tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post3806149335526319874..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: A Postcard from The Nizam Sugar FactoryAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-33432711011178038052013-11-24T12:22:55.671+05:302013-11-24T12:22:55.671+05:30where should we contact to give our grown sugarcan...where should we contact to give our grown sugarcane to prepare Jaggery. please help as i don't want to send it for factory. waiting for your reply.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085432925951415498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-74242548692131985762008-07-16T19:43:00.000+05:302008-07-16T19:43:00.000+05:30Arpita: Very true, assuming that one is willing to...<BR><B>Arpita</B>: Very true, assuming that one is willing to be transported by a memory, a ephemera, and a story.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-47932321708088004942008-07-16T19:31:00.000+05:302008-07-16T19:31:00.000+05:30Sometimes in life we come across some pieces, a bo...Sometimes in life we come across some pieces, a book, a stone a coin ... that takes us miles away. I remember as a kid I had gone with my mum & sister to a tour ( a bus trip) of Delhi and Agra. I met a young Australian boy who gave surfing insructions for 6 months and the rest 6 he spent on travelling. This year, for him it was India. Being poor, he could not accompany us to Qutub Minar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-77101341715022888822008-06-08T16:46:00.000+05:302008-06-08T16:46:00.000+05:30Steve: T'was a pleasure. I suppose with too many t...<B>Steve</B>: T'was a pleasure. I suppose with too many things fighting for one's attention, sometimes the details of one can trigger a cascade of memories. <BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1797105030609435762008-06-08T16:10:00.000+05:302008-06-08T16:10:00.000+05:30Thanks for stopping by...your blog is like making ...Thanks for stopping by...your blog is like making a quick trip to India! I like the detail in your writing and the postcard story is a good example. It's interesting how a small thing can set off such a cascade of memories. (And I'd never heard of jaggery before, either!)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-10310593654660981522008-05-07T09:03:00.000+05:302008-05-07T09:03:00.000+05:30Which main? What cross?: Thank you. It's encouragi...Which main? What cross?: Thank you. It's encouraging to receive your feedback, helps keep me going :)<BR/><BR/>Sure there'll more on India :)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-77860163069523249312008-05-05T12:46:00.000+05:302008-05-05T12:46:00.000+05:30Amazing. Love the way you tell stories. More pleas...Amazing. Love the way you tell stories. More please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-13021031719849785812008-05-04T17:17:00.000+05:302008-05-04T17:17:00.000+05:30Gauri: I thought so at first, but he insisted it w...Gauri: I thought so at first, but he insisted it was 'Jamalal' and not 'Jamnalal'. Maybe someone who reads Urdu well could confirm it. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Shantanu: I can only smile :)<BR/><BR/>Macadamia The Nut: Very much so. Firstly the smell the postcard gathered over many a humid monsoon, the yellowing paper brittle to the touch together conspire to evoke faraway memories, mostly imagination.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-24406760900908089822008-05-02T20:43:00.000+05:302008-05-02T20:43:00.000+05:30thanks for dropping by my blog, gave me a chance t...thanks for dropping by my blog, gave me a chance to read this very well written blog of yours. i like the varied topics that you write about. & you do take great photos. :)Amazing Grazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933242901578313380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-29962458350392481542008-05-02T02:48:00.000+05:302008-05-02T02:48:00.000+05:30My dictionary defines jaggery as "unrefined sugar ...My dictionary defines jaggery as "unrefined sugar made from palm sap" -- but your description of "black" and "hard" and "cone" makes it sound like burnt hard candy. What is jaggery suppose to look and taste like? Are you familiar with English/American forms such as treacle and molasses? Is it something like this? I am curious . . . because I love to bake and I have a "sweet tooth."<BR/><BR/>Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1547417337595473262008-05-01T22:43:00.000+05:302008-05-01T22:43:00.000+05:30Anil, What an interesting story flows from a postc...Anil, What an interesting story flows from a postcard. Your blog is like receiving a postcard too. I'd love to see India one day. Vikram Seth is one of my favorite authors. Words capture the imagination.