tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post775632151087442268..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: A Raised Hood And Many Folded HandsAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-43991509731694515252011-08-27T05:14:37.095+05:302011-08-27T05:14:37.095+05:30Marly Youmans: Thank you, been a pleasure sharing ...<b>Marly Youmans</b>: Thank you, been a pleasure sharing the information.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-31345264970685050472011-08-19T08:20:13.612+05:302011-08-19T08:20:13.612+05:30Took me a while to return--well worth it! Thanks f...Took me a while to return--well worth it! Thanks for those explanations...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-91184684024157285862011-08-16T13:53:40.896+05:302011-08-16T13:53:40.896+05:30Karen: Thank you. I'm glad it wasn't a liv...<b>Karen</b>: Thank you. I'm glad it wasn't a live one as well. Even if it were, it's likely it would be defanged, a bad thing in itself. Best to live them alone.<br /><br /><b>Indian Bazaars</b>: Thank you. The dilemma of city life, possibly more so in Mumbai - to hold on to culture even as one holds on to the coat tails of time, willing to give up neither and striking a balance to <Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-78898695144983411252011-08-16T13:52:21.336+05:302011-08-16T13:52:21.336+05:30Marly Youmans: The incident you mention, the churn...<b>Marly Youmans</b>: The incident you mention, the churning of the sea with the serpent is the <i>Samudra Manthan</i>. <i>Samudra</i> is Sanskrit for 'ocean', and <i>Manthan</i> for 'churning'.<br /><br /><i>Kshirsagar</i> would be 'ocean of milk', with <i>Kshir</i> being Sanskrit for 'milk'.<br /><br />That was a different episode so to speak, when the Gods, Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-51627120168446759102011-08-15T23:35:00.709+05:302011-08-15T23:35:00.709+05:30Hi Anil,
Came across your blog on SeattleIndian a...Hi Anil,<br /><br />Came across your blog on SeattleIndian and immediately knew I was onto something good! I saw the India Files video on You Tube and it tugged at my heartstrings. Loved to hear village elder sing especially when he seemed to hum through all the lyrics and kept singing the 'chimney chimna' line :) There is something about the Marathi and singing style that is haunting. NDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758728986982133748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-44306596992831355412011-08-15T21:28:02.838+05:302011-08-15T21:28:02.838+05:30This is so true and liked so much the way you writ...This is so true and liked so much the way you write it..."how a city bursting at its seams will seek to delegate faith for want of time...even when pressed hard consistently, it will seek to hang on to tradition" Enjoyed reading this!Indian Bazaarshttp://www.indianbazaars.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-16670396866269939892011-08-12T13:24:01.881+05:302011-08-12T13:24:01.881+05:30Really interesting post, and comments.. I am also ...Really interesting post, and comments.. I am also really glad it's not a live cobra! <br /><br />Loved the kite post earlier, too..karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-57406550981850507322011-08-11T04:18:51.087+05:302011-08-11T04:18:51.087+05:30So did you just happen to be there?So did you just happen to be there?Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-59817300960829861692011-08-11T03:29:55.009+05:302011-08-11T03:29:55.009+05:30Nice post. Made me remember when i was caught doin...Nice post. Made me remember when i was caught doing photography at Borivali station. Police told me it is banned on platforms and railways stations. <br />Lucky guy. Be aware next time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894085449390605873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-10828992450289132952011-08-09T18:16:23.189+05:302011-08-09T18:16:23.189+05:30Delegation of faith...simply brilliant Anil :)Delegation of faith...simply brilliant Anil :)Jai Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-73710727133419401692011-08-08T07:52:10.448+05:302011-08-08T07:52:10.448+05:30Interesting! A post for the occasion :) Snake char...Interesting! A post for the occasion :) Snake charmers, and people who make money with snakes... India has delights in plenty!A Sunny Yellow Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011088717120088152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-68600873672851709782011-08-07T01:22:09.300+05:302011-08-07T01:22:09.300+05:30I think everyone, where ever they live, needs to ...I think everyone, where ever they live, needs to feel connected with a power greater than themselves. If they don't want to make time to make the connection, they feel that passing the duty off to someone else is an acceptable substitute.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-41037504711101168752011-08-06T22:09:46.285+05:302011-08-06T22:09:46.285+05:30Beautiful post! :)
