tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post7701049228830458335..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Write...Edit...Publish... + IWSG June 2020 : Urban NightmareNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-46548693218552788622020-08-13T21:30:16.636+05:302020-08-13T21:30:16.636+05:30Very enriching article on history of Urbanness and...Very enriching article on history of Urbanness and psychoscape of nightmares. Sanhita Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343518865837305340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-73554420524629198672020-06-23T11:58:53.676+05:302020-06-23T11:58:53.676+05:30It's all tangled up in the present. As Faulkne...It's all tangled up in the present. As Faulkner said - 'the past is not even past.'Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-37499677280292396802020-06-23T03:27:56.090+05:302020-06-23T03:27:56.090+05:30So much to think about here, Nila. History that co...So much to think about here, Nila. History that connects to modern life, with the lessons we (humans) are too complacent to learn in any enduring sense. Art/culture that adorned life from ancient civilizations on--the need people have to express themselves and create beauty for its own sake. How it all intertwines.Donna Hantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620841692960550354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90563314720196708332020-06-22T14:02:25.852+05:302020-06-22T14:02:25.852+05:30Thank you, wish you a great summer too.Thank you, wish you a great summer too.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-70826661074471182432020-06-22T13:34:45.889+05:302020-06-22T13:34:45.889+05:30Beautifully written Nilanjana. I enjoyed both essa...Beautifully written Nilanjana. I enjoyed both essays immensely. You weave a wonderful atmosphere of oppressive cities. Good thing we have art. Learnt a few things too, great quotes. I agree with you .. and Vincent Van Gogh, that creativity best arises in an environment close to the natural world , far from human technology and enclosed urban spaces. That Art ends up adorning them is a blessing Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-75289118212864007002020-06-22T13:21:37.446+05:302020-06-22T13:21:37.446+05:30Agriculture, and then colonialism, both wiped out ...Agriculture, and then colonialism, both wiped out a whole range of food choices for many humans. Thanks for visiting.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-15015225775891435012020-06-21T13:10:57.691+05:302020-06-21T13:10:57.691+05:30Thanks, will have a shufti.Thanks, will have a shufti.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-90848008448488612342020-06-21T06:11:31.190+05:302020-06-21T06:11:31.190+05:30Creating cities brought lots of things that still ...Creating cities brought lots of things that still cause problems...structure of governance/lack of representation equality, feeding people/quality food although hunter gathering was no picnic it did give wider food choices. ThanksHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217649175025066003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-56240814559545131322020-06-20T22:30:32.184+05:302020-06-20T22:30:32.184+05:30Liked the vignettes. Some of the paragraphs might ...Liked the vignettes. Some of the paragraphs might be more readable if broken into multiple paragraphs. Good jobDixiehttp://writingwithdixie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88468837549705457132020-06-20T20:32:00.759+05:302020-06-20T20:32:00.759+05:30Thanks Hilary, Christopher Tin's music I'v...Thanks Hilary, Christopher Tin's music I've featured on some of my A-Z posts, his compositions are expansive and phenomenal, frankly. And I have to confess that I know very little about art - I just like looking at paintings of all kinds. Photographs too. And then each thing one looks at turns out to be a massive rabbit hole!! :) <br />You take care too, stay safe and keep well. Wish you Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-22831236308925454642020-06-20T19:19:03.578+05:302020-06-20T19:19:03.578+05:30Hi Nila - you certainly weave a lot more history, ...Hi Nila - you certainly weave a lot more history, story telling and education into your essay posts - I love them ... they give me another look at writing. Your knowledge is broad and deep - while you understand so much ... for instance ... art - after your comment on Goya over on my post.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me about Sapiens - I must get it out to read ... while I've never come Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-32342650180360644612020-06-20T14:22:46.563+05:302020-06-20T14:22:46.563+05:30I am clueless about video games! But a massive fan...I am clueless about video games! But a massive fan of Christopher Tin's music for Civilisation :) that's as far as my knowledge of those games go...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12645839030256762072020-06-20T14:20:47.452+05:302020-06-20T14:20:47.452+05:30Doesn't feel off base to me at all J Lenni! Th...Doesn't feel off base to me at all J Lenni! Thank you for your considered views. As I say in these current series of posts - the mind is a grasshopper, it hops off from one thought to another and it is hard to establish how they are connected, but the connection is always there.