I truly enjoy good stories, both to narrate and read. Something to stimulate the gray cells is always welcome.
But these days the word ‘story’ is being used rather loosely. Every advertising hoarding, news paper article etc has the word story mentioned. We have the ‘India growth story’, ‘Infrastructure Story’, ‘Power story’. I can go on and list many more.
It makes me wonder if these are stories at all. Writing something which follows the straight line of rationality is not what I would term as a ‘story’. In the new age we are sold these stories. Rationality simplified, created on a spreadsheet and sold over the counter, bit cold too.
A story (fiction or real) must have some elements of irrationality, some unexpected elements. It must bring some zing into the reader's mind. It would be great if the words can create a strong visual appeal.
I think 'story' would be India's word of the year 2010, but I hope its not in 2011.
A story (fiction or real) must have some elements of irrationality, some unexpected elements. It must bring some zing into the reader's mind. It would be great if the words can create a strong visual appeal.
I think 'story' would be India's word of the year 2010, but I hope its not in 2011.
