tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post2629423360774217498..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-60250323700904034112012-12-02T22:00:39.369-08:002012-12-02T22:00:39.369-08:00Yvette, I'm glad you enjoyed it. THE DISCOVERY...Yvette, I'm glad you enjoyed it. THE DISCOVERY is, indeed, a fascinating book and it will give you a comprehensive picture of India from its birth, so to say. Nehru was one of the most charismatic leaders of India and he fired the people's imagination in much the same way JFK did. Movies about India have their limitations and are instructive only up to a point. I need to read some of Rushdie's last few novels and I'll probably get round to them next year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-63536474780238843042012-12-02T21:36:42.826-08:002012-12-02T21:36:42.826-08:00You're welcome, Ron. The people you mentioned ...You're welcome, Ron. The people you mentioned were and are responsible for taking Indian history and culture abroad including MOONSOON WEDDING and THE NAMESAKE directed by Mira Nair. THE NAMESAKE is based on the book by the award-winning Indian American author, Jhumpa Lahiri. Deepa Mehta has directed MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN based on Rushdie's novel and I'm looking forward to its release in India this month. Long imprisonment, I suppose, allows one to sit and reflect for long periods of time, inspiring people like Nehru, Gandhi, Anne Frank and scores of others to write during their forced confinement. Nehru is almost poetic in his prose.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51134839527093393202012-12-02T21:21:00.543-08:002012-12-02T21:21:00.543-08:00Charles, these are books one can read at any point...Charles, these are books one can read at any point of time, like autobiographies and encyclopaedias, and I hope you get a chance to read Nehru's work in the new year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-56845052765276104362012-12-02T21:14:48.800-08:002012-12-02T21:14:48.800-08:00You're welcome, Sergio. I'm glad you enjoy...You're welcome, Sergio. I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I fell in love with Nehru's writing the minute I started reading THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA some two decades ago. Since then I have been reading chapters in the book at random. Each tells its own story. I was mesmerised by Rushie's prose in MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN which remains one of my favourite novels. I know a fair bit of Italy's history though much of my knowledge has come from reading newspaper articles and the internet.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38783320400695430372012-11-30T09:47:41.910-08:002012-11-30T09:47:41.910-08:00Thanks for this post, Prashant. THE DISCOVERY OF I...Thanks for this post, Prashant. THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA by Nehru sounds fascinating - a book I'd like to know more about. I'm adding it to my list for the new year. I don't know much about India except what I've seen in the movies, so this will be my first serious introduction. I do remember Nehru from my youth, as well. I've not read any of Rushdie's work yet, but that may change in the new year since I feel it's about time.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-44255703459764202902012-11-30T09:35:49.806-08:002012-11-30T09:35:49.806-08:00I get most of my sense of Indian history and cultu...I get most of my sense of Indian history and culture from movies. Satyajit Ray, Deepa Mehta, Merchant-Ivory, Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake. Nehru himself I remember from my boyhood. I don't know him as a writer, but the excerpt about the moon shows a depth of sensibility I would enjoy reading more of. Living now in the desert, I have a heightened awareness of the night sky and the moon as it passes through its phases. Thanks for the recommendations.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-54826373049135975942012-11-30T06:48:01.538-08:002012-11-30T06:48:01.538-08:00to my discredit, I've not read any of these. I...to my discredit, I've not read any of these. I will endevour to correct that in the new year.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-28610768412085533292012-11-30T05:06:58.191-08:002012-11-30T05:06:58.191-08:00Thanks for that Prashant. I've only read the R...Thanks for that Prashant. I've only read the Rushdie (still one of my favourite books some 25 years after I first read it) but I would have no idea which books to suggest to people who wanted to learn about Italy (for instance) so I envy you here. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com