There is a great indian place at the corner of Wisconsin and Calvert in the
NW part of DC (Glover Park area). Also one of the better wine stores at that
corner. enjoy.
Radhika
2007/5/30, Dan Moniz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi all,
Speaking of food, I wonder, can anyone recommend good Indian
Thirty years too late I have entry to the high school boys' locker
room;-) and can eavesdrop on the aimless conversations!
2007/6/5, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
How come nobody factors in the possibility of aiming one's dick to send pee
through the hole when the seat is down? A man peeing
Parents slaving for their daughter's wedding...which might end in a
divorce!!! someone very wise said: forget about the wedding, it is the
marriage that is more important. We Indians are highly goal focused rather
than process oreinted-I suspect that old fashioned contempt for dating also
has to
2007/8/5, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Monday 06 Aug 2007 2:06 am, Radhika, Y. wrote:
We Indians are highly goal focused rather
than process oreinted-I suspect that old fashioned contempt for dating also
has to do with intolerance for ambiguity and low risk tolerance ather than
mere
of this is only serving to make me nostalgic for the great 70s
film, Kramer vs. Kramer...
2007/8/5, Radhika, Y. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
2007/8/5, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Monday 06 Aug 2007 2:06 am, Radhika, Y. wrote:
We Indians are highly goal focused rather
than process oreinted-I suspect
Bernhard, on a light note upon being told of the Austrian right wing
politician Haider, whose slogan was Kinder nicht Inder referring to the need
for Kids not Indians, I responded that on the contrary it should be Inder
then definitely Kinder! I was joking...immigration from INdia with a large
on the jewish story. there were a few thousand European Jews who were in
INdia in the 40s in mumbai who later went to Israel. there were refugees
during the war. One of my friends' dad taught French at University of Mumbai
and met a lot of the jewish people at the time.
2007/11/6, ashok _ [EMAIL
2007/11/25, Sriram Karra [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Nov 26, 2007 10:41 AM, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For an India the yatra to the temple of the West is essential for self
realization and the existence of an entity called self that is
separate
from mummy, daddy, aunt, uncle.
in Telegu, it is Panchadara and chakkira. my understanding is that there is
a greek account in Alexander's time that refers to the sugarcane
as producing honey without bees.
On Feb 8, 2008 8:35 AM, Ramjee Swaminathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
:-) the rambler strikes again. Probable reason: too
I love the bangalore bus system. When i traveled everyday for 6 months in
2004 from Padmanabha Nagar to Indra Nagar and took the bus, i felt cleaner,
safer and more well-read to boot(reading books or people's faces-either way
there is a whole new world to be explored). And it was fantastic seeing
Arabic and Devanagari? i have only ever seen the kannada script(what is it
called?) and English.
On Feb 10, 2008 10:04 PM, Devdas Bhagat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 01:39:27PM +0530, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
wrote:
To an outsider in Mumbai, Bangalore or Hyderabad,
The mind is its own place and can make a hell out of heaven and heaven out
of hell.
-christopher marlowe
I guess this means we don't have to wait to die to find out where we are
going!
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:02 PM, The smaller the better
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When a person dies, there
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ashok _ wrote, [on 3/12/2008 1:17 PM]:
Dante's Inferno has a nice entertaining description of hell, and the
labyrinth
like circles of hell (different circles
average size can be very scary for anybody who has not paid attention
to their food. when i became diabetic two years ago i found out that
the amount of pasta that fits in my palm (not including fingers) is
the average size. by that standard i had probably eaten four times
that amount every time i
kim novak did not stay at the mark hopkins. she stayed at an apartment
building two blocks from the Mark Hopkins. perhaps i am exaggerating the
authority of the person (my husband:-)) who told me this but he did live on
nob hill opposite the apartment building at Mason and Sacramento.
On Fri, Jun
i don't know if The Visitor has been released in India theatrically (video
maybe?) - worth seeing if for nothing else than its sound editing and its
insights into the emotional toll that government policies of fear wreak on
ordinary Americans.
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 6:09 AM, ashok _ [EMAIL
I see more variation in Indian thought across class lines but it is actually
still quite difficult to mix across class lines.
