PHOENIX The human mind has for long been a cauldron of fantasy. In one such enigmatic manifestation of phantasma, ancient Greek lore proposes the existence of a divine bird- the phoenix. Oh, the colours of this vibrant creature that run across its chest and amalgamate towards its adoring crest! But beauty is not all for the scarlet miracle to mesmerize about. It is believed that a phoenix prospers through years and upon reaching its fate, dies in a spectacular show of flames, light, and a divine exhibit of the beauty of destruction. What initially sounds eerie, this annihilation soon heralds rejuvenation; a new life, a Phoenix solidifies from its own pyrolyzed corpse to ascend and touch the skies once again… Life imitates art. I'm not presenting some sensational social-media conspiracy or a prime-time story for Noida-based studios that claim sightings of a Phoenix in the barrens of Sahara or so. But the very idea of it rising from the ashes… Figuratively, and at ti
