The Mind Creative DEC 2013
Rajiv Rattan, is a radiologist by profession with his heart and
soul into many things creative. He has indulged in a variety of his
“stress busters” and in the process has produced some excellent
work including some lovely poems that TMC included in the
NOVEMBER issue. Here’s a TMC interview with this very talented
personality who (thanks to his delectable sense of humour) even
finds traces of art in his own profession. The reader can access
some of his works on his BLOG “Archaic Ramblings” at
http://rajivrattan.blogspot.com.au/
Tête-à-tête with Rajiv
TMC: Other than writing prose and poetry, what other creative
pursuits do you indulge in?
Rajiv: I consider myself to be a Jack of all trades …master of
none! I indulge in painting, sketching, cartooning, photography.
I have tried my hand at drama and singing; even been a radio
jockey, quiz master and acted as master of ceremonies at functions
TMC: When did you first look at your creative side? Do you think
you were “born with” these skills or did you develop these, as
they manifested themselves?
Rajiv: I don’t have any special skills. Whatever I have would be
a combination of both born and developed (congenital and
acquired disorder!).
TMC: That brings us to the interesting question. You have a
background in medicine; you are a radiologist by profession.
Medicine is a subject that takes vast amounts of time to learn
and master. When and how did you manage to pursue your
interests?
Rajiv: Maybe all these things have been expressions; outlets
…stress busters! I was the editor of the college magazine and a
member of the college dramatics society. I was very fortunate to
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