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Thaths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about India? And
these articles tend to be all from a male perspective-would love to see one
from a female perspective.
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
va [06/07/08 17:21 +0100]:
nail...head...hit.
a sublime look at the better half in the land of milk 'n
Is this true in the IITs? I certainly knew people who had failed classes
after getting into IIT but that was in the 80s before the IITs were
recognized in the west.
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Badri Natarajan [EMAIL
your travel itinerary might cause you to be viewed with suspicion;-) just
joking...
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 11:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yup... and I also happen to be in Ahmedabad (Was in Bangalore
yesterday, on my way to the airport, when the news of the blasts
trickled in). Am
consider it done, Nishant. no worries.
still prefer Mac.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 23:09 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote:
Somebody is just getting a lesson in what free/libre means.
well, apple is reminding us that the reason windows took over the world,
rather
Tiffin is an Andhra staple and I always thought it was unique to andhra!
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Namitha Jagadeesh [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
@ Deepa, Nishant,
Not sure why culturally it is so, but it gets asked and answered almost
automatically. I usually just say Hu, ayithu and smile,
, 2008 at 22:30, Radhika, Y. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tiffin is an Andhra staple and I always thought it was unique to
andhra!
The MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Rooms) [1] is an old famous eatery in
Bangalore. I always believed tiffin was of pan-Indian usage. The
lunchbox I took to school was always
Dear Stephanie,
What you read might sound like it is about me and not about you and you
would be right. But it may also tell you about being in a new place.
Deepa was right when she said it means a lot to be with someone you love. I
should know it. I absolutely detested Canada when I arrived but
we use Late Lalit after we grew up and realized it might be stereotyping
Muslims.of course now it just stereotypes another group.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Ashwin N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone know anything about the origin of the term late lateef?
This was a commonly
Nishant...I am really waiting to see Ashish's book.A few years ago I met
Ashish briefly in connection with my own work (am writing a script that
loosely incorporates the indian cinema phenom in Europe in the 50s). Please
do keep us posted.
Cheers.
Radhika
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Amit
actually IT types in Bangalore are not wannabe Americans; they are wannabe
Californians. Yankee reserve and fiscal conservatism is something they have
not encountered.
On BNN I recently heard someone describe the situation of the average
American as being that of a people where two generations
anybody if it is safe for us to arrive. unfortuantely we had booked our
travel for 27th i.e tomorrow night Pacific time. Mike is canadian - can't
hide him. we are arriving at 8pm on the 29th...any advice would be welcome.
Thanks.
Radhika
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:47 PM, Supriya Nair [EMAIL
the big problem for me is that all my travel from mumbai was by train and my
tix are sitting with my cousin in mumbai. the situation being quite tense, i
don't want to worry her and ask her to dhl something. anyway thanks for the
quick responses. Mumbai was purely a pleasure trip for me so even if
My husband and I met Nina Paley in 2006 on our honeymoon in NY as a result
of serendipitious surfing on my part. We had the privilege of being given a
private showing at Nina's place and were astounded at the quality of her
work- it was still nascent and didn't have the wonderful shadow puppets
I am a wife who has traveled more than her husband both in india and outside
although what all that moving has to do with any learning is a moot point!
the question of what is indian culture i interpret as asking what do we as a
society cultivate? What do we as a society hope for in our young and
I am currently reading Empires of the Indus that may be of interest to you
in regard to this discussion, particularly the point that Pakistan likes to
present itself as far more homogenous than it actually is and that it's
ideology of being a Muslim nation is not as exclusive as it would like us
Shiv, I agree that fidelity must be expected for both men and women. Not
getting divorced in INdia where a marriage has gone bad is also often
because the spouses want to save face-too many at the anecdotal level to
relate.
In my experience as a 20-something divorced woman in India in the early
easily available everywhere?
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:39 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 11 Mar 2009 3:21:27 pm gabin kattukaran wrote:
Which book is this?
Lost Ciivilizations of the Stone Age - Richard Rudgley, Arrow 1998
Shooting in RAW requires access to a software like Lightroom else it is not
practical.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote:
Drawing from two recent threads...
Citizen Matters published a report on the Women's Day demonstrations in
Bangalore, with two of
what about the effect of victorian england on hindu mores regarding
sexuality? surely this would have disturbed the continuum?
