Acr-lic Colour

In India, the generation of the twenty first century is faced with a decision: to be traditional or  be 'not traditional'. Note that I have used neither 'modern' nor 'western' as the opposite of 'traditional' because it is not. The culture and tradtions we inherit from our ancestors form a significant part of our identity. People who disown their culture will need to start from scratch and build a new identity to replace something that took generations of experience to create. Now,considering that we are descended from those who created the traditions we follow, which means that we share genes, and perhaps a few common traits and interests with them, isn't our culture in some ways catered specifically to us and consequently, doesn't it have the highest chance of suiting us? Before you start to call me prejudiced, here's the other side of the argument. Times have changed considerably. Certain customs that came into being a few centuries ag...

What affects your emotions the most? Mine are affected by music. My feelings are like putty in its grasp. After thinking about the reason for this for a while, this is the conclusion I came to: The basic mood of a song doesn't really change , but unless the song has a very powerful personality of its own,  the emotions I associate with it are my frame of mind when I first listened to it or when I was crazy about it. Sometimes, the association may have absolutely no relation at all with what the song is about.For instance, 'Innocence' by Avril Lavigne reminds me of a morning in eighth grade when we stood on the balcony outside the art room drawing mango leaves while it was drizzling softly outside. The memory fills me with a peaceful and happy feeling, which is further strengthened by the fact that the artist is also singing about being 'happy'. Coming to the more technical/scientific aspect of this, it it quite well known that certain combinations of notes tend...