Writing, my passion

In the last 10 years or so I have lived by writing, enjoyed my life by writing and dreamt big by writing almost every day. Irrespective of what others thought of my deep desire to write more and more about anything and everything happening around me, I have tried to put down the happenings around my world through various write ups.

Whether they were my strong thoughts about any issue of social or political significance or occurrances in my personal world, I used words as my weapons to deal with them.

My latest venture into Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) is an attempt to sharpen my skills and learn more about writers' approach to language. However, there is a catch.

Even as I am feeling a bit comfortable in using language in this short stint at the Foreign Desk of IANS, I am feeling away from writing. I haven't been writing my usual write up on different issues like before.

Besides, the unabated pin-pointing, despite being of its own importance, is affecting the hidden writer in me. At times, it leaves me so scared to write that I avoid to come closer to writing. This is quite strange.

I wish to get into newspaper, which is my dream. I pray that I finish off my stint for a good reason and prospect with a big smile on my face.

My lord , help me in accomplishing that.

Sandeep Datta
April 3, 2011