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote:
I love your sense of humor.
Inadvertant, but always glad to entertain :-)
No they
apologies. will try to keep that in mind. thanks.
Amit if you are really entrepreneurial;-) open a restaurant for
diabetics with mexican and desi inspired food - food portions listed,
ingredients, and everything pared down to the simplest. huge challenge. or
even diabetic catering!!! look forward to your posts on Silklist.
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009
Could someone tell me why the harmonium is a terrible instrument? for
sentimental reasons, i have recently requested my mother to bring my
grandmom's harmonium as i am learning hindustani classical and it is my
teacher's preferred instrument. all I know is that harmonium is either
foreign or
, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
Could someone tell me why the harmonium is a terrible instrument?
The harmonium is extremely whiny. Its the instrumental equivalent of 10
hrs of K. L. Sehgal. Every time I here it I'm thinking deenyaan
jalaaoonn... I can't remember
the political instability index suggests some aspects of the societies in
all of these countries. My guess is that Canada being on the bottom of the
index hints at the lack of voice of minorities in that country and that
includes - First Nations (lip service moniker for Native Americans, without
how about Himadri for a man's name?
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I am no Venkat. But try beating Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan for
uniqueness.
Not very unique I'm afraid. Chandrachoodan or the one who wears the moon
aka
my personal favorites are Appollo Singh (named because he was born on Jul
20, 1969 presumably shortly before Armstrong took his steps) and Russia and
America Rao (NOT a joke!).
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote:
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Radhika
there was also the woman in Montana who named her daugther Syphilis-it
seemed such a feminine, pretty word to her!
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/4/2 Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Radhika
well at least Symbiosis is better than Parasite Lee
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote:
Talking of names, I used to work in Hong Kong with a Billboard Kwok - I
kid
not, in my media-buying department, and had a client - a Marketing
Manager
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote:
America Rao (NOT a joke!).
America Rao would be ethnologically correct in Telugu naming convention of
{Place of origin}+{Father's Name}+{Your Name} for a 2nd generation Gult.
As in a certain gent Rama Rao was
well i should give the complete picture then to further confound:-)
my full name is Yeddanapudi Lakshmi Arudra Rama Radhika (but I have
abbreviated all of this dogma down to Y.R. Radhika for a long, long time).
The Lakshmi is homage to a family practice of giving the eldest daughter a
name
I didn't realize a flat screen TV could be a determining factor in marrying
someone-guess i would never have made it to any matrimonial list in any case
especially since i clean my own bathroom! my husband had only an
air-mattress in his name thanks to his free wheeling, globetrotting
lifestyle
inconsistent...
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
I didn't realize a flat screen TV could be a determining factor in
marrying
someone-guess i would never have made it to any matrimonial list
I don't find effectiveness sufficient incentive to look at self-help books -
I always imagine an epitaph for myself saying she was effective and
shudder with horror;-)))
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
Aadisht Khanna [12/04/09 19:50 +0530]:
I am just wondering whether these reviewers would consider Michaevelli's The
Prince as an honest book while the Gita is dishonest? Just because one
provides no apologia while the other seems to qualify it's message based on
the position in society? One friend felt the Mahabharat to be highly
the real cone of silence sounds boring compared to the very fallible cone of
silence in Get Smart-hilarious!
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
Sounds (sorry) impractical.
Udhay
Doctors and luddites...i am wondering if those slow to adopt tech are also
old-school in other ways i.e prescriptive speeches and monologues and
uninterested in patient participation? now that i am pregnant and have been
quizzing my mom about her pregnancies I cannot understand how she didn't ask
history also determined the form of what we know as delhi today - 7 cities
of Delhi! and then the weird connections with New Delhi. I haven't seen
Delhi since the ring road days so would be interested in seeing what
happened to the old civil lines area that has a metro now!
Also not sure NY can
another great read on the subject is Variations on a Theme Park.
