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September 10th, 2007

Kannada: Bow to the Cynara within!

Tina writes meditatively about a“Cynara that exists within us”. She is referring to the poem Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae by Ernest Dowson. Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow, Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my soul between the kisses and the wine; And ... 3 comments · read »

August 24th, 2007

Kannada: Independence, festivals and more

Sanket Patil · 02:25 · South Asia

20 runners from 12 countries; the youngest among whom is a 23 year old American woman and the oldest, a 60 year old American man; an Indian, Sunil Jayaraj, from Kolar, Karnataka. A 95 day project, covering 4 continents, 16 countries and 24000 KMs, organised by Blue Planet Run. They ... 2 comments · read »

August 8th, 2007

Kannada: Telling Stories is a Good Deed!

Sanket Patil · 16:41 · South Asia

Some movie makers capture the imagination of serious movie watchers all over: Kurosawa, Ray and Bergman, for example. And when someone of that stature dies, you are bound to get great responses, poignant, nostalgic, and meditative. Abhay Simha, who is a professional director himself, a graduate from the FTII, writes ... 0 comments · read »

October 3rd, 2006

The Kannada Context: “Gandhigiri”, nADahabba and Everything Else

Sanket Patil · 05:40 · South Asia

Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's Birth Anniversary) was observed yesterday in India and elsewhere. It was celebrated the most by the electronic media, of course. What was different this time, however, was that, a lot of them talked about "Gandhigiri", the new phrase, and supposedly the newly revived way of life. Curiously, ... 2 comments · read »

September 11th, 2006

The Kannada Context: Post-modernist. Post-9/11. Concerns.

Sanket Patil · 16:23 · South Asia

Firstly, let us remember the victims of 9/11. Let us wish that the world leaders gather enough sense and courage to fight the root cause of terrorism, and not just resort to paranoiac ways like "racial profiling". Like they say do not attribute malice to that which can be sufficiently ... 2 comments · read »

June 8th, 2006

The Kannada Context: Hear the nature of voices

Sanket Patil · 05:21 · South Asia

The amplification of small sound bytes effects a joyful reverberation in a large room. I got a few mails/comments for my last post, The Kannada Context: Exclusive Identity and Other Stories. I also got to know interesting people. It is nice to see the feedback from a small, yet vibrant, ... 3 comments · read »