Apologies for the typo... I of course meant - Indian Music _for_ Dummies
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:40:56 +0530, "Anil Kumar" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh no. Please keep it going. It is turning out like a - Indian music of > Dummies. > > I've never been to a music class; I listen to music and it is good to > know > the stuff being written here. Though, it would be nice to change the > subject line to an appropriate one to the discussion. > > Before that is done, somebody please tell me if this show is on air now > and > at what time? > > Anil KUMAR > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:55:58 +0530, "Deepa Mohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > ............ > > "karNa paramparA" (auditory tradition) in its latest avatar! :) > > > > I guess this drift may be getting quite uninteresting to a lot of people > > now.... > > > > Deepa. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: va <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:44:25 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] Lost and Found > On 2/28/08, The smaller the better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So the bureaucracy is one justified 'time-efficiency' detractor. Maybe > our > > Indian civic responsibility should lead us to pledge to unravel one reel > of > > red tape per year, or something like that. > > > > Suppose each of us were to follow up any one of our dealings with the > > government in the fair, honest, right and proper way, no matter how long > > Dunno if PSU banks fall in the government category but my first-hand > experience of bureaucracy (usually an excuse to not do the work they > get paid for) was when money deposited in my account was going > elsewhere (the bankers didnt know where?) and another persons money > was being deposited in my account.... > > the short:: it took me 3 months** to actually get them to remove the > man's money from my account and return mine. The upside of my > experience was even illiterate strangers seen talking to me got > excellent service thereon from that particular branch ;-) > > ** of daily visits to the local branch which would only start > functioning at 11AM, armed with applications in duplicate signed by > witnesses, innumerable ID proofs, not to mention the photocopies and > paperwork. > > - > || vid || > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:48:00 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] IHT.com Article: First transsexual celebrity, Rose, > makes a TV debut > Ok, now that everyone's "confessing" their music-learning crimes, let me > state mine. It has a happy beginning. > > We've always had singers in the family. My grandmother sang, dad played > the > flute and his brother the flute and the violin. Cousins sang. So I wasn't > pushed into learning carnatic music as much as just gently nudged along by > 2 > generations of family-pressure. > > I started on the vocal thing, but couldn't keep up with the lessons > because > we kept moving houses. And along the way, my voice broke. So, off I went > trying to learn the violin and the flute. Which didn't hold my interest > and > so Mridangam. Three years, where I came up to learning the "korvais" and > the > gumukas and started off on learning how to do the "adi thaalam" to a basic > song. And then, I moved, my teacher moved and I lost my mridangam. > > I think I should start again. > > C > > -- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravages > http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ > > +91-9884467463 > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Madhu Kurup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:22:24 -0500 > Subject: Re: [silk] [EMAIL PROTECTED] GUI design [ was Re: IHT.com Article: ] > Ashok Krish wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> (I usually dial down touchpad sensitivity a bit to suit my tastes, and > >> these days use a thinkpad with a trackpoint) > >> > > > > I always connect a tiny mouse and use that. Works much better for me. > The > > trackpoint is a bit like a US cruise missile. It's pretty accurate to > the > > point of saying "Baghdad is the target" but when it gets real close, > there's > > quite a bit of collateral damage. > > > > Me too me too. My lovely Kensington USB mouse is dead due to run down AA > batteries. I could swear that this is completely Mac specific. The > previous set of AA batteries had lasted for six months of usage on a > windows laptop... but need more proof. > > Cheerio, > M > -- > Madhu M Kurup /* Nemo Me Impune Lacessit */ mmk222 at cornell dt edu > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:54:11 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] Lost and Found > At 2008-02-27 20:57:14 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Suppose each of us were to follow up any one of our dealings with the > > government in the fair, honest, right and proper way, no matter how > > long it takes - would that be a way to "participate in the machinery"? > > When I wanted to get a driver's license (in 1999), everyone told me to > go to one of the many driving schools, which would get me the license > without the hassle of going to the RTO. > > Off I went to a driving school, where the proprietor was very rude to me > (though I forget exactly how). I was sufficiently annoyed that I decided > to get the license the "right way", i.e. by going to the nearest RTO and > writing the test and whatnot. > > Well, it was really simple. I got the right forms, filled them in, gave > the (hilarious, multiple-choice[1]) exam for a learner's license, then > returned some months later to get my license, found out that they had > accidentally issued a motorcycle learner's license earlier, got them to > fix that (which they did with a minimum of fuss: it's the same test for > either), got a medical certificate from a doctor sitting around nearby, > gave my (embarrassingly simple[2]) driving test, and got my license the > next day. > > It was dreadfully satisfying to get my license the Right Way, when > *everyone* I knew had paid a driving school to get it for them. > > (Hi Anjana. Welcome to silk.) > > -- ams > > 1. "What would you do if you are speeding downhill?" > "c) Grip the steering wheel more tightly" > > 2. I went to the empty, closed-off parking lot where the examiner was, > and realised that he expected me to bring the car there. I told him > to wait, went to the outside parking lot and brought the car over. I > got out of the car, and he signed my form, and sent me on my way. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:00:50 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] IHT.com Article: First transsexual celebrity, Rose, > makes a TV debut > At 2008-02-28 10:48:00 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Ok, now that everyone's "confessing" their music-learning crimes, let > > me state mine. It has a happy beginning. > > Heh, me too. > > I went to the Calcutta School of Music for several months one summer to > learn the (western classical) violin from an old chap named Joe Braganza > (IIRC). I enjoyed it a lot, though HE may not have. > > Then I stopped going to classes, for various schedule-related reasons, > and we moved shortly afterwards, and I never picked it up again, which > I've often regretted. > > > I think I should start again. > > Yeah. > > -- ams > > > > _______________________________________________ > silklist mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/silklist > >