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
history also determined the form of what we know as delhi today - 7 cities
of Delhi! and then the weird connections with New Delhi. I haven't seen
Delhi
my dad declined tasting sushi because it was (a) too cold (b) too raw! my
mother turned down Ethiopian food because it was eaten muslim-style in one
dish with no regard for jhoota. in retrospect, considering this family
background, it is a bit surprising that I took to many things so readily and
In 1990, a colleague cracked a dirty joke to me. half an hour later, we were
both summoned by our boss, who had overheard our, ahem, conversation, on his
recording - thereby letting us know we were all being recorded. did we
protest? hardly. my colleague groveled and apologized and begged to keep
I really miss Japanese in India - not just brown rice sushi, but the Izakaya
stuff: great eggplant, pork in asparagus skin.imagine Peruvian ceviche
in India sigh...on the other hand here in canada, people are advocating
the 100 mile diet - I can't stand it and refuse to go back to
the culinary art as an exercise in social organization rather than an
experience of pleasure and aesthetics!
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com
wrote:
Isn't there SOME ethnic minority making
Greeks are similarly obsessed with clean, nourishing food being predictably
only Greek food. The Greek idea of diversity is bifteki or hamburger. Try
Crete on a Half Shelf for a hilarious account of a Montreal Greek chef
trying to convince Greeks of the virtues of Indian cuisine!
On Tue, Jun 2,
Please send me the puttu recipe as well as the jackfruit halwa as well.
although I don't know where i would find the jackfruit in Canada!!! Recently
tried an amazing little desert with sweet potato slices, cardommon powder,
crushed pistachio and Kahlua Coffee liqueur.
Goa is stunning in the monsoon.as is Orissa-Bhubaneshwar by rickshaw in
the rain
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com
Thanks Abhijit! am looking forward to trying those two.
HI Deepa,
my recipe is very simple. just a result of being diabetic and being unable
to eat anything with more than 4 grams of sugar per serving (preferably no
refined but 4 grams is worst case).
slice sweet potato - delicately brush on
My mother says that rice is served first on the plate only to widows
presumably symbolizing the bareness of their lives in a traditional society.
sounds barbaric to me so i now serve it first in complete defiance;-)
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On
just be def-inite ;-)
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:14 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
My mother says that rice is served first on the plate only to widows
presumably symbolizing the bareness of their lives
seriously not worth worrying about - just reads like marketing hype.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:33 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:
A bit old - but nothing wakes me up like Pakistan
http://www.pseb.org.pk/bulletin/spet2006/bulletin_details.htm
Pakistan Software Export Board Bulletin
I
What is Peecha Kai? Never heard that before...
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/9/09, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote:
The South Indians were
extremely particular about the use of right hand.
-- Raj Shekhar
only SIs
not tamil.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/9/09, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
What is Peecha Kai? Never heard that before...
Are you Tamizh? If so, read the following:
Chee, chee, peecha kaiyAle kudukkAthEy...
The left hand
just different linguistic reference i think - peecha/peechu in Telegu means
coconut fibre - stuff used to make coir. kai or kaya also sounds like
fruit;-
i am an air force kid and my name has stubbornly remained Yeddanapudi
Radhika where Yeddanapudi is the village we hail from;-)
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote:
There have been tons of Appaiahs at Cottons, but none are related (to the
best of my knowledge
actully the middle initial makes it even more philosophical a question: Y.R.
Radhika! imagine the commotion it causes when i arrive in YVR (vancouver
airport!)
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:17 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli powder
instead of pepper spray?
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
His favorite bhut jolokia is going to be made into grenades, you see..
DRDO seems to have discovered bhut
sadly no. but this time i picked up some other gems - Bawarchi and Katha
(Dipti patil and naseeruddin)
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:22 -0700]:
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli
one would have to go to Sri Lanka to observe the arrogance of the Sinhala
speaking establishment, the subdued Sri Lankan Tamil (quite unlike the
Indian Tamil), and the blindness to Tamil desperation. Although I didn't
feel autonomy was the right solution, it was easy to perceive the
one of the problems is that there is no homogenous Sri Lankan Tamil
experience as described or perceived by both Sinhala and outsiders. on the
one hand historically because of Chola invasions, Tamils were always viewed
as marauding conquerors on the north-east coast. on the other side are the
hill
Chicory is actually great for keeping blood glucose down:-) but yes, Mysore
concerns has great coffee. let us know where you find it please!
