Not a big fan of calling out birthdays and such. But it has been ten years since this and 35 altogether. So much has changed and to that note so much has not changed. As in corporate speak, let’s do some high level numbers –
From and including: Monday, March 21, 1977
To, but not including : Wednesday, March 21, 2012
It is 12,784 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date
Or 35 years excluding the end date
Alternative time units –
12,784 days
1,104,537,600 seconds
18,408,960 minutes
306,816 hours
1826 weeks (rounded down)
18. இதை வாசகருக்கும் எழுத்தாளருக்கும் உள்ள ஏற்பாடு என்று சொல்லலாமா?
ஒரு நட்பு என்று சொல்லலாம். ஒரு வாசகர் தனக்கு பிடித்தமான எழுத்தாளரை ஒரு நண்பரைப்போல் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கிறார். காரணம், அவர் எழுதுவது இவருக்கு புரிகிறது. கதையின் எதோ ஒரு பகுதியை வாசகரால் தன் மனத்தில் மீண்டும் வாழ முடிகிறது. அந்த எழுத்தாளர் அந்த வாசகரின் வாழ்வின் குறையை ஏதோ ஒரு விதத்தில் நிரப்புகிறார்.
19. அதற்குக் கதை புரியவேண்டும் அல்லவா?
ஆம். கதை வாசகருக்கு புரியவேண்டியதை மிக முக்கியமாக கருதுபவன் நான்.
20. சிலர் புரியாமலேயே கதை எழுதுகிறார்களே?
அவர்களைப் —- — ——.
– சுஜாதா [சிறுகதை: அடிக்கடி கேட்கப்படும் கேள்விகள், 1998.] [தொகுப்பு: கடவுள்களின் பள்ளத்தாக்கு]
(*the picture above has nothing to do with the post except it symbolizes a look back)
This is a customary post, the one that I do every year on this day, mostly. The reason – its the anniversary of this blog, a very special one this time. Its a decade since this blog started to exist back in 2002. A look back of why and how was blogged here six years ago. Even though the blog postings around here have gone south, as I get immersed in the weekly grocery purchases and large data sets, a ray of hope still hangs around that I can keep this going.
Winning 3 Indibloggies could be considered an achievement of this blog but given that we don’t have Indibloggies anymore it doesn’t matter. So having invested thousands of hours in this blog and related discussions, what did I get? To cut that long story short, here are some blogposts that I really really enjoyed (or felt sad) writing and interacting for various reasons. To save your guilt, this is a personal blogpost so I don’t expect anyone to read through this thoroughly. Feel free to read, comment or leave.
The first one for being the start of everything here. The excitement that I had for being able to publish oneself on the web and becoming a part a indian blogger clique which was not more than two dozen in 2002.
I still feel silly writing this. While there are many more silly blogpostings, this one tops them all. Have developed a kind of respect towards artists and filmmakers in the last decade. One that tells me nothing is an easy job.
Nidhi! She had a lovely blog called the Sunshine where I learnt on how to bring the cheer to the blog. She writes no more. That being said, the inspiration to start a blog was defintely Mahesh Shantharam.
Probably the only post on Indian politics and I think I was wrong about the whole subject. It was never my area of passion so didn’t bother to write anymore about politics.
This changed the fate of this blog. One of the most famous posts here, the review on Anbe Sivam that brought more people to this blog than anything else. The number of comments on the original blogspot blog was in hundreds. I actually thought the review was raw and was’t thought through well.
Writer Sujatha passes away. A very sad day. Blog closed. 100s of people leave their touching memories on this page. Acute onset of writer’s block. Sujatha Anniversary 2009, 2010 and 2011. Sujathoughts.
A handmade ideal template for Kirukkal. This is the current template until I find myself convinced to use something else.
kirukkal.com and kirukkal.com don’t exist seperately anymore. They are a part of this domain, kirukkal.com. subbudu is a pseudonym that I picked up for the tamil blog and still retain. A link to all the posts on this blog and BTW, Thanks for the journey!
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