
Ashok Giri was a Creative Director in a Multinational Advertising Agency for 20 years, he left his career and started following his passion in Calligraphy for the past 4 years. He is also a faculty as a Calligrapher at Art Village Karjat. Taking his passion for calligraphy forward, Ashok established Joy & Ash Calligraphy - in association with renowned American calligrapher Joy to spread the knowledge and expertise of this art form worldwide. Joy&Ash have mentored more than 300 students nationally and internationally. Some of the questions discussed in this Episode are as follows.
1. Being in the job for 20 years, at what point did he decide to quit his career and move into his passion
2. What is special about Calligraphy and the various forms of it
3. Does a person need to have a good handwriting to begin with in order to learn Calligraphy.
4. The Specific Tools /supplies it requires?
5. Tips for people who want to learn calligraphy at home
6. How does it help a person mentally in life
7. How can a person make a Career out of Calligraphy
8. Challenges a person can come across by taking it up as a career
9. About the Joy & Ash Design studio
10. How much his life has transformed now after he has followed his passion
11. Advice to people who want to follow their passion
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