tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post113774322640906689..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Kiran Desai interviewJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-81182806572385768302010-03-06T21:59:23.609+05:302010-03-06T21:59:23.609+05:30The word "Inheritance" connotes a sense ...The word "Inheritance" connotes a sense of attainment, a gain which was well- conceived before or was there with the identity of an individual who would be the successive upholder of all the "gains" coming his way because he belonged to it or was a part of the Greater 'Whole'.So, by virtue of One with the Whole the inheritance has come to him - of wealth,riches,valuables,property,name or going beyond that it could also be the inheritance of age-old values;if the successor is sensitive towards preserving them.Any sort of inheritance; it is presumed automatically makes the inheritor "rich";he 'inherits'and therefore'gains;it is presumed that he is never or can never be a loser.<br />Kiran Desai in her novel has dealt with inheritance of 'loss'which has come on the way of all the characters in regard to the social and cultural perceptions of age and time.Every individual figure in her novel suffers disintegation and loss and is affected by the woes of alienity and displacement due to the changing scenario of the modern,progressive world where all his gains appear to be illusive and turn into an ultimate loss.<br />This is an effort to express the meaning of the title the little i have understood.It is important to appreciate a work of art before indulging in fault-findings.<br />My heart-felt thanks to Kiran Desai.Eagerly waiting for her new arrival. Pallavi Mishra<br /> Rudrapur<br /> Uttarakhand India.<br /> Rudrapur Uttarakhand India.Pallavi.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00697076536114148913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-84581559323848048962009-12-30T12:54:04.365+05:302009-12-30T12:54:04.365+05:30An Unheard Lady GaGa Track was Unsealed this eveni...An Unheard Lady GaGa Track was Unsealed this evening with no traces of where it was found.<br />Some say that it was leaked from GaGa's Record Label's headquarters.<br /><br />More info at http://ladygagaunreleased.blogspot.com<br /><br />Free Download of the single at http://tinyurl.com/gagaunreleasedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-36669253221644485492009-09-05T12:16:34.054+05:302009-09-05T12:16:34.054+05:30Ya... It is nice to see the word himalayas in your...Ya... It is nice to see the word himalayas in your post and so only e have read that. After i so excited...<br />Thank for your good job..<br />by <a href="http://thoitrangmy.com" rel="nofollow">thoi trang</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806710684486557241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-31699584813125706672009-08-29T17:29:57.719+05:302009-08-29T17:29:57.719+05:30I personally thanks for your nice work. It is real...I personally thanks for your nice work. It is really very interesting to read everything. It gives some extraordinary feeling to me. Thanks for providing the information.<br />by<br /><br /><a href="http://www.AllArcade.com" rel="nofollow">play casual games</a>dhiranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476243406864843533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44015207068595374532009-08-27T13:16:34.828+05:302009-08-27T13:16:34.828+05:30Vimal's comment on the portrayal of Kalimpong ...Vimal's comment on the portrayal of Kalimpong is authentic and analytical - JeyalakshmiShreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139739861135012643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-67103712539858881392008-08-29T20:32:00.000+05:302008-08-29T20:32:00.000+05:30i appreciate the article posted but at the same ti...i appreciate the article posted but at the same time i cant help appreciating the comment posted by vimal....only good things will never balance any work of art. We as non-nepalese may sit happily to know whatever the writer has written but is always to see both the sides that to just believe in the given information. this may harm us in many ways. It will help us to hold wrong prejudices about Nepal. But I think i can spare Kiran on just writer's grounds.Mahesh Dudhankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04035161422934743866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-52476285349144021312007-10-25T08:33:00.000+05:302007-10-25T08:33:00.000+05:30Vimal, great info. i was curious where the novel p...Vimal, great info. i was curious where the novel parted from reality and you gave an excellent treatment of the topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-49993226719491048092007-09-29T17:46:00.000+05:302007-09-29T17:46:00.000+05:30I wonder why the title "inheritance of loss" was c...I wonder why the title "inheritance of loss" was chosen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1163579476594719802006-11-15T14:01:00.000+05:302006-11-15T14:01:00.000+05:30Kalimpong: An Inheritance of Loss!As a fellow loca...Kalimpong: An Inheritance of Loss!