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Monthly Archives: December 2005

Indic Studies Conference

Thursday, December 22, 2005

A long overdue (and an insubstantial) report on the Indic studies conference, (more formally known as the Second International Conference on Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilization) which concluded on Tuesday.
It was less chaotic but also less spirited than the previous conference, held in December, 2003. Then IAHR had also co-organized the event, [...]

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Random notes on (and from) Delhi:

Friday, December 16, 2005

Before we begin, read this on the trial of Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk.
Also, please pay attention to this Frontline story on Michael Aram workers struggle. I will write on my own interactions with our worker friends in Delhi early next week.
I will also be reporting regularly from the Second Indic Studies conference, [...]

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Dr. Raj Kumar: Babhruvahana - 3 (1977)

Friday, December 9, 2005

Part 3
Babhruvahana perhaps is most well known for its great lines and catchy songs, both romantic as well as battle field exchanges. I remember watching the film as a six year old boy and then reenacting scenes with my friends, Jaideep and Sanjay, (I haven’t seen either of them since our battle games more than [...]

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14 1/2 things to do on a 14 1/2 hour flight

Thursday, December 8, 2005

14.5 Sleep.
Note to self: try anyway.
14. Think (forever): O, thinking man, no theme, no reason (except this long flight) necessary. Nor is a note to self or anyone else.
13. Develop: a taste for Joey and Two and a Half Men.
Note to self: recent vintage Sitcoms suck. How could you laugh at such inane, superficial [...]

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Mercedes Benz in Srirangapattana

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

I haven’t seen too many Benz cars, especially of the recent vintage, in Srirangapattana. But Bangalore and in recent times, Mysore and Coorg too, have many rich people who have bought latest model Benz cars. Sure, Srirangapattana is on the Bangalore-Mysore-Coorg highway and the weary Benz traveler will see the dilapidated fort, old bridge [...]

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Vacana: World that is a carcass!

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Look how they wrangle, the dogs
Come to feast on
This carcass of a world!
And as the dogs wrangle, look
How the carcass laughs!
For you see, Sir, the Guhesvara Himself
Is not there.
A vacana by Allama Prabhu

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