<br /> <br />It is beyond unfortunate how limited our view of history is, how biased the prisms we look through and Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-21735703470531337572020-06-20T14:07:24.308+05:302020-06-20T14:07:24.308+05:30That is so true - it is a matter of having the rig...That is so true - it is a matter of having the right people around, isn't it? Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-40251269985639443852020-06-20T14:06:24.236+05:302020-06-20T14:06:24.236+05:30Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-21082234210405897272020-06-20T14:05:58.671+05:302020-06-20T14:05:58.671+05:30Vincent's most famous and most colourful works...Vincent's most famous and most colourful works were achieved away from Paris, certainly. But Paris also gave him the gift of a brighter palette through exposure to the Impressionists. Glad you enjoyed the post, thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-18162193853251734432020-06-20T14:02:57.048+05:302020-06-20T14:02:57.048+05:30Great question! Brought to mind a poem called '...Great question! Brought to mind a poem called 'The City' by a Greek poet from Alexandria - C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933), contemporary of van Gogh: <br /><br />You said: “I’ll go to another country, go to another shore,<br />find another city better than this one.<br />Whatever I try to do is fated to turn out wrong<br />and my heart lies buried like something dead.<br />How long can I let my Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-76758725608691152942020-06-20T13:42:12.012+05:302020-06-20T13:42:12.012+05:30Agree with that - a city is always a place one nee...Agree with that - a city is always a place one needs to getaway from on a pretty regular basis! Glad you enjoyed the entry.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34134357400958604292020-06-20T13:40:15.110+05:302020-06-20T13:40:15.110+05:30So cool to have visited one of the first cities! A...So cool to have visited one of the first cities! An argument Hariri makes in Sapiens that settled agriculture (and therefore cities) was a huge, evolutionary success for humankind, but a flop as far as individual happiness quotient is concerned. Looking at the pandemic situation I'm inclined to agree with that! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-53566951956904725552020-06-20T13:33:29.436+05:302020-06-20T13:33:29.436+05:30All essays are underpinned by history of some kind...All essays are underpinned by history of some kind. And so is fiction - even that based in the future. What we have been and done in the past continues to shape our current realities and the scope of our imaginations. Thanks for reading.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-81974867704188182832020-06-20T11:01:23.349+05:302020-06-20T11:01:23.349+05:30If you ever play Sid Meyer's Civilization game...If you ever play Sid Meyer's Civilization games, there is a lot that reminds me of your post. You get agriculture and then could get culture, or weapons, or something else. That's what this made me think about!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343722894608893190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-484361911472339602020-06-20T08:47:53.008+05:302020-06-20T08:47:53.008+05:30Well written.
Native Americans could be classifie...Well written. <br />Native Americans could be classified as those who used farming, and thus built structures, and those who relied on hunting and gathering, and thus used movable homes such as tepees. Most people don't bother with such distinctions, honestly believing that totem poles were hauled all over the country or that people couldn't figure out how to create homes that weren'tJ Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-41397659506888516682020-06-20T01:25:18.182+05:302020-06-20T01:25:18.182+05:30An insightful tale, that captures the duality of t...An insightful tale, that captures the duality of the creative mind when it comes to inspiration. People can stimulate the creative juices, and can also stifle them. Well done.Christopher Scott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627870625577204377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-48688792461313280942020-06-19T16:42:33.080+05:302020-06-19T16:42:33.080+05:30Your writing always holds my interest, what could ...Your writing always holds my interest, what could be dull and boring comes alive under your penmanship. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5152512708859871522020-06-19T12:01:06.102+05:302020-06-19T12:01:06.102+05:30So much I resonate with in your masterly told tale...So much I resonate with in your masterly told tale. Mostly though the sadness of cities. Somehow they are seen as something necessary, convenient, throbbing with life... but they take the essence out of life... colour! Probably this is why Vincent painted such colorful pictures of natural scenes... he dreamed of the countryside whilst living in a city which he obviously disliked! Fabulous Carole Stolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354093237208745943noreply@blogger.com