tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post115177083301592478..comments2024-03-22T09:18:46.934+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: Far from School, Far from HomeAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-46609322184070660802007-06-17T05:36:00.000+05:302007-06-17T05:36:00.000+05:30Cat: Thanks.Bluemountainmama: Yes, folks do keep t...Cat: Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Bluemountainmama: Yes, folks do keep to themselves, but not so much in India where they do open up and sometimes they do relish it, seeing your interest in them as an expression of respect and curiosity. <BR/><BR/>Privacy is not so clearly defined in India, and in most instances, save some, it is a welcome thing.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1162871215093634462006-11-07T09:16:00.000+05:302006-11-07T09:16:00.000+05:30it is great that you struck up a conversation with...it is great that you struck up a conversation with the boy. children are so interesting and open! nowadays people keep to themselves so much and don't want to be bothered. i am interested in people and want to talk when we are in close quarters together but usually am too shy or feel as if i'm intruding. it seems so wierd to me just to sit there in silence next to each other with the occasional bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1161603587540437522006-10-23T17:09:00.001+05:302006-10-23T17:09:00.001+05:30bestbestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1154585933930453332006-08-03T11:48:00.000+05:302006-08-03T11:48:00.000+05:30To VJ: Thank you.To VJ: Thank you.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1154375051289747282006-08-01T01:14:00.000+05:302006-08-01T01:14:00.000+05:30nice observation and interesting storynice observation and interesting storyVjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767715729755744461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152723583798013122006-07-12T22:29:00.000+05:302006-07-12T22:29:00.000+05:30To Anon: Yup, I'm fine. Thanks for the concern.To Anon: Yup, I'm fine. Thanks for the concern.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152633984776311522006-07-11T21:36:00.000+05:302006-07-11T21:36:00.000+05:30hi, this is isnt a comment relevant to your post.....hi, this is isnt a comment relevant to your post.. just wanted to inquire if u and family etc are ok (context - the serial blasts this evening)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152549958907210232006-07-10T22:15:00.000+05:302006-07-10T22:15:00.000+05:30To Rajesh: Trains is one good way to romance India...To Rajesh: Trains is one good way to romance India, though I doubt if she cares much for it :)<BR/><BR/>To Kizzy: Yup, try the tracks, if you're lucky you'll see India reflected in the shine. I'll read that one you suggested. What kind of a writer is Paul Theroux?<BR/><BR/>To Anumeha Sah: That's surely a pleasure to know. I'll be posting more Goa stories. How was your trip?Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152532690203335202006-07-10T17:28:00.000+05:302006-07-10T17:28:00.000+05:30Hey Anil, Just back from my GOa trip.Thanks to ur ...Hey Anil, Just back from my GOa trip.Thanks to ur posts i knew quite a bit about the place bforehand.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169290385995476588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152513257114842652006-07-10T12:04:00.000+05:302006-07-10T12:04:00.000+05:30सुना है कि एक ऐसा भी रेल है जो वहाँ ठहरता है जहाँ ...सुना है कि एक ऐसा भी रेल है जो वहाँ ठहरता है जहाँ सेहरा और दरिया मिलतें है|<BR/><BR/>Apparently, the <I>Iron Ore Express</I>, that runs across Sahara, is the longest train. So it seems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152508514445770972006-07-10T10:45:00.000+05:302006-07-10T10:45:00.000+05:30Reading through the travelogue and subsequent thou...Reading through the travelogue and subsequent thoughts, I have come to a growing realisation of scantness of rail journeys I have set about on. On the other hand, I am reminded of a few good books. In particular, a 1985 book, <I>The Imperial Way By Rail from Peshawar to Chittagong</I>, by Paul Theroux. The author has used few words of description and has relied munificently on able photographer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152394047287378142006-07-09T02:57:00.000+05:302006-07-09T02:57:00.000+05:30A toast to this and many other train travels in I...A toast to this and many other train travels in India, and to the wisdom.<BR/><BR/>btw, thanks for passing by. It's hard enough to find what you look for - read and savour, leave alone finding time for it.Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054636458306496958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152371936196467252006-07-08T20:48:00.000+05:302006-07-08T20:48:00.000+05:30To Swapna: Thank you. It is difficult to forget tr...To Swapna: Thank you. It is difficult to forget train trips.<BR/><BR/>To Mrinalini: It sure looked like that.