Am glad it was a bronze replica...Beautiful post! :)<br />Am glad it was a bronze replica and not one alive, cause I've heard horrible tales of the live ones being cruelly defanged.<br />Your writing breaths life into the ordinary.. Loved it!Meena Venkataramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389946736560941286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-82785962267502457032011-08-06T11:08:13.324+05:302011-08-06T11:08:13.324+05:30You must really get people to trust you, because y...You must really get people to trust you, because you capture them so well. Nicely done.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-75815716019321284262011-08-06T10:52:34.533+05:302011-08-06T10:52:34.533+05:30(And I think that another way of looking at it is ...(And I think that another way of looking at it is that even in an increasingly material and over-busy culture, people still thirst and hunger after what is more-than-human. I think that is why there is such a craze for stories of wizards and vampires and so on in the West. When ignored and suppressed, the desire goes underground and then manifests itself in strange ways.)Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-92135118019979921032011-08-06T10:48:07.116+05:302011-08-06T10:48:07.116+05:30Wholly ignorant question: does all this relate to ...Wholly ignorant question: does all this relate to the churning of the sea of milk with the serpent king in order to obtain amrita? I saw a lot of images of this in Cambodia...marly youmanshttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-71901500322614606552011-08-06T09:56:25.000+05:302011-08-06T09:56:25.000+05:30Nona: Thank you. Nice to know you like them.
Tom:...<b>Nona</b>: Thank you. Nice to know you like them.<br /><br /><b>Tom</b>: Thank you. The everyday goings-on in India will sometimes engage the attention of passers-by, and it's difficult to resist looking at and beyond every once in a while.<br /><br /><b>Lynn</b>: Thank you. It's a nice feeling to be told so. Am glad you like reading them.<br /><br /><b>Nisha</b>: Yes. Most people are Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-75979243326088644552011-08-06T07:24:11.019+05:302011-08-06T07:24:11.019+05:30Life is all about exploitation, isn't it? Ever...Life is all about exploitation, isn't it? Every which way you can...Balachandran Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174364716507089780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-66226281910375451162011-08-06T04:39:49.592+05:302011-08-06T04:39:49.592+05:30Borivali is my hometown...grew up there for 23 yrs...Borivali is my hometown...grew up there for 23 yrs of my life :D its a warm fuzzy feeling to hear Borivali being mentioned and to see pix of the rly stn.<br /><br />Thanks you just made my dayRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-65210185419876073562011-08-06T03:50:26.821+05:302011-08-06T03:50:26.821+05:30like your narrationlike your narrationsmhttp://realityviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-79767344322909056002011-08-05T23:07:19.690+05:302011-08-05T23:07:19.690+05:30Very interesting post! Great pictures. Made me f...Very interesting post! Great pictures. Made me feel like I was standing next to her.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-40220424330137435592011-08-05T22:32:18.452+05:302011-08-05T22:32:18.452+05:30Fascinating glimpse into a different-to-me culture...Fascinating glimpse into a different-to-me culture - I love: "Meeting half-way is cultural. The middle path is comforting." and " to delegate faith for want of time." <br /><br />As always I'm struck by the vivid colours.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-26294426700887869372011-08-05T19:02:52.075+05:302011-08-05T19:02:52.075+05:30Aah ! That's why you said today there was not ...Aah ! That's why you said today there was not much rush about it these days.Nishahttp://www.lemonicks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-86057252929851871602011-08-05T17:58:46.159+05:302011-08-05T17:58:46.159+05:30I feel the same as Tom - I love reading these post...I feel the same as Tom - I love reading these posts, that show me another part of the world I would have never known about.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-53446803533828325612011-08-05T14:19:05.837+05:302011-08-05T14:19:05.837+05:30What a fantastic post. This is a world I've ne...What a fantastic post. This is a world I've never experienced but you've managed to make me feel as though I'm actually there.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.com