tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post8043817374723592066..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Write...Edit...Publish...June 2018 : Unravelled YarnNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-38016188628712406092018-06-24T16:14:24.434+05:302018-06-24T16:14:24.434+05:30Thank you! Glad you liked it.Thank you! Glad you liked it.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90335826650651089052018-06-24T06:18:38.165+05:302018-06-24T06:18:38.165+05:30Very lovely story. I liked the line about the eyel...Very lovely story. I liked the line about the eyelids looking like wrinkled bed sheets around a marble. Deborah Druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649396302648104610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-75963051465313530532018-06-23T17:17:46.400+05:302018-06-23T17:17:46.400+05:30Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the flash.Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the flash.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5362234766687291342018-06-23T17:16:27.706+05:302018-06-23T17:16:27.706+05:30Ooh, love the idea of story-telling sessions with ...Ooh, love the idea of story-telling sessions with vino! Say when! :) <br /><br />I like writing about stuff I know and am comfortable with. And I like exploring the similarities between cultures. Thanks for your support. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-86862667079174425122018-06-23T17:08:40.043+05:302018-06-23T17:08:40.043+05:30The grandfather was an innovator - he's the on...The grandfather was an innovator - he's the one who sent the grandson off to learn new things, and who designed the motif based on Christian 'stories' so...the grandson is the executor, but the grandfather had the ideas...sometimes the older generation can be more dynamic than the younger one. Appreciate your feedback. Thanks. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-87528566374880938002018-06-23T03:48:30.902+05:302018-06-23T03:48:30.902+05:30The descriptions are vivid and beautiful yet the s...The descriptions are vivid and beautiful yet the story's sad. Well written. Carrie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489203407621469236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-28351390825529148252018-06-22T14:45:48.490+05:302018-06-22T14:45:48.490+05:30Hi Nila. Of course I've been here and read thi...Hi Nila. Of course I've been here and read this but wanted to re-read and take it all in. Still haven't managed to, so I'll be back! So much! Love reading of the Indian traditions. True, that some stories/myths/legends are universal and therefore must have happened. I love the idea of the Nandan Kanan ( lit delightful garden) of the gods where souls roam free of sorrow and worldly Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-29791118609223269742018-06-22T01:13:39.005+05:302018-06-22T01:13:39.005+05:30A great story of tradition and family. I enjoyed h...A great story of tradition and family. I enjoyed how you used the flow of time to influence how the characters acted. How the grandfather embraced tradition, while his grandchild embraced both tradition and adapting to a changing world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149946316421950169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90920979288066578752018-06-21T10:06:09.159+05:302018-06-21T10:06:09.159+05:30It should be a solace if an ancestral vision comes...It should be a solace if an ancestral vision comes to fruition through you. Glad you liked the textile info. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-1897830137167236942018-06-21T09:50:22.498+05:302018-06-21T09:50:22.498+05:30That regret will haunt him all the days of his lif...That regret will haunt him all the days of his life I think. So agree about appreciating what we've got while we have it!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-55968483427954953212018-06-21T09:48:54.074+05:302018-06-21T09:48:54.074+05:30I say good riddance - no snakes in Grandpa's g...I say good riddance - no snakes in Grandpa's garden! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-58585645306824392792018-06-21T09:47:27.784+05:302018-06-21T09:47:27.784+05:30Yup, the Great Flood and the Fish (or some sea-cre...Yup, the Great Flood and the Fish (or some sea-creature) is more of less universal to all cultures and all religions. In Hinduism there is the concept of Nandan Kanan ( lit delightful garden) of the gods where souls roam free of sorrow and worldly issues. <br /><br />I like to think these similarities in motifs exist because we are all the descendants of a small core population with a core set ofNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-67204259712448654632018-06-21T09:24:38.426+05:302018-06-21T09:24:38.426+05:30Deathbed memories are always terribly fraught - da...Deathbed memories are always terribly fraught - damned if the grandson is there, damned if he isn't. But being able to channel the last wishes of the deceased can provide solace. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-41639188389515777202018-06-21T09:20:54.137+05:302018-06-21T09:20:54.137+05:30Thank you!Thank you!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-15861062265146177502018-06-21T09:20:16.394+05:302018-06-21T09:20:16.394+05:30Sometimes I wish the poetic would stop being a bus...Sometimes I wish the poetic would stop being a busybody poking its nose into everything haha...jk. Or maybe not? Glad you liked it, thanks Adura!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-78339993748838718652018-06-21T09:16:50.679+05:302018-06-21T09:16:50.679+05:30Glad you liked the story and the history :) thanks...Glad you liked the story and the history :) thanks, Olga. The history of art and particularly of peasant artforms and crafts is absolutely riveting.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12998232235223473252018-06-21T09:14:49.975+05:302018-06-21T09:14:49.975+05:30I'm delighted to see you and am all for the dr...I'm delighted to see you and am all for the dramatic changes in the next few months :) Heartfelt wishes for your complete recovery at the earliest!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54816517143407653562018-06-21T09:12:45.827+05:302018-06-21T09:12:45.827+05:30Ya, I know your liking for woven stories :) rememb...Ya, I know your liking for woven stories :) remember your post on the Bayeux tapestry still...<br /><br />Many of our traditions were lost due to industrialisation and mechanisation but there was a concerted effort to revive them. Thankfully. And more importantly, archive them so that they are never lost again.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90646056705310594062018-06-21T09:07:51.013+05:302018-06-21T09:07:51.013+05:30Thank you for being here. So glad you liked the st...Thank you for being here. So glad you liked the story.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33416667292154401182018-06-21T09:07:11.296+05:302018-06-21T09:07:11.296+05:30Yes, perhaps this was the only way the pattern cou...Yes, perhaps this was the only way the pattern could be transferred from one generation to the next, who knows? Glad you enjoyed the story.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-89969540206279342212018-06-21T09:04:51.850+05:302018-06-21T09:04:51.850+05:30We all have regrets, but at least he was able to c...We all have regrets, but at least he was able to create some aspect of his Grandfather's vision. Loved the tapestry picture. And thank you for all the info on Bengal muslin. This writing was perfect for the prompt.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-53741354803893338312018-06-21T09:04:48.968+05:302018-06-21T09:04:48.968+05:30Not so much evil as human error really...he would ...Not so much evil as human error really...he would have made it back perhaps, if his landlady didn't forget. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-74579685302498286082018-06-21T09:02:38.128+05:302018-06-21T09:02:38.128+05:30Sometimes it's good not to get what you want, ...Sometimes it's good not to get what you want, but this was NOT one of those times...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-71068875647059260402018-06-21T07:20:36.302+05:302018-06-21T07:20:36.302+05:30A beautiful imagining of what could have been, rat...A beautiful imagining of what could have been, rather than what was. To arrive too late fills one with regret. We need to appreciate those we love while they are still with us.Glad he was able to finish the weaving. I loved the extra information about the cloth, and its patterns. <br /> D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-40327625723703387842018-06-21T04:47:00.879+05:302018-06-21T04:47:00.879+05:30Sad he didn't make it in time. But he still cr...Sad he didn't make it in time. But he still created the Garden of Eden as his grandfather wished. Just missing the snake.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com