tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post6263840644433753267..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Dinshaway, 27th June 1906Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-70320505616246211662016-06-29T09:24:48.446+05:302016-06-29T09:24:48.446+05:30Wilful misunderstanding...and injustice on a mass ...Wilful misunderstanding...and injustice on a mass scale. Truly tragic!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-46598776768079363882016-06-28T20:01:26.813+05:302016-06-28T20:01:26.813+05:30What a horrible tragedy--almost Shakespearean in t...What a horrible tragedy--almost Shakespearean in the misunderstandings and horrifying outcome. The poem captures the outsiders viewpoint in a haunting way. Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9515446591836970602016-06-28T10:00:31.920+05:302016-06-28T10:00:31.920+05:30Hi Denise! All well this end :) Good to see you he...Hi Denise! All well this end :) Good to see you here...to be perfectly honest, most of the inspiration is completely irrational :) no discernible rhyme or reason :D Hope you're doing great too!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-16968176841624697292016-06-28T09:56:58.806+05:302016-06-28T09:56:58.806+05:30Thank you. But every tale has a meter...just have...Thank you. But every tale has a meter...just have to keep my ears tuned for it :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-21326439689780669272016-06-28T06:14:57.351+05:302016-06-28T06:14:57.351+05:30Sometimes there just isn't a rational inspirat...Sometimes there just isn't a rational inspiration for our wayward thoughts, is there? Some incidents just stick; we can't get the images out of our mind. Writing about them, about our reactions, is one way to try to make sense of the senseless. You inspire us with your poetic pen.<br /><br />Hi Nila! Hope you're doing well!<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9693029625136663292016-06-28T02:28:58.326+05:302016-06-28T02:28:58.326+05:30Very impressive. You captured a tale in meter Very impressive. You captured a tale in meter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-56371903432343584182016-06-28T01:09:26.585+05:302016-06-28T01:09:26.585+05:30Yess, so I was!Yess, so I was!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-62347853017321030372016-06-28T01:07:16.909+05:302016-06-28T01:07:16.909+05:30Those were entirely different times. different sta...Those were entirely different times. different standards of morality, values and behaviour altogether. Discrimination was no big deal, daily ration for most ordinary people. We have come a long way since then, thank goodness, though there is still much hate and we have lots left to learn!<br /><br />My poem does feel very much like a memory! :) some other life...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9879447043080760412016-06-28T01:01:53.941+05:302016-06-28T01:01:53.941+05:30Yup, a deep-ish sense of deja vu...layered in the...Yup, a deep-ish sense of deja vu...layered in there somewhere in the subconscious..Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-519699147341686382016-06-28T01:00:21.188+05:302016-06-28T01:00:21.188+05:30I definitely was. A fly on the wall. In some oth...I definitely was. A fly on the wall. In some other life :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-18963935130631108212016-06-28T00:59:37.074+05:302016-06-28T00:59:37.074+05:30Exactly, Rina!! Reminded me so much of Khudiram Bo...Exactly, Rina!! Reminded me so much of Khudiram Bose, though the circs are completely different. Great to see you here :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-53571438173477549512016-06-28T00:57:45.054+05:302016-06-28T00:57:45.054+05:30Agree, that's assuming a free and fair judicia...Agree, that's assuming a free and fair judicial system though. This court at Dinshaway was a sham, they actually penalised witnesses whose testimonies did not suit their purpose. More than 50 odd men were sentenced, four of them to death, the youngest a teenager. Heart wrenching really. Brought wide spread condemnation in Britain, and gave the Egyptian nationalists something to rally around.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-22936520618964967912016-06-27T23:32:02.322+05:302016-06-27T23:32:02.322+05:30Striking realism there! I agree with Alex. It'...Striking realism there! I agree with Alex. It's as if you were there.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-30456506410106504772016-06-27T21:06:05.522+05:302016-06-27T21:06:05.522+05:30What a horrid thing to happen in Dinshaway, and mu...What a horrid thing to happen in Dinshaway, and much more than an 'incident'! Why is it that hate is so prevalent when love is what's written about, sung about and desired by all? Doesn't it make sense that what you give is what you get? When, oh when, will we learn!<br /> Maybe your poem is a memory? Maybe once, in another life we were all witness? And yet, our learning still isnYolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-85332281066632164022016-06-27T20:49:33.354+05:302016-06-27T20:49:33.354+05:30something is very deep in your soul. And now you b...something is very deep in your soul. And now you brought us in to witness too.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-28475520783297672072016-06-27T18:45:08.888+05:302016-06-27T18:45:08.888+05:30Yes, you painted a very detailed picture. I think ...Yes, you painted a very detailed picture. I think you were there.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-19071082521935335062016-06-27T17:31:31.673+05:302016-06-27T17:31:31.673+05:30It touches a chord and brings into the conscious m...It touches a chord and brings into the conscious mind every news clip,story or family anecdote I've seen, heard or read on an execution or mindless kill. You paint a graphic picture.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973621056097245962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12041230510700408782016-06-27T15:06:07.452+05:302016-06-27T15:06:07.452+05:30I believe that witnesses often ARE the key. A wit...I believe that witnesses often ARE the key. A witness who is prepared to testify, calls people to become accountable. Always a good thing.<br />Love your empathic heart.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com