Rashidji shares the stories of his past when a gesture or word of appreciation was being valued more than money, when the ideas springing out from dialogues mattered more than the amount of ‘production output’. He speaks with much consideration about his learning at Anokhi, his greatest inspiration and assures that there will always … Continue reading Rashidji: The Block Maker
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There are two kinds of people in the world…
….the dreamers and the doers, the one and the many, the old and the new. It is common in cosmologies to divide the world into two. Moiety is a key element in most traditional kinship systems, but it has also characterised the global awareness that emerged in the modern world. When thinking about the relations … Continue reading There are two kinds of people in the world…
And on the right, Cecil Balmond
The origins of the term ‘right hand man’ are disputed. The most literal reference is to ancient Greece military formations, where soldiers would hold their shields in their left hand, thus depending on the person of the right for full defence. In the modern world, the phrase has come to indicate the person behind the … Continue reading And on the right, Cecil Balmond