tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post8659564685001534720..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Malfuf wa Malik: Authors, for example... Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-16869963841118761282017-06-02T12:45:55.013+05:302017-06-02T12:45:55.013+05:30I've had a lot of practice from age 4 :) I hav...I've had a lot of practice from age 4 :) I haven't got tired of moving around yet, though I'm sure I will at some point in the future.<br /><br />Glad you liked the music. Thank you for stopping by.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-62035359034139140202017-06-02T10:22:45.146+05:302017-06-02T10:22:45.146+05:30I can adapt fairly well to new situations, but a c...I can adapt fairly well to new situations, but a change like you're describing would be a bit drastic for me. Maybe when I was younger, but not now.<br /><br />Enjoyed the dreamy music. Very nice listening.<br /><br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-31715097620961211652017-06-01T11:10:07.082+05:302017-06-01T11:10:07.082+05:30Anytime! :) thanks for visitingAnytime! :) thanks for visitingNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-70655647208217935262017-06-01T11:08:39.683+05:302017-06-01T11:08:39.683+05:30If history is your thing indeed you would enjoy it...If history is your thing indeed you would enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-35013734606170745432017-06-01T11:07:15.138+05:302017-06-01T11:07:15.138+05:30More learning than challenges thankfully :) the bo...More learning than challenges thankfully :) the books helped enormously, reading is also therapy. Thanks for being here.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-45503087795588292112017-06-01T02:42:09.407+05:302017-06-01T02:42:09.407+05:30you always have such great and interesting posts t...you always have such great and interesting posts told from your perspective it allows me a peek at another culture. Thank you.<br /><br />joy @ <a href="http://www.thejoyousliving.com" rel="nofollow">The Joyous Living</a>The Joyous Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076761878054638907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34278787104784105852017-06-01T02:16:35.872+05:302017-06-01T02:16:35.872+05:30Interesting post. The Crusades through Arab Eyes l...Interesting post. The Crusades through Arab Eyes looks like something I'd love to read. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-12529489442567048342017-05-31T23:28:41.934+05:302017-05-31T23:28:41.934+05:30Moving from country to country presents all kinds ...Moving from country to country presents all kinds of challenges but, as you illustrated so well, it also offers some wonderful learning experiences. Reading about the Crusades from an Arab perspective would be an eye opener, I'm sure. This is a beautiful music selection. Thanks for sharing it, Nila. Tragic to lose such a great talent!Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-81396782877046468442017-05-30T13:29:53.526+05:302017-05-30T13:29:53.526+05:30Oh I buy lots more than I can read too :) greedy, ...Oh I buy lots more than I can read too :) greedy, grabbing mind where books are concerned...but it gets better with the years. Practice makes perfect. :) Glad you enjoyed the post.<br />Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-45996015160476985052017-05-29T22:18:34.848+05:302017-05-29T22:18:34.848+05:30The "personal " makes the post even more...The "personal " makes the post even more fascinating. I can relate to your encounter with newness in a different continent as also to that of trailing wife . Your passion for reading is admirable . As much as I love buying books, more than half remain locked in the shelf for no better reason than reading inertia. Amazing that the books inspired you to new thinking and exploration.<br />moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403317861774718409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-68644500001302124112017-05-29T13:04:02.009+05:302017-05-29T13:04:02.009+05:30Being an Indian is like born-to-adapt :) A move fr...Being an Indian is like born-to-adapt :) A move from one city to another means a different language, different climate, different food and a radically different culture. I've been doing that since I was a baby :)<br /><br />Glad you liked the post, Arab literature/culture is vast, deep and captivating! Rewarding getting to know.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-48450934391122965982017-05-29T12:51:55.794+05:302017-05-29T12:51:55.794+05:30True. But the way history was taught when I was a ...True. But the way history was taught when I was a child, and even the way it's written now is mostly one-sided and dismissive of the double/multiple POV.<br /><br />Arab culture is a fascinating study indeed.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-71608880857154096412017-05-29T05:23:18.819+05:302017-05-29T05:23:18.819+05:30You have adapted to different countries. It is fun...You have adapted to different countries. It is funny- I sometimes, after 30 years, still can feel like a stranger in Texas. I only moved from Northeast to Southwest. <br />I need to read and learn more of Arab writers and culture. Your blog has opened doors, windows, and a curiousity. Thank you. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-23361147037116753402017-05-29T03:48:17.075+05:302017-05-29T03:48:17.075+05:30There is always more than one side to the story, a...There is always more than one side to the story, and i am also fascinated by Arab culture. It's something i want to study more.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9395808802634871452017-05-28T14:39:34.508+05:302017-05-28T14:39:34.508+05:30Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-52619672360454352052017-05-28T14:37:47.732+05:302017-05-28T14:37:47.732+05:30Moving alone would have been difficult, in any cou...Moving alone would have been difficult, in any country. Though I suppose every country is unique, and every move comes with its own unique challenges. South Africa looks beautiful in the pics - I've never travelled there, my husband has. Still on my bucket list. :) But my SA awareness started early, in secondary school - we had Alan Paton as a literature text in fact :) <br /><br />Bahrain Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39180396166904090162017-05-28T13:26:48.408+05:302017-05-28T13:26:48.408+05:30Most interesting post to read and most enjoyable.
...Most interesting post to read and most enjoyable.<br /><br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-64163982636018357922017-05-28T13:26:01.666+05:302017-05-28T13:26:01.666+05:30Hi Nila - I'm about to go back and spend some ...Hi Nila - I'm about to go back and spend some time re-reading your A-Z posts ... so now this too. As EC says the look at the Crusades through Arab eyes sounds very intriguing, but both authors ... oh to read as a child for hours on end ... jumping up to get more coffee, not getting up ... the cat was on the bed I couldn't disturb him! Oh I look forward to reading these books ... thank Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-62591265206771954182017-05-28T10:39:42.618+05:302017-05-28T10:39:42.618+05:30As a child I did read round the clock :) and somet...As a child I did read round the clock :) and sometimes, when I get a great book, I still do :) though the ability to function w/o sleep decreases with age. <br /><br />More or less all wars damage relations for years to come, as bad as the actual casualties.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-67827438908901960832017-05-28T10:33:47.811+05:302017-05-28T10:33:47.811+05:30Thanks for being here.Thanks for being here.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-29895400332353279662017-05-28T10:33:17.749+05:302017-05-28T10:33:17.749+05:30There can be no absolute truths as far as historic...There can be no absolute truths as far as historical events are concerned, this is what I am beginning to understand. It's all a matter of interpretation and conjecture and reconstruction, and the 'truth' depends on who's doing the reconstructing.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-173690901530199382017-05-28T09:08:06.717+05:302017-05-28T09:08:06.717+05:30Oh if I could read all day and night. I would love...Oh if I could read all day and night. I would love to read these books. I love cultures different than my own. The crusades were disastrous in West versus Arab relations. History unwinds constantly. <br />The music is good.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-69974217264919831352017-05-28T06:34:46.073+05:302017-05-28T06:34:46.073+05:30Thank you so much for this. You have gotten good a...Thank you so much for this. You have gotten good at this. I do appreciate the view through your window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5308148200599583342017-05-28T02:55:47.549+05:302017-05-28T02:55:47.549+05:30I love that your curiosity fuels learning (and sha...I love that your curiosity fuels learning (and sharing) new and amazing things. I am intrigued by the thought of viewing the Crusades from another perspective.<br />I suspect that any number of accepted truths could be shattered if we took the time and trouble to look at them through someone else's eyes. I will have to track that one down - thank you. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com