<BR/><BR/>To Cardine: Thinking bridges thoughts, providing continuity.<BR/><BR/>To Madhuri: Yes, it does :) Thank you.<BR/><BR/>To Tarun: Absolutely!Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152356510572274402006-07-08T16:31:00.000+05:302006-07-08T16:31:00.000+05:30Train journey's are always fun and relaxing to me ...Train journey's are always fun and relaxing to me 'coz :<BR/>1. You get to meet new people, and u hv enough time to mix with them, unlike in a plane or a bus.<BR/>2. You get a good view of the surroundings which calms yourself.<BR/><BR/>Nicely put thoughts, I must say.<BR/>BTW thanks for visitng my blog !eThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09844087865207274161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152329676082700512006-07-08T09:04:00.000+05:302006-07-08T09:04:00.000+05:30...I latch onto the blue sky and watch my thoughts......I latch onto the blue sky and watch my thoughts sail across the blue expanse, drifting away with the wind.<BR/><BR/>What a poetic composition! Fits well to ur blog name.Madhuri Shindehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648979686095531896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152319097346369942006-07-08T06:08:00.000+05:302006-07-08T06:08:00.000+05:30That entry got me thinking about thinking. Thanks...That entry got me thinking about thinking. Thanks.Cardinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260768171568324499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152210710111675292006-07-07T00:01:00.000+05:302006-07-07T00:01:00.000+05:30Nice post! Brings back memories of so many train t...Nice post! Brings back memories of so many train trips. :)Swapnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576492000140789947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152196741037415772006-07-06T20:09:00.000+05:302006-07-06T20:09:00.000+05:30To Ketki: Thank you. Yeah sure, you're welcome to ...To Ketki: Thank you. Yeah sure, you're welcome to do that. Hope you find them as enjoyable.<BR/><BR/>To Travel Plaza: Thank you. That is very encouraging. Train journeys let you think about what you see, that's why they're so special.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152116194097743532006-07-05T21:46:00.000+05:302006-07-05T21:46:00.000+05:30Great post. Again I have to say that I love the wa...Great post. Again I have to say that I love the way you write. I can picture everything as if I were seeing it. There is something about train journeys that is so special.travel plazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031243106498119523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152099604317005782006-07-05T17:10:00.000+05:302006-07-05T17:10:00.000+05:30gr8 post!reading this , i m thinking of going thro...gr8 post!<BR/>reading this , i m thinking of going through other post on ur blog!!!!!ketkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322260594992223852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152026876847523442006-07-04T20:57:00.000+05:302006-07-04T20:57:00.000+05:30To Ajeya: It's a pleasure, thank you. Very true, t...To Ajeya: It's a pleasure, thank you. Very true, though not all silence hides calm within. But here, it did.<BR/><BR/>To Karmic_jay: Thanks.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1152001042598374232006-07-04T13:47:00.000+05:302006-07-04T13:47:00.000+05:30Thanks for stopping By.Loved your article. I often...Thanks for stopping By.<BR/><BR/>Loved your article. I often enjoy train journeys because it gets you closer to people, your co-passengers unlike in a bus or plane. You get to know people and in that short span you can not help peeping into their life.<BR/><BR/>And about the silence that provoked thought in you...Silence is a mystery by itself, Often makes you think & wonder about its existence.<AJEYA RAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770471904480140472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1151997861794843392006-07-04T12:54:00.000+05:302006-07-04T12:54:00.000+05:30To Madhoo: Yeah, he sure is, and shy too.To Madhoo: Yeah, he sure is, and shy too.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1151993077257252482006-07-04T11:34:00.000+05:302006-07-04T11:34:00.000+05:30The Gagandeep kid is really cute.:) A very good po...The Gagandeep kid is really cute.:) A very good post. Thanks.:))Madhooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815924636873308673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1151941423516834302006-07-03T21:13:00.000+05:302006-07-03T21:13:00.000+05:30To A Wandering Woman: Thank you. Word paintings st...To A Wandering Woman: Thank you. Word paintings still need colour :)<BR/><BR/>To Anumeha Sah: Thank you. They 'end' so that they may begin anew in the reader's mind :) <BR/><BR/>To Abodh: No such luck, it would be nice to be related though, I miss good <I>thalis</I> in Mumbai where I usually visit ;) Thank you for your comment on my photographs.<BR/><BR/>To Anna: Your comment brought a smile to Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.com