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-78871385400735529162008-05-01T20:49:00.000+05:302008-05-01T20:49:00.000+05:30It's both exciting and annoying innit? The rapid f...It's both exciting and annoying innit? The rapid flood of emotions which course through when you touch something which has created its own historic niche. Memories... Flashes of words, color, smell.. And then the futility of trying to learn more...<BR/><BR/>Beautifully written.Macadamia The Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528217658773583633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-89560079856919429102008-05-01T12:05:00.000+05:302008-05-01T12:05:00.000+05:30very interesting, well-researched post, this one.....very interesting, well-researched post, this one.. also, i read it to be Jamnalal, not Jamalal.. the na+aa is quite clear..Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-56697766324072683232008-04-29T10:03:00.000+05:302008-04-29T10:03:00.000+05:30Very cool! You turning into quite a William Dalry...Very cool! You turning into quite a William Dalrymple :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-15663664198357598812008-04-28T15:01:00.000+05:302008-04-28T15:01:00.000+05:30Di Mackey: Thanks. They did a good job. Carolyn: T...Di Mackey: Thanks. They did a good job. <BR/><BR/>Carolyn: Thank you. The mystery, yes :)<BR/><BR/>El: Thanks.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-52220280010616099252008-04-28T14:20:00.000+05:302008-04-28T14:20:00.000+05:30wow. you know a lot!nice read, good flow.wow. you know a lot!<BR/><BR/>nice read, good flow.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219378259265784598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-61457315130169784732008-04-22T06:17:00.000+05:302008-04-22T06:17:00.000+05:30You tell the story so poetically. It's amazing ho...You tell the story so poetically. It's amazing how much they went thru to get a bit of sugar. And the mystery surrounding the sender of the postcard is quite intriguing!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124375366809037969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-59850100214146522842008-04-19T22:11:00.000+05:302008-04-19T22:11:00.000+05:30I love the way you unwrapped the story for us. Be...I love the way you unwrapped the story for us. Beautifully written.<BR/><BR/>And thank you for commenting on the kids photographs, they will appreciate it.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-73701202963579967942008-04-19T11:08:00.000+05:302008-04-19T11:08:00.000+05:30Mountainear: Very much so. A way of life can cryst...Mountainear: Very much so. A way of life can crystallise itself into ephemera.<BR/><BR/>Kenju: Thank you. Yes, not knowing add a touch of mystery.<BR/><BR/>Chiefbiscuit: Thank you :) A kiln is fired with sugarcane leftovers, and the sugarcane extract is stirred for long hours. I've written of once such experiences in a related post linked at the end of this post.<BR/><BR/>Backpakker: Yes, imagineAnil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-53010501849866729012008-04-18T11:52:00.000+05:302008-04-18T11:52:00.000+05:30Interesting post, Anil. Sounds la - Amitav Ghosh.Interesting post, Anil. Sounds la - Amitav Ghosh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-45749342545938404502008-04-18T11:44:00.000+05:302008-04-18T11:44:00.000+05:30great short story...detective like in its construc...great short story...detective like in its constructionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-73557188641470514122008-04-18T11:01:00.000+05:302008-04-18T11:01:00.000+05:30a sweet post :-)a sweet post :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-56331518068720898222008-04-17T11:44:00.000+05:302008-04-17T11:44:00.000+05:30Loved the Post(card from the past) :)Loved the Post(card from the past) :)Vikram Nandwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574482437812941490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-91936580316099570092008-04-17T08:40:00.000+05:302008-04-17T08:40:00.000+05:30Amazing post I Must agree!I enjoyed every bit of i...Amazing post I Must agree!<BR/>I enjoyed every bit of it<BR/><BR/>Thanks to you <BR/>CheersDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924485784546039937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-2542322174692017872008-04-16T23:05:00.000+05:302008-04-16T23:05:00.000+05:30Told wonderfully, these memories spurred on by an ...Told wonderfully, these memories spurred on by an item as small as a postcard! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com