Following an invitation from my artist friend, Prashanth from the GCE Newsletter team, I attended the inaugural function of the Painters and Photographers Club of GCE. 

The palette template looked beautiful and I was quite surprised to see a good crowd of student artists - girls and boys , there. It was a crowd of people who were regulars and who attended meetings unfailingly.

The Principal presented a talk that showed the evolving relationship between painting, photography and technology, by drawing examples from the tinsel world, the famous artists of the yesteryears and the use of technology to immortalise their work for the world. Professor Rajkumar pointed out that the thirst for creativity should never be stifled, but be nurtured. It was the song of the soul, he said. I pointed out how artists see things differently and how for engineers, the outbursts of creativity give colour to life. I invited them to contribute to the GCE newsletter. 

Then followed an excellent exercise to initiate the activities of the club. A situation was given and the gathering was asked to draw pictures of it. That was a stimulating experience. It's not a surprise that art stimulates and makes one feel more alive than ever before.