Twitting, social networking, texting, emailing, calling, video chatting are some buzz words being told and heard all around. All of them promotes communication, meeting, talking and making the world really small.
Are they really close to say a meeting your friend on a cup of coffee or a informal get together of your best buddies at your room?
Recently, I came across to a painting, depicting a party time according to painter. Suddenly after seeing the painting, I realized what a digital gathering is notA digital gathering lacks following:
- Eating together
- Laughing together
- A sense of physical touch
- Physical Appearance
- Body Language
- Ambiance
- Lack of Visual Memory
- Smile, and other contagious activities
- Mood transfer
- Dresses, perfumes, colors, jeweleries etc.
In Indian West Bengal, "Adda" has been integral part of the Bengali culture. In "Adda" sessions, friends use to sit for hours doing chit chat on topics ranging from politics, religion, neighbourhood, football, cricket. A lot of traditional places are there built on the themes of "Adda" sessions like T3, olypub, Coffeehouse. The concept of "Adda" involves a sense of informalism, special ambiance, eating/drinking and all other attributes of good people gathering.
I wondor whether we would be able to digitize the gathering ever or probably we should leave somethings to how the nature created them.
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