had to do all household work and late night I use to sleep. Q: You make such lovely painting in calligraphy, is it your hobby or your family Business? A: Calligraphy art is an inborn talent in me, it’s neither my hobby nor my family business .I do it for self satisfaction, I do my painting everyday as my daily routine. Q: how do you think your work is different from other calligraphy artists? A: My paintings are a blend of ancient wisdom and modern techniques of color. I go back to very basis of Vedas. I find inspiration in four Vedas that have drawn contours of the Aryan, Vedic civilization and a roadmap for the subsequent evolution and development of Indian reality.

Q: what kind of research have you done in your field of calligraphy? A: according to one newspaper, I am the only one calligraphy artist who shows all aspects of life through his painting, this is my own invention. I have even created some tools which I use in many of my works. Q: when do you do your work? Do you have a fixed time? A: I basically work between 2:00 pm and 6:00pm in the afternoon. Q: Does calligraphy art have the same value as contemporary art in the art market A: No. as of now, calligraphy art does not have the same value, but in the coming days, it would definitely gain value. Q: Do you feel bad when some of your work does not sell, or you don’t get profit for your work? A: I love what I do; I do it for myself. I don’t feel bad when my work does not sell An artist always does what he feels, it sells or not he is always happy about his work. Q: In which other fields is calligraphy used or can be used? A: According to me, calligraphy can be used in many other fields like fashion designing, films, advertising, publications, interior designing, jewellery designing etc. Nowadays, calligraphy in jewellery designing is on a boom in the market. Q. Can you explain how calligraphy can be used in films? A. the art of calligraphy is used to show things in a beautiful manner. Most directors now use calligraphy in all their film related text. For films, according to the subject, nature and type of film, different calligraphic ways can be used to portray the movie. Q. Who are your top three favorite artists from India? A. Achyut Palav, John Fernandes and Ravi Paranjpe are my favorite artists.

Q. Any advices or suggestions for youngsters who want to go ahead in this field of calligraphy? A. Practice is very necessary for any kind of work and thus one should write a minimum of about 20 lines in Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi or English, whichever language they prefer. To go ahead in life, one has to love his own work and thus he should love his handwriting and alphabets. Guidance is also very important; one should regularly take guidance from seniors. One should always try to achieve creativity and innovation in their work and this only helps them to make their own identity. Q. Lastly but not the least, what do you think about M. F. Hussain? A. Basically, I don’t like the work of M. F. Hussain. I’m majorly interested in realistic work. I fell, he is over-credited.