Is the importance of art and artistic thinking fading?

Since time immemorial, art and artistic thinking has always had a place in the evolution of human beings. From hieroglyphics to the Da Vinci, from the invention of the wheel to the industrial revolution, art has had a critical role to play in every major invention known to our kind. Yet, for some reason, the interest in honing artistic ability is fading. In our collective experience, there have been numerous instance when others consider it a vain and impractical aspect on one's existence. But without it, we might as well be 'another brick in the wall'. In the second episode of 'Raise The Question', we discuss whether the importance of art in one's upbringing and value system is beginning to wane and whether it is an outcome of cultural change or individual choices of those who are moulding the future generation.