Month: August 2005
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Yep !! true
You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it. – Art Buchwald
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Maitrim Bhajata Akhila Hritjaitrim
A few minutes back, was listening to Maitreem Bhajata. Not the vocal version of MSS but the veena rendering by Gayathri. The veena version is played in the Yaman Kalyani raaga. I am not a geek of raagas but from what little I’ve listened to, Yaman Kalyani derived from Kalyani is used to play some…
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Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy.
Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth – As quoted by an old wise man called George Bernard Shaw. Please pass the quote to these dudes.
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Rushdie for Booker
Shalimar The Clown is releasing only by September 6th of this year. But Rushdie is already on the roll. The 2005 Booker prize longlist, which was announced a couple of days back, has Salman Rushdie‘s Shalimar the Clown listed as one of the contenders. Ian McEwan is also in the list. Together with Rushdie, Ian…
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Sujatha’s Kathaavilaasam
[Pic – Vikatan] This week, S Ramakrishnan’s Kathaavilaasam column in Ananda Vikatan features Sujatha. Kathaavilaasam isn’t as interesting as his previous series, Thunaiezhuthu. One reason why I keep reading it despite the semi-boring narrative is that, Ramakrishnan explores the world of tamil authors and showcases an author’s creation. Earlier the column featured Aathavan, Ashokamithran and…
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