23 January - World Handwriting Day – a day to highlight the importance of writing in long hand, specifically using a fountain pen on paper to explore and reaffirm the joy of writing by hand.
The day is in remembrance of the birthday of John Hancock – the first person to sign the famous American Declaration of Independence – a day earlier celebrated only in the USA – now a worldwide phenomenon.
b. 23 January 1737 d. 08 October 1793)
I, all my life have thrilling memories of putting my thoughts on paper using a fountain pen. I was a regular writer – only for myself – during my academic education and my corporate job days – a practice that slowly diminished once I got into music – full time, thus destroying my handwriting completely – a only glimpse in the first photo on the top, written today – showing – what has remained of what used to be much much better than this!
This Handwriting Day – I redeem my pledge to write regularly again and urge everyone to explore this almost meditative experience. The creation and writing for this blog site is a step towards that.
Today, I also salute the person with the best ever handwriting I have seen in my life, who is still going strong. How I wish I could master even 10% of his skills. His handwriting is typically non conformist – he makes and lives by his own rules – a trait, that genetically got into me too. I salute my father – Jagadishdatta Latay.
His is a ‘Handwriting’, a conveniently confused notion being good handwriting = calligraphy or writing calligraphy style. So one may mostly hear all around – only calligraphers have a good handwriting. No Sir/Madam!!! – Handwriting and Calligraphy are two separate things. You write a sheet of paper in less than 3 minutes – that is your real everyday handwriting! So here is a salute to the best handwriting that I ever saw in my life and continues to be a benchmark of best handwriting.
- a song from Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's Geetanjali.
Happy World Handwriting Day to you... May you enjoy and continue to write in long hand and put your thoughts on paper – in a world where typing, tapping, emojis and emoticons are becoming the norm.
Jagadish dada how wonderfully he has nurtured his hobbies and continues to do so. One such is his beautiful handwriting .
ReplyDeleteNot only does he nurture it but he also is willing to share his experience and encourages others in his own way .
If Dada has a fan club probably I will be one of the many in the top 10.
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DeleteWow! .. Uncle really can write very beautifully....hats off to you Salilji and Uncleji for encouraging us to write again beautifully
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DeleteHats off Uncle ji. How your sensory motor integration and hand movement gave birth to such a good calligraphy, worth looking at. So legible
ReplyDeleteMoushumi
DeleteVery interesting
DeleteBeautiful Handwriting.....
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DeleteCongratulations 🌷
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DeleteBeautifully written in each script. Such a skill is difficult to cultivate and maintain. Moreover rare to come by.
ReplyDeleteWhat better example to a son to follow!
Thanks a lot for your words of appreciation
DeleteChhan👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
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DeleteI am of the opinion that "Handwriting are impressions of how one sees his life and experiences"
ReplyDeleteWhat a great thought!. Thanks so much Satyajit.
DeleteOh my god... Simply superb... Hats off to your father 🙏🏼 Salil, I also write each and every thing in my daily diary. Thanks. तुमचे भाषेवरील प्रभुत्व पाहून मी अचंबित झाले आहे. 🙏🏼 would u like to work with us in English language editing? 😇
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your words of appreciation for your father. He is very happy to read your comments.
DeleteA appreciation about my writing coming from a seasoned and senior person of literary sense is a big thing for me....You made my day.
I am happy to note that you do continue to write a daily diary by hand in today's day and age....That is remarkable.
Your offer is too kind...Let me give it a positive thought and get back to you. Thanks once again.