I DREAM.....I ASPIRE....I LIVE

There was this young boy who breathed and lived every moment of his life with the dream of becoming a great painter.

He didn’t have the means to become one but what he had was this undying faith and aspiration to fulfil his dreams. He came from a very humble background; struggling his way up in life without ever giving up. Starting his career by painting hoardings for films and earning just about Rupees five for his , he went on to become one of the highest paid artists of India. This man was none other than the late M F Hussain.

What we learn from Hussain’s life is that one should relentlessly pursue one’s dreams and keep working on them till they are achieved. Right till the age of 95 years, Hussain faced many obstacles yet he went on chasing his art....his dreams.

There are examples galore which give us the same lesson – only if you aspire, you succeed.

Often when we face difficulties, we tend to give up and compromise on our aspirations. A man who once aspired to become a painter gives up on his wish for raising his family, becoming the bread winner. More often than not he spends the rest of his life as a bored banker or an uninspired manager doing his tasks but without any motivation.

Likewise, women too forget their paints and brushes for nurturing the family – taking care of children, elders, etc. She prioritizes other responsibilities in life above her true passion.

But suddenly one day it beckons on the person that his or her true happiness is not in what he or she has been doing but in his/her real love – the love of art.

It is this awakening which propels one to take the difficult path of pursuing their true passion. A person goes back to search his lost self and in due course succeeds in discovering it.

As inspiring it may sound, the road to this self-discovery and going back to what one likes can be really tough. For one, picking up from where you left is difficult and secondly leaving your comfort zone and struggling your way up is tougher.

At such a stage, if a helping hand is offered, it makes things easy.

RANGRAGE is one such organization which helps people realise their unfulfilled callings. It gives a platform to artists to showcase their talent in the form of painting artefacts and other lifestyle products. You can be a housewife, a student, a senior citizen, a worker, a vocational artist, or anybody, all you need to know is to play with your colours and brushes.

RANGRAGE helps you live your long forgotten dream and make you sit back and ponder why wasn’t I doing this till now? What stopped me from this? And the best part is that it helps you gain monetary benefits along with doing something which you really like.

The steps to becoming a painter are extremely simplified – just bring out the brushes and colour from under the closet and paint a whole new meaning to your life with Rang Rage!

There is no better day than today. Life is here and now!

RANGRAGE ARTIST PAY HOMAGE TO INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN A NICE COLLECTION OF MEN'S T-SHIRT

India is a land of the most vocal youth who move governments through candle marches over burning issues. Other times they light up the social media with tweets about phenomenal campaigns such as the Anti Corruption Campaign of Anna Hazaare. The youth often draw inspiration from history. They have glorious examples from the past like the sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi or martyrs like Bhagat Singh. RANGRAGE salutes Indian Youth and Indian independence struggle. And in its Independence Day collection, RANGRAGE not only wishes to pay tribute to the spirit of freedom but also become a strong platform of expression for the youth.

 August is a special month for Rangrage artists. It’s the time their hearts, minds and brushes long to express patriotism. As August 15^thapproaches, Rang Rage artists have created a whole new series of tees that are painted in the three symbolic colours that are part of India’s National Flag. The Independence Day palette at RangRage has two combinations of tri-clours saffron, green and white along with saffron, green and blue.

Reminiscing the glorious past of the independence struggle, the series of tees pays a heartfelt homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi – whose solemn face has been painted on a white background in black with a slight dash of saffron and green. Following a similar theme, another tee salutes the proverbial martyr Bhagat Singh on a similar pattern. Yet another hand-painted tee design combines both the heroes as if comparing the two ways: violent and non-violent approaches of freedom struggles. These tees are representative of the interests of Indian youth who have a strong voice in political and ethical issues today. Be it the Anti-Corruption agenda of Arvind Kejriwal or the Digital India campaign of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, youth participate in public issues heartily.

India was called a ‘Golden bird’ until the British seized it. For almost 200 years, India saw its own wealth stripped off apart from its dignity. The chains thus are symbolic to slavery and this thought is beautifully translated by a Rang Rage artist on a black tee. One of the hand-painted designs has several layers of chain at the neck in tri-clours – truly depicting the rage against oppression and slavery. This thought is given another remarkable interpretation on a hand-painted tee that depicts free birds on black background and tricolours.

Our youth’s true spirit is often expressed on tee shirts with slogans. And Rang Rage artists have the pulse of the youth that is often vocal and objective. Unity is not when all of us are clothed in black or white but our thoughts should be colored with the same theme. Being clothed with this Independence theme would help a lot to spread the movement of unity. Translating this thought is a black tee with “Jai Hind” hand-painted on it or there’s a white tee with tri-coloured Peepal leaves.

 The phrase ‘Rang de basanti’ stands for ‘Colour me in saffron’ which is interpreted as someone who wishes to be painted in the colours of independence and integrity. Rang Rage’s latest tee collection totally lives up to this spirit.