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Just Curious: A Tale of Two Cities
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Jun 2, 2010. A Tale of Two Cities. Last month when I was in Calcutta, I happened to travel down that much travelled path toward the Indian Museum after many years. As my cab approached Chowringhee I looked out, hoping to see the building do what it had so many times during my years in that city. I saw nothing. Actually, I saw a gigantic slab of concrete suspended in mid-air. A flyover had grown in between my museum and me. Her tree has been felled to make way for the flyover; looking out entails a strang...
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Just Curious: Translating Tagore
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Oct 19, 2009. Arijit Sen sent me this poem by Tagore. ছবির জগতে যেথা কোনো ভাষা নেই. সেথায় তোমার স্থির দৃষ্টি. যে কাহিনী করিতেছে সৃষ্টি. ঘটনাবিহীন তার বোবা ইতিহাস. ছায়া দিয়ে ছেয়ে ফেলে চিত্ত আকাশ. করুণ বিষাদ করে বৃষ্টি. I have translated it as follows. Amidst images, in their still silence. You rest your steady stare. The tale, that unto itself tells,. Its own uneventful, mute past;. Clouding the mind's open sky. Lets rain pitiful despair. Monday, October 19, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Just Curious: Tunganath
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Jun 8, 2009. This summer I was at Chopta, in the Garhwal Himalayas. From there, I made the short trek to Tunganath (literally: The Lord of the Lofty Heights). Tunganath, at 12,072 feet, is possibly the highest temple (as opposed to shrine) in India. And it is one of the five kedars. The most important of which is, a few valleys away, at Kedarnath. Of the Chaukhamba (lit: Four Pillars: chau. Pillar). Thankfully, before the monsoon arrives in the mountains, good days are aplenty. Monday, June 08, 2009.
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Just Curious: Requies-cat in pace
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Sep 11, 2009. Jackson was our neighbor's cat. He has been a constant visitor to our house over the past two years. He was all of 21 years and had not been keeping too well in recent times. Today, he was put to sleep. This is Jackson. Lording over our porch at 112 Trinity Place. Friday, September 11, 2009. Wednesday, 02 June, 2010. Still, 21 years is ripe old age for a cat. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Anthem for St Cecilias Day. From Anthem for St Cecilias Day.
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Just Curious: India Shining
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Sep 3, 2011. Does tell a wonderful story of the shine on India Shining. Courtesy: The Great India Clearance Sale. Saturday, September 03, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Anthem for St Cecilias Day. The Great Indian Sale. Bengali Books (1801 - 1867).
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Just Curious: Imminent ruin and desperate remedy: Calcutta and its fragments
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Oct 18, 2009. Imminent ruin and desperate remedy: Calcutta and its fragments. This is an excellent article on Calcutta, written by Swapan Chakravorty, Professor at the Department of English, Jadavpur University, Calcutta. Here is a summary:. You can get the complete article here. Sunday, October 18, 2009. Tuesday, 20 October, 2009. Its a superb article. He makes all his points beautifully, and in a delightfully measured way. Yay for Swapan da! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Just Curious: Quiet flows the Ganges
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Aug 30, 2009. Quiet flows the Ganges. And the madness of life continues on its banks. Varanasi. Summer of 2009. Sunday, August 30, 2009. Wednesday, 02 September, 2009. Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande. Mein To Tere Paas Mein. Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein. Na Ekant Niwas Mein. Na Mandir Mein, Na Masjid Mein. Na Kabe Kailas Mein. Mein To Tere Paas Mein Bande. Mein To Tere Paas Mein. Na Mein Jap Mein, Na Mein Tap Mein. Na Mein Barat Upaas Mein. Na Mein Kiriya Karm Mein Rehta. Nahin Jog Sanyas Mein.
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Just Curious: Lord of the Lofty Heights
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Jun 7, 2009. Lord of the Lofty Heights. Views from (and around) Tunganath. Sunday, June 07, 2009. Monday, 24 August, 2009. And to think that just behind Chaukhamba and the rest lies the Gangotri Glacier.By the way, among the jumble of peaks to the left of Kedarnath lies Shivling. Look carefully for a graceful spire. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Anthem for St Cecilias Day. Friends from here and there. Lord of the Lofty Heights. The Great Indian Sale.
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Just Curious: From Anthem for St Cecilia's Day
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Sep 19, 2009. From Anthem for St Cecilia's Day. I cannot grow;. I have no shadow. To run away from,. I cannot err;. There is no creature. Whom I belong to,. Whom I could wrong. When it knows it. Can now do nothing. All you lived through,. No longer need it. I shall never be. Different. Love me. Saturday, September 19, 2009. Labels: Anthem for St Cecilias Day. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Anthem for St Cecilias Day. From Anthem for St Cecilias Day. The Great Indian Sale.
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Just Curious: The Remembrance of Things Past
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Apr 5, 2011. The Remembrance of Things Past. Last week my dear friend in charge of editing this souvenir reminded me, once again, to get my act together and come up with the article I had promised. I was asked, with a generous dollop of sarcasm, if I thought I were Proust. I was also directed by him, in that same (grammatical) breath, to take my finger out of my @#$% and start writing. Written for the JUDE Reunion 2009 Souvenir). Tuesday, April 05, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
