Of the voices...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live

~ Henry David Thoreau

A year since May 2nd 2008, a year since Amazwi.It all started with this. It happened as a matter of minutes, the decision to blog, the name, the theme and things. I had no clue that this little space on the web is going to become my address, an identity which has almost became synonymous with my existence. Amazwi is not exactly me. It is my reflection, a blurred and inverted vision of me on the water. Like many i stand on the edges of the well and I look at my own reflection on the water. I started it as just another blog but soon got it ornamented with my character, Amazwi imbibed my passions, from books, movies, to the essence of my lonely moments, what you have read here is what i think and what i believe,what you read is what i am.No wonder why Amazwi remains a loner in the blogosphere. I wanted to blog, but it was this post which pulled towards the magic of writing, which i believe is the most profoundest of activities. To write is an end by itself. When you get to the mode of writing you don't write for people, for their words, you start writing for the genuine pleasure of it. I dont blog, I write.Nothing can equal the moments when you sit alone and try capture the million abstract thoughts that flow all across your soul into a few selective words. I was good, i was bad, i was happy, i was sad, i was biased, i was absurd, i was funny, i was tiring, i inspired, i depressed, but all along i was myself. Reading back Amazwi you can decode everything that had happened in my life for the past one year, every single mood of mine.I wrote when i stood a few feet above the ground with brightness filling in my space, i wrote when i was crumpled in dark room with no air to breath, i wrote when i walked indifferently with my legs firmly grounded on sand. Writing has become a companion, a window in my room through which i see the world and the world sees me.Amazwi has taken me a step near all things i dreamt of, amazwi introduced me to a new world of people where most had a voice of their own, amazwi earned me a few people whom i treasure for life, amazwi kept a mirror very close to me and let me explore all the pores, Amazwi made me a self obsessive monger, it paved a way for me to travel all my life, it gave me a hope to look forward, it gave me a platform on which i stand and voice myself even if there is no one to hear.Amazwi has been a voice of mine, times like a roar, times like a groan, times like a cheer and times like a cry. All i did was to voice out. After a year now I am grateful to the few readers who made it a habit to visit Amazwi and those who criticize and praise from the heart. It has been quite a journey from Vignesh to "Amazwi" Vignesh. But still there is a distance between my words and my life just as there is a distance between the lyrical getaways of poetry and the binding truths of reality. I will live to cover the distance, and all the noises i make in the way can be heard here at Amazwi -the consortium of my voices.

Finally like a few of you out there, Im too really glad that Amazwi happened.

Frequently asked q's

1)Why "Amazwi"?

Amazwi in zulu means a consortium of voices.

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2)What is this post about?
This is an FAQ for Amazwi, and this is gonna clear most of your doubts(if any!).

3)Why is this necessary?
This is a way of connecting with the reader,only 1 in every 100+ blogs survive the catastrophic effects of the Internet,i definitely want this blog to be in the greener side.

4)Is blogging so difficult?
In a way yes, you should really have the interest, time, topics, language skill, bandwidth,and a love for writing and connecting with people, and In a way no, coz if a dumb ass like me can do it.. so can u!

5)Why do most blogs fail?
Most blogs fail because the author is not able to continue his interest in blogging after a while,the main reason for this is the lack of time and interest,second is the lack of readers, third is the bcoz the author got pissed of with life!!

6)What will Amazwi constitute of?
Amazwi will have these four major sections
About Movies & books - Filled with world cinema and literature , ..serious stuff? Kinda!!
About Life and friends - Living in a room with 10 guys gives you stories for a lifetime, and there are stories from my damn-life too...
About Advertising, Marketing and Economics - Topics on my future career preferences, to educate some morons out there(Of course not you!!!)
This will form the core of the blog and what's in the crust... hmm...My take on the society, its happenings,and all other holy sh**.

7)Is a reader so important for blogging?
This is like asking if a nose job is important for Himesh...Oh god Yes. A blogger writes for the benefit of humanity.So only if people read him his mission succeeds.

8)How can a reader contribute to a blog?
The main contribution will be by reading the blog till the last word, then commenting on it. Comments are the elixir's for any blog, so if u read a blog please feel free to comment on it. Say if its good bad or ugly!!
Contradict, congratulate,curse but make sure that you do comment.

9)How do i know when you post a new topic?
For Amateurs, there is a small box named subscribe to this blog is present on the right side of the screen. Enter your mail ids and click on subscribe. And you would be getting a e-mail whenever i update my blog.RSS feeds are another option.

10)I don't read books or watch movies but i read your previous posts, you look like a big time Moron!!, why is that?
Well, I can read your mind, as we can't have Namitha's photo on an article bout Marxism, you cant expect me to present them in any other way!!It is for serious reading, if my review inspires you, try reading and watching them. Good for you. But don worry we can still have namithas photos separately!!(don start watering your mouth.. i meant we will have posts on a lighter note!!!).

11)Will this blog become obsolete when no one reads it?
Nope, I don't think so. I jus don't write only for my reader, in a way i write for myself, to widen my views and enhance my perceptions, So i will stay whatsoever.:)

12)So what do you say finally?
I say reading a blog improves your digestion power by 15%...wat d F***?...Read 8 and 9 again. So drop in once in a while, and please help Namitha and Carl-Marx to co-exist!!! Thanks in advance. :)