tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post4306608112235215430..comments2024-03-29T12:59:00.612+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Thoughts on Blaft’s Tamil pulp fictionJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-30854378695192377582010-06-08T09:43:34.055+05:302010-06-08T09:43:34.055+05:30Avik: no, I wasn't aware - thanks for the link...Avik: no, I wasn't aware - thanks for the link. Ebert had linked to my blog once before, in the comments section of his blog, and also sent across a mail: we had a nice series of email exchanges, slightly hampered by my initial wariness about believing it really WAS him. (He sent across articles and photos as proof!)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-42141254923636823802010-06-08T09:31:48.121+05:302010-06-08T09:31:48.121+05:30Excellent. Makes you run and grab a copy right now...Excellent. Makes you run and grab a copy right now. I remember the Bengali variety of the same genre and they were lip-smackingly fun if nothing else. Immortal lines like "Detective Deepak walked into the rain, two pistols in both hands and torch in the other..." are still vivid :)<br />And btw, in case you're not aware:<br />http://twitter.com/ebertchicago/status/15678796469<br />Congrats... :)avikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805604777976238313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65116125617038132852010-06-02T10:32:19.463+05:302010-06-02T10:32:19.463+05:30Juhi: welcome back. And yes, the quality of transl...Juhi: welcome back. And yes, the quality of translations from Indian languages to English has been quietly improving in the past couple of years, though needless to say there's a long way to go. Lots of treasures in both literary and genre fiction that English-language readers have no clue about.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-72871759509756778962010-06-01T22:55:06.500+05:302010-06-01T22:55:06.500+05:30Enjoyed your post, especially as it deals with pop...Enjoyed your post, especially as it deals with popular literature in an Indian language. Why is it so hard in a city like Bombay to even come across light reading in Hindi? You generally only find Munshi Premchand and Mahadevi Varma.<br /><br />Although I plead guilty to the English-as-mother-tongue phenomenon, it is great to hear that other languages besides Bengali are alive and kicking.<br /><br />Btw I used to read your blog years ago and thrilled to find it still active :)Juhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514527012014297909noreply@blogger.com