Comments on: Flooded http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/ An academic juggles knitting, sewing, and other crafts in Kolkata Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:02:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: shruti http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 shruti Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:56:40 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1711 hi, loved to read your post. I was in Belgaum in md 90s ( i was there for 4 1/2 years for my medical college) and the sign post brought meomeries back, of Kolhapur and Pune as we used to go to these places .... overnight journey. south is beautiful and i love the greenery we have there, its not so green in Delhi. keep posting :) hi,
loved to read your post. I was in Belgaum in md 90s ( i was there for 4 1/2 years for my medical college) and the sign post brought meomeries back, of Kolhapur and Pune as we used to go to these places …. overnight journey.

south is beautiful and i love the greenery we have there, its not so green in Delhi.

keep posting :)

]]> By: Megan http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Megan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:32:45 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1710 I had a dream the other night that I was flying above India and could see Pune from the air. The land was like a political map superimposed on a geographical map, and I remember thinking to myself in the dream, oh look, there is all the flood water and the rivers. This certainly wouldn't have happened without your lovely photos. I had a dream the other night that I was flying above India and could see Pune from the air. The land was like a political map superimposed on a geographical map, and I remember thinking to myself in the dream, oh look, there is all the flood water and the rivers. This certainly wouldn’t have happened without your lovely photos.

]]> By: Mary http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Mary Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:57:13 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1708 Happy Divali Desiknitter ji!!!! Happy Divali Desiknitter ji!!!!

]]> By: desiknitter http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 desiknitter Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:39:09 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1707 It's great to get such different responses from folks - to see what thoughts the different photos set off. Ami: context-ta ki? I once rode in a small, open truck for about three hours from Huttgi station to Miraj, when the Ghataprabha was flowing over the bridge and the road was closed in the monsoon. It was indeed bruising country! Helen: (I remember you from Knittersreview - so great to see you here!) Spud: That cow does look really full, no? No wonder she was totally immovable there. Those banana leaves are like the calm before the storm. You should have seen the chaos there approximately ten minutes later! Rima: what was strange was really not finding very much at all about any protests - although it is likely that it was covered a lot more in the local Kannada newspapers than anywhere else. Deepa and Preeti: isn't that Sumopriest incredible? I couldn't stop taking pictures of him, he was so jolly and moved remarkably fast for his size. Sepoy: am glad you liked the tanga pics :) It’s great to get such different responses from folks – to see what thoughts the different photos set off.

Ami: context-ta ki? I once rode in a small, open truck for about three hours from Huttgi station to Miraj, when the Ghataprabha was flowing over the bridge and the road was closed in the monsoon. It was indeed bruising country!

Helen: (I remember you from Knittersreview – so great to see you here!)

Spud: That cow does look really full, no? No wonder she was totally immovable there. Those banana leaves are like the calm before the storm. You should have seen the chaos there approximately ten minutes later!

Rima: what was strange was really not finding very much at all about any protests – although it is likely that it was covered a lot more in the local Kannada newspapers than anywhere else.

Deepa and Preeti: isn’t that Sumopriest incredible? I couldn’t stop taking pictures of him, he was so jolly and moved remarkably fast for his size.

Sepoy: am glad you liked the tanga pics :)

]]> By: Ami http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Ami Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:58:38 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1705 Love, without context: night shot of the tanga. With context: the last-minute check of the eating preps. And Almatty dam was where I spent a night in a stationary truck: bruising country. Love, without context: night shot of the tanga. With context: the last-minute check of the eating preps. And Almatty dam was where I spent a night in a stationary truck: bruising country.

]]> By: Preeti http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Preeti Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:35:53 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1704 Hear, hear about all the hungama surrounding Indian weddings (well, every traditional ceremony and we Indians have a ton of those!!) The din of the banging drums and trumpets (or wind instruments of various shapes) somehow always seems to remain in the air even after the last dried petal has been swept up!!! Brighter, noisier, louder, that's what these festivities are, but always loads of fun, especially all the sweets!!! The picture of the Sumopriest - priceless!!! Hear, hear about all the hungama surrounding Indian weddings (well, every traditional ceremony and we Indians have a ton of those!!) The din of the banging drums and trumpets (or wind instruments of various shapes) somehow always seems to remain in the air even after the last dried petal has been swept up!!! Brighter, noisier, louder, that’s what these festivities are, but always loads of fun, especially all the sweets!!!

The picture of the Sumopriest – priceless!!!

]]> By: Deepa http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Deepa Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:46:12 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1703 Great post. I never lived in a small town in India but visited several, and your photos capture the feel perfectly. Again, jealous that you get to spend so much time there. I have to say that seeing the photo of the priest gave me a start. I have this strange concept in my head now that everyone in India is thin (maybe because I've gained weight since moving to the US). A pic like this reminds me that plus size (and partially clothed) does exist there too! Great post. I never lived in a small town in India but visited several, and your photos capture the feel perfectly. Again, jealous that you get to spend so much time there.

I have to say that seeing the photo of the priest gave me a start. I have this strange concept in my head now that everyone in India is thin (maybe because I’ve gained weight since moving to the US). A pic like this reminds me that plus size (and partially clothed) does exist there too!

]]> By: rima aranha http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 rima aranha Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:04:40 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1702 How very wonderful. You have some of the best pictures! Reading your blog today reminded me of my TISS years. My first year practicum work was with the tribal settlements around the Bombay-Pune expressway. Every Monday and Tuesday was in the eye of the storm - the protests, voices...and in sometimes, the death of those voices. How very wonderful. You have some of the best pictures!

Reading your blog today reminded me of my TISS years. My first year practicum work was with the tribal settlements around the Bombay-Pune expressway. Every Monday and Tuesday was in the eye of the storm – the protests, voices…and in sometimes, the death of those voices.

]]> By: sepoy http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 sepoy Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:05:59 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1701 Awesome, great, post. I will just geek out on the fotos in flickr. Awesome, great, post. I will just geek out on the fotos in flickr.

]]> By: spudsayshi http://desiknitter.com/2008/10/flooded/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 spudsayshi Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:49:17 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/archives/travel/flooded#comment-1700 I love the precisely laid out green leaves--that's the sort of scene that you sort of wish you could hang out up in the ceiling in order to get a geometric picture of it all. And I very much hope that that black cow gives birth soon, because she looks uncomfortably full! (Assuming, of course, that I can diagnose cow pregnancy from a picture, which is deeply uncertain.) I love the precisely laid out green leaves–that’s the sort of scene that you sort of wish you could hang out up in the ceiling in order to get a geometric picture of it all.

And I very much hope that that black cow gives birth soon, because she looks uncomfortably full! (Assuming, of course, that I can diagnose cow pregnancy from a picture, which is deeply uncertain.)

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