tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post4424992903757153355..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: A known memoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-61402688195226624762009-03-13T15:20:00.000-04:002009-03-13T15:20:00.000-04:00Frankie, thank you for reading this. Absolutely lo...Frankie, thank you for reading this. Absolutely loved the fact that you noticed that line. And am so looking forward to reading longer pieces of your writing!Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-84120422245952867012009-03-12T12:51:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:51:00.000-04:00What a vivid description--I've never been to India...What a vivid description--I've never been to India (it's on my list!), and I will never get to visit the India of your past, but your account makes it come alive. Your writing itself achieves a sepia tone. I really loved the line "it is also the distance of time and space, and conscious effort, that makes the memories malleable, amenable to being organized." This has been my experience, both as IFrankie Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093324566743581868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-67602144417286430022009-03-07T08:31:00.000-05:002009-03-07T08:31:00.000-05:00@ Anu, thank you!@ Kavi, Kuppam is on the Bangalor...@ Anu, thank you!<BR/><BR/>@ Kavi, Kuppam is on the Bangalore-Chennai line. I remember vendors on the platform shouting, "Coffeeteapaaal", ten times in a row! :)<BR/><BR/>@ Sylvia, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!<BR/><BR/>@ NM, thank you! Yes, definitely simple. I wouldn't mind going back myself - for a few days. :)<BR/><BR/>@ Chox, no these memories have a life of their own. Not really connected to Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-57114548729152916782009-03-07T00:52:00.000-05:002009-03-07T00:52:00.000-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading this post about your ...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this post about your early memories. Those monkeys osund rather frighteining. I have read Ugich's account of them too. I look forward to reading more about your life. Cultures are so different but people are essentially the same. The world is truly a small place isnt it?Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-58744719821645656642009-03-06T17:27:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:27:00.000-05:00Lovely Post !Its the age ... all of 6 and going 7 ...Lovely Post !<BR/>Its the age ... all of 6 and going 7 ... thats when you start understanding the events as you see them as against what is told to you :)Cantaloupes.Amma (CA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06507339903683786496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-31356357968388417882009-03-06T17:13:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:13:00.000-05:00Wonderful post, Sujatha! It took me back to my own...Wonderful post, Sujatha! It took me back to my own childhood days and the summers spent with my maternal grandparents on the outskirts of Vishakapatnam...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-8512102369951016102009-03-06T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:36:00.000-05:00wow, what a vivid account! great reading.wow, what a vivid account! great reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-23624845405727651872009-03-06T13:10:00.000-05:002009-03-06T13:10:00.000-05:00chanced upon ur blog today. Your memories rubbed o...chanced upon ur blog today. Your memories rubbed off on me too and I went back to my childhood days :-) <BR/>will keep coming back<BR/>JDJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199899117800191369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-84615657227892603142009-03-06T12:17:00.000-05:002009-03-06T12:17:00.000-05:00Lovely blog. I just finished reading all your post...Lovely blog. I just finished reading all your posts :)Dolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969174980149423701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-89549356507296521442009-03-06T11:56:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:56:00.000-05:00Nice post. Jogged fond parallel memories in my own...Nice post. Jogged fond parallel memories in my own head when I read about the movie and the monkeys :)Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784622943080136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-85638414362787078922009-03-06T10:05:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:05:00.000-05:00This is an amazing story. You paint such a vivid ...This is an amazing story. You paint such a vivid picture of such a different culture than I am used to. Wonderful.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-76778443344263097872009-03-06T09:51:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:51:00.000-05:00Great post, Sujatha! Brought back my childhood mem...Great post, Sujatha! Brought back my childhood memories. My father had a transferable job too, although we moved only inside karnataka. I can totally relate to your post. <BR/>Each place we moved has a special place in my heart. I wish i could go re-visit those places and re-live those memories! I think someday i will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-72052011663941628802009-03-06T08:58:00.000-05:002009-03-06T08:58:00.000-05:00What a quaint little town experience this sounds l...What a quaint little town experience this sounds like. I am with Kavi, definitely had a tinge of 'Malgudi' in it. <BR/><BR/>And I never thought about it this way Suj, now that you mention it...I think there is a point in time where your memories and experiences develop an individuality that sets you apart from the family unit. Separate, but together :). Wonderful!Altoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905810697784377192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-9425062861018169122009-03-06T08:56:00.000-05:002009-03-06T08:56:00.000-05:00A fascinating description of a childhood so differ...A fascinating description of a childhood so different from my own in war time Britain. I loved your account.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-74855191250982001012009-03-06T08:51:00.000-05:002009-03-06T08:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words over at my place. This i...Thanks for the kind words over at my place. This is an interesting blog. I'm always fascinated by stories of growing up in a culture different from my own. Nice job.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-33665763747875377362009-03-06T05:37:00.000-05:002009-03-06T05:37:00.000-05:00This is a beautifully written account and was wond...This is a beautifully written account and was wonderful to imagine the scenes. I so totally wish you were able to put up related pictures - especially of the school! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-5975519289959388412009-03-06T04:11:00.000-05:002009-03-06T04:11:00.000-05:00lovely suj. weirdly, earlier this week i met someo...lovely suj. weirdly, earlier this week i met someone who told me her native place was kuppam!<BR/><BR/>the khaki/kaaki confusion is so funny! <BR/><BR/>also wouldn't telugu be super easy if you knew kannada and vice-versa? i did telugu at school and am now helping n3 with kannada so will be useful if you could elaborate a bit here. thanks!<BR/><BR/>also this is what i find - as n3 grows older i Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-3506266092641647332009-03-06T02:05:00.000-05:002009-03-06T02:05:00.000-05:00Loved the last line: and what a memory milestone t...Loved the last line: and what a memory milestone to associate with a place and a time, no? <BR/>I totally and vividly imagined the office boy's expression as he came up to tell your mum her grinding was, erm, a little too loud! priceless :)<BR/>makes me yearn for the simpler life. does it make you wonder if our kids live less interesting lives today?Nino's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772512291327435370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-12420883825685549662009-03-05T23:42:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:42:00.000-05:00Sujatha, I loved reading about a time in your chil...Sujatha, I loved reading about a time in your childhood. We have grown up in two different worlds that have recently crossed and I feel so good about that. Thank you for sharing your memories!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-69530577676836868572009-03-05T23:36:00.001-05:002009-03-05T23:36:00.001-05:00That was a wonderful account ! Enjoyed it thorough...That was a wonderful account ! Enjoyed it thoroughly. Why One Douglas is typical of us to pronounce ! Whoever invented names with spell like Yvonne !!! <BR/><BR/>The goat show was such a cracker !! I was rolling !! <BR/><BR/>And ofcourse, the Khakhi is so congrous to small town innocence and experience !<BR/><BR/>I know Kuppam. I have been there. And your writing gave Kuppam a Malgudi like feel !Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-66554297490480872432009-03-05T23:36:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:36:00.000-05:00Hi Sujatha,reading about your memories was wonderf...Hi Sujatha,<BR/>reading about your memories was wonderful!! the part about the goats was hilarious!!!<BR/>AnuAnuradha Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.com