Page 18 - Post Stroke Hobbies Exhibition 2016

Dasgupta Supriya

Photography & Painting - India

Post stroke recovery can become a time of reconnect-
ing with interests you have thought lost. We all have our
own ways. I found my self through walks in a heritage
park close to my house, in taking photographs with
a simple digital camera, in returning to sketching , in
music, light gardening , reading, writing some stray
memories, and simply in my own spirit self.

I became an avid photographer, using the 4km radius

of the park as my canvas. The more I looked, the more

18 I found. I also enjoy looking at slices of life around me,
and a city which is in transition.

I also was (and am) an artist. My detailed pen and inks
now had to be given a kinder, lighter treatment of
simple pencil sketches.

I wont say that these exhibits are just “hobbies” or
“pastimes”. Both words connote that the doer is filling
in time gaps. To plan a theme, to plan your day, gives
meaning, purpose and direction to your life, and that
purpose is another step in recovery.
My message to those struggling to recover: keep your
mind alive, and your body will become your enthusiastic
friend and companion.