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
Bombay is about the only place I see it sold / drunk (never been to
i know of at least 2 who left consulting jobs to become teachers at much
less pay. they did this in the U S though.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Chris Kantarjiev c...@dimebank.com wrote:
I've recently come across a third example in as many months of someone
who has left a longish high-tech
English easily takes on the color and taste of other languages - a bit like
an avocado in a salad - bland on it's own and great with others.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.inwrote:
--- On Wed, 25/11/09, Divya Sampath divyasamp...@yahoo.com wrote:
From:
Hear, hear, Shiv! Why do we always apologize for our florid language, our
accent(s) and all the variety and musicality we bring to English! the worst
of this attitude is evident in how we ridicule regional variations when we
ought to revel in them. Vive la difference!
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:27
Kiran's rant is reminiscent of Reagan era America when jingoism was at its
peak. I guess that language transcends cultures!
indeed having a spouse of another culture makes any return to india
complicated. our first criterion is that Mike should be able to find good
work in landscape architecture (assuming that I will as well!). also where
we return to work in India is an issue. overall i find it freeing to admit
perhaps a return to the city - states that existed in the past - Athens,
Sparta. I would agree with Deepa that electricity is the minimum - nomadic
is usually great when the economy is good; not so great when things are
going sour. the one thing I like about the nomadic existence is having
skills
or that the Taj seems to float like a cloud until the fog clears from within
one's own eyes.
having seen To kill a mockingbird 32 times (kept the netflix dvd for 3
months) i have to agree: atticus finch was an amazing character played with
great conviction by gregory peck. I really disliked the reviewer's style.
also if she Fucked her way she did fuck men didn't she-how do we know they
Netflix complained that i wasn't letting anybody else see it:-) definitely
will read it.
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
having seen To kill a mockingbird 32 times (kept
this discussion is worth it for the new reading list i have acquired!
i couldn't agree more, Shobha - extremism works for A. Roy. connecting the
farthest dots is the proper provenance of a writer - showing us essences in
apparently disparate situations.
i don't think the answer to why Charuvakas died has been found yet.
Their existence is only known because Shankaracharya took great pains
to demolish their arguments.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan
of course. state sponsored religion and state sponsored persecution both had
roles - where would Buddhism be without Ashoka's imperial control?
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
i don't think
I never liked Ayn Rand - always felt like she was a drill sergeant insisting
on her way...and all that aggrandizement of architects - utter rubbish.
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:42 AM, J. Alfred Prufrock
another.prufr...@gmail.com wrote:
Ayn Rand ... I no longer find her books difficult to read
david copperfield is fantastic!
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm going to sharply bring down the level of the books being referred to,
and say that, out of sync with my high school- and college-mates, I could
never go more than a few pages of those
i am beginning to wonder how much rewiring is in store. five years ago when
my husband and i were first dating, he refused to buy a car with me as he
was not ready for the committment. What takes a man from that to changing
diapers,to giving his son a wonderful bedtime bath every evening no matter
I don't think it is fair to penalize those who cannot draw from memory
especially in the presence of intimidation.
the tyranny of the righteous.
Plausible deniability, here I come.
I grew up with an uneven and highly catholic taste in books largely because
I read what my mom read and had around in the penthouse suite (sole room
on the terrace). Sidney Sheldon battled with Alex Haley and Alexander
Solzhenitsyn for supremacy and my Lit professors were convinced that I had
not
I once proposed a museum interpretation project to the Director of ASI
(archaelogical survey of india) wherein different groups would interpret
history through objects in the museums and children would be invited to both
view and provide feedback. My mistake was to posit this as an exercise that
I suggest The Boy in the Moon by Ian Brown and The Golden Mean by Annabel
Lyon. Since I haven't followed this discussion on book recommendations, my
message might suffer from the Lurkers' Occupational Hazard i.e. completely
out of context recommendations. Blame it on my hangover from imbibing
Empires of the Indus: That was an amazing book and Alice Albinia is quite
good about responding to queries as well.
Has anybody checked out Tehelka's Annual Fiction issue? I would love to get
hold of it in Canada.
if you haven't already picked it up, Sankar's Chowringhee is amazing
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