The Fuschia Tree
Editor's Note.
You're born, gurgling and pink, bright white light in your eyes for the first time. Beyond the blinds are trees, moving in the wind, lime green and lush. And there's a sky--it rained as you entered--that is spotless except for a mustache of cloud in the corner. You grow up with nature, a kind of raw material for habit. When you move, you act, you transform from one state to another, creating. You create by walking, by waking up and going to sleep. You make, from nature, art.
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Chanda Chaudhary- Founding Publisher
Chanda is a conductor of possibilities. She has, in various forms, worked in the fields of media, research, animation, design, production and art. Her passion for the arts and her own trajectory as a young ideator and spiritualist led to the creation of The Fuschia Tree, a sustainable art ecosystem with an inclination for the eccentric.

chanda@thefuschiatree.com

Himali Singh Soin- Editor-in-Chief
Himali is a poet who finds inspiration in miniature things, in traveling to the source, plotting revolutions and gluing things together. After working at National Geographic in New York City, she forced nostalgia upon herself and returned to India. She has written for ArtForum, CNNGo, Bomb, Caravan, Art&The City, ArtSlant, ArtIndia, TAKE on Art and Art & Deal amongst others. Her poems on art are published in various indian and International journals of poetry. She also curates stories into galleries or outdoor spaces, rendering text in three-dimensions.

editor@thefuschiatree.com

Imrana Yasmin Khera- The Diary Editor
Imrana's professional background is in philanthropy, managing programs for non-profit organizations addressing issues ranging from human rights to arts and culture. Prior to her move to Mumbai in October 2010, Imrana worked at Atlantic Philanthropies and Asia Society in New York, where she managed Asia Society's programs for the city-wide Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas festival. In addition to managing The Fuschia Tree Diary, Imrana currently consults for Heroes Project, AVID Learning, and the Indo-American Arts Council. Like Himali and Chanda, Imrana loves to travel and is also a foodie. She's always looking for secret gems and tips.

diary@thefuschiatree.com


Rhythm: Ordering Time.

Inertia: Being Both Twice.
Coincidence: Fortune's Strange Math.
Folly: A Wise Fool.
Form: The Body Located.

Dhrupadi Ghosh is an old friend of mine. We have often had long sessions of adda late at night, discussing her dream projects since her college days at Santiniketan, where she majored in Sculpture.