The idea of coming out of an e-zine has been in the drawing board four years ago. Time and changes have taken over this plan. Even people on the drawing board have come and go. It looked like we are never going to get off the ground. But the idea persisted. The fire that is flickering of getting out of an e-zine that will be a celebration of pulchritude remains to be there. And so, despite the fact that its members are around the globe, we decided to give it a go……..and hence we initially thought of naming this e-zine, QUINTESSENCE…
Why the name quintessence? Well, quintessence simply means the pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing. In ancient and medieval philosophy, quintessence is the fifth and highest essence after the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. It is thought to be the substance of heavenly bodies and latent in all things. If applied to beauty, it is the most……….it is superlative………it is best of all the best.
As things eventually shaped up, we came up with the conjoined word of QUEENTESSENCE, instead of the original word of quintessence for the simple reason that this e-zine wants to dedicate itself to women not only of pulchritude but of achievement -women who in one way or another described as queens in their own rights. Many of them have made their presence felt and yet not an iota of praise has been heaped on them. It is about time that we look into these women that have made the difference for the world.
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