Re: [silk] Deracinating the Evidence, in the Language of the Courts

2013-12-23 Thread ashok_
I can also recommend a really interesting book called The Language of the Law on how legalese evolved ... Ashok On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 11:58 PM, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: IANAL but I have worked with a lot of legislation and legal judgments. Its not just indian judgments that read

Re: [silk] Fwd: Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why.

2013-12-22 Thread ashok_
A friend of mine (with some background in psychology) used to ask his five year old for an opinion on abstract modern art - do you like it ? or what do you see...? ... this yielded a large number of positives towards well known abstract artists (e.g. jackson pollock ). his point was children paint

Re: [silk] Fwd: Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why.

2013-12-17 Thread ashok_
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.comwrote: There is also the reverse snobbery effect, which the wine tastings I describe actually encourage. It's the joy of finding a cheap wine that you really enjoy that you think tastes better than the expensive wines that

Re: [silk] Forget Pinots. Have You Tried a Maharashtra Merlot?

2013-11-16 Thread ashok_
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.comwrote: Sounds about right. Sula is swill. -- Charles in Johannesburg drinking a cheap Warwick 2011 Cab, that's better than anything Sula makes. Sula is still a significant improvement. Some years ago Bosca used to be the

Re: [silk] any silklisters in cape town, za (where i am this weekend)?

2013-07-22 Thread ashok_
95 Keerom street is a great place for dinner ... for something less fancy ... I would recommend the bunny chow at eastern food bazaar between loop and darling street in the city center ... On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Mark Seiden m...@seiden.com wrote: i have often wondered about the

Re: [silk] Old book smell

2013-06-19 Thread ashok_
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: On 19-Jun-2013, at 10:44, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Interesting. We've had conceptually similar discussions in the past [1], too. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint

[silk] cohabitation rights in india

2013-06-18 Thread ashok_
Doesnt this judgement give some legal legs to cohabitation rights in India ? http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/couples-who-have-premarital-sex-to-be-considered-married-says-hc/article4824017.ece If any unmarried couple of the right legal age “indulge in sexual gratification,”

Re: [silk] Fwd: Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why.

2013-05-24 Thread ashok_
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram r.sunda...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 May 2013 05:08, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Are you friends with an importer? Do you have a lot of friends that travel Indian wine import duties make it a daunting task. Any

Re: [silk] Fwd: Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why.

2013-05-24 Thread ashok_
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram r.sunda...@gmail.com wrote: On 24 May 2013 14:20, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Any idea what kind of duty / taxes one may face if I carry a case of 6-7 bottles of wine into India ? See http://www.cbec.gov.in/travellers.htm

[silk] literacy in schools

2013-05-13 Thread ashok_
Just a general question on schooling in India ... hope someone can help me ! At what age (or in which class - kindergarten, primary ) are kids to read and write in Indian schools ? Does it differ based on the kind of curriculum ?

Re: [silk] instructional / educational dvds for toddlers in indian languages

2013-05-02 Thread ashok_
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Gautam John gkj...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:42 AM, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Do you think there is a demand for this in Indian languages ...or is it just me ? From my experience working at Pratham Books, not as great a demand

Re: [silk] instructional / educational dvds for toddlers in indian languages

2013-05-01 Thread ashok_
I had originally asked this regarding Tamil about 3 years ago (see old thread below). The situation seems pretty much the same now. I find it really tragic because, even for European languages with far fewer speakers internationally (e.g. flemish or slovenian) I found better quality and a lot of