The Spirit of the Muse
Author: Rajiv Mehrotra Category: Mind-Body-Spirit ISBN: 9788189988869 Binding: Paperback Dimensions: 216 x 140 Number of Pages: 272
The Spirit of the Muse is an illuminating series of intimate conversations with some of the
greatest contemporary classical performers, artists and writers. Presented in this unique
collection are rare insights into the creative process and responses to questions such as:
- Does great personal suffering help produce great art?
- What are the internal processes that precede the surrender to the moment(s) of
creativity? - How does one balance the imperatives of structure with spontaneity?
- What is the role of an audience for an artist?
- How does he or she respond to critics and criticism?
- Is it useful to be a
Rajiv Mehrotra
Rajiv Mehrotra, Managing Trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of the Dalai Lama (established with the Nobel Prize), has been his student for forty-five years. Educated at St. Stephen’s, Delhi, Oxford, and Columbia Universities, he has authored and edited books published in fifty languages and editions, while his documentaries have garnered over 300 global awards. A Templeton Prize judge and popular talk-show host on public television, he was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos.