tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post7208248501111551078..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Write... Edit... Publish... June 2022 : Please Read the LetterNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33247864759064601012022-06-25T02:10:10.612+05:302022-06-25T02:10:10.612+05:30My grandfather would have related to yours - he ne...My grandfather would have related to yours - he needed a passport to travel back to his own home which became a foreign country to him during the Partition of India. Dispossession in any form carries the same pain world over. And the collective pain lingers for generations.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your fun, lighthearted piece. Your month ahead sounds good and busy. My favourite book world? Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60416258504725144662022-06-24T12:04:41.099+05:302022-06-24T12:04:41.099+05:30My ancestors lived on this area of land for thousa...My ancestors lived on this area of land for thousands and thousands of years. My grandfather was the first to earn the label of "citizen." Citizen of a country built on the lands of our people. It isn't the same as what you've written about here, but the pain and sour feelings are relatable. <br /><br />I wrote a humorous piece for the June WEP prompt (it isn't adult, thoughJ Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-70620873153373394992022-06-20T04:38:39.910+05:302022-06-20T04:38:39.910+05:30Thank you for visiting and commenting. Haters do l...Thank you for visiting and commenting. Haters do live in a parallel world, built on totally false stereotypes and revisionist history. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-7344115020367150882022-06-20T04:32:11.959+05:302022-06-20T04:32:11.959+05:30Thank you, Renee! What is it that has sent all the...Thank you, Renee! What is it that has sent all the right wingers round the bend I don't know. A shouty, hateful minority has hijacked the entire planet. We are on such a self destructive trajectory. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-61117016690537418502022-06-20T04:27:42.672+05:302022-06-20T04:27:42.672+05:30Deaf ones is so right. Deaf and blind. Just unbear...Deaf ones is so right. Deaf and blind. Just unbearable. Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-78447851967813535362022-06-20T04:26:56.387+05:302022-06-20T04:26:56.387+05:30Me too. It's hard to feel otherwise. The erosi...Me too. It's hard to feel otherwise. The erosion curve of liberal values has been super steep. Thanks for reading.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-62565334684935786942022-06-20T04:25:42.083+05:302022-06-20T04:25:42.083+05:30Thank you Nick. Given the situations right round t...Thank you Nick. Given the situations right round the world, we will never learn. It's beyond tragic how human beings are bent upon their own annihilation. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-64723673630750381322022-06-20T04:23:43.635+05:302022-06-20T04:23:43.635+05:30We are. But none so blind as those who will not se...We are. But none so blind as those who will not see. Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-32799919166191304392022-06-20T04:22:14.900+05:302022-06-20T04:22:14.900+05:30A perfect letter for any time when strife predomin...A perfect letter for any time when strife predominates. Well done, and I loved the "parallel world" concept.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-26292747075531829932022-06-20T04:22:05.496+05:302022-06-20T04:22:05.496+05:30Isn't it strange how, world over, we have land...Isn't it strange how, world over, we have landed up with a system that allows the leaders to ignore the voices of the ones who elected them in the first place? Glad you liked it, Michelle.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54296905232491704152022-06-20T04:19:54.024+05:302022-06-20T04:19:54.024+05:30Glad you liked it. Thank you.Glad you liked it. Thank you.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-67810894438488639662022-06-20T04:19:33.309+05:302022-06-20T04:19:33.309+05:30Thanks, Damyanti. That means a lot.Thanks, Damyanti. That means a lot.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-25828298354798825252022-06-19T19:00:44.043+05:302022-06-19T19:00:44.043+05:30What can I say that hasn't already been said. ...What can I say that hasn't already been said. Just beautiful. You've captured the desire of every individual on the planet with a heart. It's just too bad that those who don't posses such an essential part of humanity are those that rule. This is award winning work! I am in awe!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-4250234865024519442022-06-19T16:30:41.186+05:302022-06-19T16:30:41.186+05:30Cleverly done Nilanjana! A heartfelt appeal to the...Cleverly done Nilanjana! A heartfelt appeal to the deaf ones. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-68027712634919051722022-06-19T05:51:56.436+05:302022-06-19T05:51:56.436+05:30A powerful piece. Sometimes I despair that humans ...A powerful piece. Sometimes I despair that humans will never learn to tolerate one another's differences.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-87700794563999891622022-06-18T16:39:06.380+05:302022-06-18T16:39:06.380+05:30Really beautiful how this starts as a one-on-one l...Really beautiful how this starts as a one-on-one letter and then opens out to encompass so much more. A letter that everyone should read, particularly those in power. When will we learn that everyone should be treated with the same humanity and dignity? Perhaps one day. Probably not in our lifetime.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-69738125621704842242022-06-18T14:03:33.848+05:302022-06-18T14:03:33.848+05:30I'd say Amen to this prayer of hope. "Tog...I'd say Amen to this prayer of hope. "Together, we are more beautiful." -- why can't we use this as a tagline for all humanity? Lovely letter and as Yamini says-- you nailed it.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-62541137299534290622022-06-18T11:31:43.155+05:302022-06-18T11:31:43.155+05:30This is the collective voice of all ordinary citiz...This is the collective voice of all ordinary citizens of the world, from various continents, crying out to the-powers-that-be, who are fixated on and driven by political agendas... <br />Really powerful, Nila!<br />I love this.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-14392318670426609012022-06-17T19:01:05.703+05:302022-06-17T19:01:05.703+05:30Oh wow...this letter fits right in for this day an...Oh wow...this letter fits right in for this day and age! Well written....very powerful! Carrie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489203407621469236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-44145820881191567052022-06-17T17:09:02.776+05:302022-06-17T17:09:02.776+05:30What a powerful letter! A beautiful usage of the p...What a powerful letter! A beautiful usage of the prompt.Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-73676297676702320652022-06-17T07:02:25.645+05:302022-06-17T07:02:25.645+05:30Not only that you can't force anyone to read i...Not only that you can't force anyone to read it, in many cases you are prevented from writing a word in protest also. Any dissent is immediately suppressed. Insane.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39727867752212501622022-06-17T06:58:50.150+05:302022-06-17T06:58:50.150+05:30Thanks Laura. Violent and sad times...Thanks Laura. Violent and sad times...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-40211965831157440722022-06-17T06:57:28.127+05:302022-06-17T06:57:28.127+05:30Just what was routine life a few years ago, someth...Just what was routine life a few years ago, something we were taught to value - diversity, respect for others and the rule of law. I don't know how we have come to this situation where discrimination and violence have become completely normalised. It's unbearable!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-16303984581743164392022-06-17T04:35:00.170+05:302022-06-17T04:35:00.170+05:30With the current goings on in India there was noth...With the current goings on in India there was nothing else I could have written, seriously. Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88510530246895653472022-06-17T04:05:44.692+05:302022-06-17T04:05:44.692+05:30Oh wow, Hilary! That's an exalted name. Pompou...Oh wow, Hilary! That's an exalted name. Pompous and uncaring sums it up neatly. Can't believe the depths of uncaring we are plumbing here truly. Just fed up of the whole horror show!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com