Forgotten creative expression
It has always taken me some time to get into writing. School was always filled with essay writing which I used to enjoy so much and that felt so easy to do always. I perhaps wrote without any fear of judgement, entire curriculum in fact was interesting as it was my intense desire to just learn and read. Exam was mere activity that I was undertaking as a part of the course. What went wrong later was that the idea of writing as a part of creative outlet or expression of my ideas was distorted by the fact that writing became performative, it wasn't fun any more, it appeared as if I need to prove plus English being my second language it was always as if I need to develop separate skills of writing and expression it felt. Marathi being my first language, I don't really know if I think and express myself adequately in marathi too. Maybe it is a mix of all, English, Marathi and Hindi; I am so grateful for knowing these languages as it has opened up vast...