<BR/><BR/>As a fellow local of Kalimpong, I was compelled to get hold of Kiran Desai’s ‘Inheritance of Loss’ that came into limelight after it clinched through the Booker Prize, 2006. Several reviews in national dailies, reputed magazines and internet, floating around of late, many praising the literary merit of the novel while others criticising her mocking attitude towards Nepali speakers and Kalimpong, supplied added impetus to me to lay my hands on the award winning work. The novel, although not directly based, has a foundation in Kalimpong Town located in the western part of Darjeeling Hills in Eastern Himalayas. <BR/><BR/>Reading through the pages, I immediately had an impression that there was an ample scope for any educated locals to be annoyed given the manner in which the author has handled Kalimpong, its diverse ethnic groups, and the on-going Gorkhaland Agitation of the 1980s. The narratives clearly highlight her lack of correct understanding of the socio-cultural and economic dynamics operating in the area. Among many of the qualms that have perturbed the educated locals in Kalimpong forcing them to launch protests across spaces of the town, few of them may briefly be summarised.<BR/><BR/>First, Kalimpong is not as bad during monsoons as highlighted by Kiran Desai. Although it rains heavily and at times spontaneously during the period, the dreadfulness of reptiles, lizards, moths, rats and such other insects are the only imaginations, far from reality. The town is located at an altitude of over 1,250 metres and has a moderate climate ranging from between 15°C to 25°C in summer and 7°C to 15°C in winter, offering year round comfort. Hence, there is no question of sub-tropical organisms bothering humans except during exceptional circumstances. <BR/><BR/>Second, the author has been unable to differentiate between the Nepali speakers who have been bonafide Indian citizens and those who are Nepali citizens but working in Kalimpong on a seasonal basis. Moreover, her parallel treatment of the immigration issue in United States conveys a bad impression to the global readers about Indian Nepalis living in Kalimpong and elsewhere in Darjeeling Hills. American immigrants and Indian Nepali speakers in Darjeeling hills cannot be compared. Kalimpong along with other parts of Darjeeling was once a unit of Sikkim. While Kalimpong was snatched away by Bhutan for a brief period, other parts of Darjeeling Hills were taken over by Nepal and subsequently Darjeeling Hills including Kalimpong was taken over by British India. Hence, it is historically obvious, the region was bound to evolve as a melting pot of ethnic diversity- Lepchas, Bhutias, Nepalis, and Bengalis. Further, the development of market, introduction of tea and trade with Tibet from Kalimpong gradually encouraged other social groups- Biharis, Marwaris, Tibetans and others- to find spaces for themselves in the region. Therefore, signaling time and again that Indian Nepalis are immigrants from Nepal will not hold good. <BR/><BR/>Third, the novel gives the impression that Indian Nepali speakers of Kalimpong were brought from Nepal generations ago to work on British tea plantations. This is simply not true. Out of the total functioning tea gardens in Darjeeling Hills Kalimpong sub-division accommodates only four of them. They were introduced in Kalimpong much after the British left India. Kalimpong is largely an agrarian economy. Paddy, maize, millet, buckwheat, ginger, cardamom, orange, and more recently horticulture and floriculture are the backbones of regional economy of Kalimpong. Hence, Nepali speakers in Kalimpong did not migrate as plantation labourers but as subsistent agriculturists. Further, migration had been taking place across the area much before the British set their foot in the region. <BR/><BR/>Fourth, Inheritance of Loss talks of Gorkhaland Agitation but fails to understand many facets of the movement’s dynamics. It traces its root to the merger of Sikkim into the Indian Union and also the rising insurgencies in the north-east India. Such error on the part of author only reflects the fact she did not do her history homework properly. Ethnic discontentment in Darjeeling started long before the country saw its independence – around 1907 if not earlier. Moreover, mention of communal divide during the agitation is totally uncalled for. There were no instances of any kind of political harassment-s on communal lines. It was largely a united struggle against the age-old state regression. On rare occasions, however, resident Bengalis were suspected as agents of state and the ruling comrades, whom Gorkhas hated the most then. She, however, declares in one of her recent interviews “The political information is accurate to my knowledge and based on my memories and the stories of everyone I know there”.