My Take...(Informal)

It all began with the editor calling me up and saying “listen carefully, it's not a joke. 'The FRW magazine' will be launched tomorrow." My immediate reaction was, “What are you talking! Laugh.”

My first encounter with FRW was when I joined its community on one of the social networking sites. The owner (and the editor now) would always be seen formulating his best publicity tactics to get the TRP of the posts boosted. This community went on to celebrate its anniversary and also having its first official meet organized. I gradually became an active member on FRW. To be noted, the last sentence has a flavour of pride in it.

The FRW magazine, in my view, promises to come up with a difference as the tag line suggests. I have few points which I think will justify its tag line/idea. Firstly, when the community was initiated, the owner had his first stage of making a difference. Today, I consider FRW - the community, to be one of the few communities that journeyed in time as decided in the beginning.

Secondly, when the editor was briefing me initially about 'The FRW Magazine', I noticed that he used one particular word repeatedly - 'QUALITY’. He had a clear picture of how he is going to maintain the quality of writing and contents. I'm sure that when the editor has such a strong take on something that's generally sidelined by most of the entrepreneurs these days, readers would get the word 'Quality' redefined here.

It's inevitable for all those who know Mihir, to talk about him while speaking about FRW. In fact, most of us will end up writing down a personal take on him. I have a justification for this. It's because, in some way or the other 'Mihir' and 'FRW' appear to be synonyms of each other. In simple words, Mihir Chitre personifies FRW!

I joined the FRW community because the owner was a friend but I have associated myself with FRW magazine because I relate to the title and the idea as a person.

If 'change' is the only constant then 'difference' is a function of it. And 'difference' is a natural by-product of all that's associated with FRW.


- Mamta Pandya
mamtapandya007@gmail.com

Sunrise

Here we are, at the outset of another direction, another journey and probably another destination. What started off as an amusement to me, will now take a more concrete and profound form. The name of our community provokes guffaws sometimes. Freaks? Rebels? Weirdos? -"So, juvenile!" some would react. Well, if we look within we find a flavor of each of these things in our personality, in varying proportions of course. Point is, these eccentricities give us a reason to stay alive and kicking. Reason?

You are a freak, you care less about others (read: standardized) responses. You are a rebel, you make yourself noticed. You are a weirdo; you have an evolved sensibility ;) We represent that section of the youth who choose to be active consumers of our culture. (“Boss, we know what we want”). We define our tastes and we are proud of it. Within the large space of the virtual world, this is our little nest. This is a place where we express ourselves: uncensored. So one should expect the regular dose of – anguish, humour, opinions and free wheeling conversations in this space. It’s such a great feeling to be a part of this community. This fun blog is at every creative person’s disposal.

I’d like to quote Clement Stone here –“Many fail because they don't get started - they don't go." They pay tribute to Sir Issac Newton's work by acting as live examples to his theories of Mechanics - They don't overcome inertia, without the application of any external force and they prevent all possible forces that try to do the job. In short, They don't begin.

(We’ve begun!)

On a lighter note - “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” On a serious note - “Beginning is easy - continuing hard” This could well be the sunrise of a dawn that's the initial stage of a glorious era ahead. Whether or not the last statement was overstated, is a question best answered by 'Time'. So, watch out for us! Cheers to all, welcome to US!


- Janvi Gandhi
janvi.87@gmail.com

'What' & 'Why' of The FRW Mag

"I don't want to be a product of my environment ; I want my environment to be a product of me." This quote may popularly be regarded as picked up from the movie - 'The Departed', though I'm sure it has been around for quite a while as it's been quoted by many erudite writers in their 'impressive' writings, over the period of time and it has also been used extensively as a major tool of aggrandizement of their power and personality by many of us.

I, actually, do not belong to either of the above categories. At least, not to the group of erudite writers for sure. But even I believe in this quote quite strongly. I believe that each one of us possesses the ability to change or rather rearrange the system of things around him as he wants to. I believe that WE (the YOUTH) do look at things in a different way than our ancestors. I am an ardent believer of 'The Theory of Relativity' (though I never claim to have understood even a fraction of it) and its philosophical counterpart - 'Subjectivity'. I believe that each one of us deserves to have an opinion about everything that's around him and I also believe that the opinion of the minority, however major it is, should not be suppressed merely because it is against the majority. Oh! I have so many beliefs!

Well, thanks to the several beliefs that I just mentioned and due to some of those that I did not, I have always felt the need for a forum that is immune to the influence of trends, that contains articulate writers and a forum that is intelligently monitored. 'The FRW Mag' or 'The Freaks' Magazine (as I love to call it)' is just an attempt to realize my idea of such a forum.

'The FRW Mag' is a way of looking at things differently. We will have opinions, stories, poems, reviews and all sorts of articles on house. We don't really bother about the format of articles neither do they have to fit any specific pattern of writing. Our writers have the full freedom to express themselves in whatever way they want to. All we are bothered about is 'Quality'. And by 'Quality', I mean two things - The way of writing and the intellectual appeal that a particular article creates in the readers' mind. 'The FRW Mag' is not just going to be restricted to the so called 'Serious' issues; 'Humour' is an inherent part of it since, I believe (once again), it's one of the most sacred arts on the planet.

Creativity, Chaos and Criticism are 3 of the major features of our magazine. I not only support weird ideas but also promote them. The FRW Mag will be leading in the promotion of rebellious, trend setting thoughts and articles and it will, as well, be supporting what I call the 'leper literature'. This magazine is for all those who think - weirdly, differently.

I, as the editor & creator of this small little 'Internet Magazine' or 'Blogazine', enthusiastically declare its release. I thank my entire team in advance for an efficient and dedicated performance that I'm sure they will put forth and I invite all the connoisseurs as well as critics of modern writing to have a look at our magazine and I hope that the 'look' gets transformed into a profound, eloquent and interesting read.


- Mihir Chitre
mihirmumbaikar@gmail.com