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Writings on Sand: Our Films, Their Songs...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007. Our Films, Their Songs. Tere Bina Beswaadi Beswaadi Ratiyaan, Oh Sajna". Without you my nights are tasteless, Oh Darling"-. Gurukant Desai was supposed to sing this about his wife, Sujata who had left him following a squabble. Gulzar. S words portray the husband's mind explicitly, taking it to the heights of what is called "vipralambha sringaaram". Romance at separation). The earthy touch in A R Rahman. I am not accusing Maniratnam. I couldn't appreciate the songs in 'Guru'- neith...
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Writings on Sand: April 2007
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Here was a Baker. Architect aged 90, died at 7:30 am on April 1, 2007. I have never written obituaries. Nor am I attempting to write one now. I am not an authority to speak on the person who has passed away. The answer is he was one of those people who has really impressed me with his life- a tangible form of many values I admire. My affinity to architecture was not the sole reason that drew me to Baker. What I saw in Baker, like in Basheer, was a complete human being. Here also, ...
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Writings on Sand: July 2007
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Tuesday, July 3, 2007. When virtues pour down. S favorite writer MT Vasudevan Nair. Who compared the rains of Midhunam- Karkitakam. June-July, approximately) to Mother. You go out seeing a clear sky, when it darkens all of a sudden and starts to pour. Anyone who has a short-tempered mother (which I guess, is universal), and has been in Kerala. During this time of the year would certainly appreciate the appositeness of the comparison. Rejuvenation therapy) to the plain and simple "karkitaka kanji". Medici...
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Writings on Sand: August 2007
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Friday, August 3, 2007. What's in a name. Delving into the history of words can be real fun. Words in a language are relics of what a civilization has accumulated over the ages. The beauty of etymology. Can be seen with full grandeur in Sanskrit - words so condensed, each of them can be a magic hat from which we can take out stories. On top of this, we have those grammarians who split each word in the ways they like and attribute meanings they want. Demolished the Bamiyan Budhha. S play, 'Bali'. Ratham" ...
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Writings on Sand: Here was a Baker...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Here was a Baker. Architect aged 90, died at 7:30 am on April 1, 2007. I have never written obituaries. Nor am I attempting to write one now. I am not an authority to speak on the person who has passed away. The answer is he was one of those people who has really impressed me with his life- a tangible form of many values I admire. My affinity to architecture was not the sole reason that drew me to Baker. What I saw in Baker, like in Basheer, was a complete human being. Here also, ...
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Writings on Sand: From Darkness to Light...
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Monday, September 3, 2007. From Darkness to Light. The word ' Guru. Is one of India's contributions to the English language that has now become quite ubiquitous. Quite often, we come across usages like 'Management-Guru', 'Fashion-Guru' and 'Language-Guru' in the media where the word is used to denote an 'expert' or 'mentor'. The word in Sanskrit. Has a deeper esoteric meaning though. 'Gu'. Means 'darkness' and 'Ru'. Thasmai Sree Gurave Namah:". Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu. Thasmai Sree Gurave Namah:".
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Writings on Sand: Oscars 2008- Five movies...
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Monday, March 3, 2008. Oscars 2008- Five movies. Most critics agreed that there was high competition among Oscar nominees. This year. Yet, for some, the list was not flashy enough. True, it didn't have an epic like ' Ben-Hur. An evergreen classic like ' Gone with the Wind. Or ' Sound of Music. Or a ' Lord of the Rings. Or ' Jurassic Park. Based on Ian McEwan. The setting of Michael Clayton. Brings memories of ' Jerry Maguire. Here too, we find the hero struggling with a conflict between his personal valu...
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Writings on Sand: September 2007
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Monday, September 3, 2007. From Darkness to Light. The word ' Guru. Is one of India's contributions to the English language that has now become quite ubiquitous. Quite often, we come across usages like 'Management-Guru', 'Fashion-Guru' and 'Language-Guru' in the media where the word is used to denote an 'expert' or 'mentor'. The word in Sanskrit. Has a deeper esoteric meaning though. 'Gu'. Means 'darkness' and 'Ru'. Thasmai Sree Gurave Namah:". Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu. Thasmai Sree Gurave Namah:".
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Writings on Sand: What's in a name...
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Friday, August 3, 2007. What's in a name. Delving into the history of words can be real fun. Words in a language are relics of what a civilization has accumulated over the ages. The beauty of etymology. Can be seen with full grandeur in Sanskrit - words so condensed, each of them can be a magic hat from which we can take out stories. On top of this, we have those grammarians who split each word in the ways they like and attribute meanings they want. Demolished the Bamiyan Budhha. S play, 'Bali'. Ratham" ...