<BR/><BR/>Further, it is clear from her writing that Desai could not familarise herself with Nepali language as she never uses Nepali proverbs and jargons to substantiate the local characters of Kalimpong, although she uses Hindi slang here and there. She, however, boasts of living and studying in Kalimpong before they left the place. One of the recent reviews further tells us that the author lived in Kalimpong for six weeks in 2002 for the purpose of research while she was in the process of writing her novel.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, however, as one of the editorials in a leading news daily rightly pointed out, “Art is a point of view; it is reality recast and dramatised through imagination and, if it hurts, one must simply pretend it is fiction, which it is in any case”. Fellow locals in Kalimpong should have to be logical and be in charge of their emotions. It’s a fiction and nothing more than that! Further, one also need not forget that she is a fiction writer and not a historian.<BR/><BR/>** Vimal Khawas is Associate Fellow, Council for Social Development and Senior Research Scholar, School of International Studies,JNU, New Delhi**Vimal Khawashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484164098126662661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1163579269268864182006-11-15T13:57:00.000+05:302006-11-15T13:57:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Vimal Khawashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484164098126662661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1162650581061412762006-11-04T19:59:00.000+05:302006-11-04T19:59:00.000+05:30There is so much of what you feel about Kiran Desa...There is so much of what you feel about Kiran Desai and her book and so little do we hear from Kiran Desai in first person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1160534251838978422006-10-11T08:07:00.000+05:302006-10-11T08:07:00.000+05:30Now who's a lucky fella? You're the number one goo...Now who's a lucky fella? You're the number one google hit for "Kiran Desai." That should be good for a few hundred new visitors to your site.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1138410875058405902006-01-28T06:44:00.000+05:302006-01-28T06:44:00.000+05:30thank you!kiran comes alivethank you!<BR/><BR/>kiran comes alivetemporalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142207234611472045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137949254123751602006-01-22T22:30:00.000+05:302006-01-22T22:30:00.000+05:30It would be quite interesting if Priyanka does a s...It would be quite interesting if Priyanka does a series on you.Chaila Biharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232955227547357685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137943118164155912006-01-22T20:48:00.000+05:302006-01-22T20:48:00.000+05:30(to the fellow anon) Jai ofcourse..boy, am mighty ...(to the fellow anon) Jai ofcourse..boy, am mighty impressed with my typing skills after a bottle of chablis n' 5 G&Ts....and thank god for the anon cover :-)<BR/><BR/>P.S. regarding the pic, how wonderfully thoughful you are!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137933791404038632006-01-22T18:13:00.000+05:302006-01-22T18:13:00.000+05:30@Anon: Who is "really hot"? Jai or Kiran Desai?! *...@Anon: Who is "really hot"? Jai or Kiran Desai?! *confused*...<BR/><BR/>PS. Pls pls pretty puhleez can we have a pic of you Jai? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137896946043613312006-01-22T07:59:00.000+05:302006-01-22T07:59:00.000+05:30hey.....maybe I'm a lil too drunk but i think ur r...hey.....maybe I'm a lil too drunk but i think ur really hot!!!....sorry, i'm not a blogger n hence has got to be anon....<BR/>laters,<BR/>la principessa del mondo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137873711533000842006-01-22T01:31:00.000+05:302006-01-22T01:31:00.000+05:30I am looking forward to read her novels. Thanks.I am looking forward to read her novels. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137866278323169102006-01-21T23:27:00.000+05:302006-01-21T23:27:00.000+05:30Thanks so much for posting this -- another new and...Thanks so much for posting this -- another new and seemingly interesting Indian novel to add to my list. Thanks also for keeping us regularly informed on Indian writers and interesting new books -- I've sought out several wonderful books after reading about them on your blog :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1137849161599939352006-01-21T18:42:00.000+05:302006-01-21T18:42:00.000+05:30i read this post with some trepidation. i loved hu...i read this post with some trepidation. i loved hullabaloo so well that i wanted overmuch for its author not to be a jerk. now i can go on loving her with abandon, thanks to you :)Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846964943091120028noreply@blogger.com