tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post7889472372458451927..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: A compilation post: links, books, films, etcJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-40371333741649766602011-01-31T16:30:51.258+05:302011-01-31T16:30:51.258+05:30Out of the Past and The Apartment - what a double ...Out of the Past and The Apartment - what a double bill that would make. One man with a past that keeps catching up with him, the other with a future that's always just out of grasp.<br /><br />If you haven't, see Erice's El Sur as well. I can't get over the way that film looks. It's like it's shot on enamel.a fan aparthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243109684980740841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41144217300532418522011-01-23T11:52:14.059+05:302011-01-23T11:52:14.059+05:30I remember reading Waiting for the Mahatma a long ...I remember reading <i>Waiting for the Mahatma</i> a long time ago. And I found it a very pleasing read like most of Narayan. Yet, somehow I've never been a huge fan of his.<br /><br />His observation can be quite shallow though it may be argued that what he lacks in profundity, he makes up in his prose style which is always very crisp and vivid. It is perhaps easier for a foreigner or even a North Indian to love the idyllic world of his books. For me, it can be a little too uncomfortable and embarrassing given that the social milieu of my adolescence was not all that different from that of Narayan's characters.<br /><br />It could be argued that Narayan is the Indian Wodehouse, albeit lacking the latter's verbal dexterity. Like Wodehouse, he is better appreciated by outsiders than by readers closer to his own social milieu.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-21608640615291841042011-01-19T22:30:40.029+05:302011-01-19T22:30:40.029+05:30Raza: about getting a job profile like mine...keep...Raza: about getting a job profile like mine...keep in mind that I did all sorts of mundane and soul-deadening things for years before managing to ease into the sort of work I do now. Didn't even start working properly as a feature writer until I was past my mid-20s. When I look at how quickly most kids today slip into heir professions of choice, I feel hugely regretful about my own misspent past.<br /><br />Arnav: believe it or not, my time-management skills are actually quite poor, and I myself am very envious of fellow writers/people in my field who are a lot more prolific and efficient. But being a freelancer does help to an extent.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-6230691949934201392011-01-19T21:59:08.976+05:302011-01-19T21:59:08.976+05:30Apart from repeating Raza's question, I would ...Apart from repeating Raza's question, I would also like to ask - How in the world do you get time to do all this! If I leave my job, your blog would be the prime reason I cite in the exit interview.Arnavhttp://ascannerclearly.blogpost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44742577990632127002011-01-19T19:44:44.815+05:302011-01-19T19:44:44.815+05:30hello sir,
I've been following your blog for q...hello sir,<br />I've been following your blog for quite some time now.<br />just wanted to ask you one thing.<br />how the hell can i get a job profile like yours?? it fills me with fresh bouts of envy each time i go through a post of yours!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589444683469069637noreply@blogger.com