> Do you recall the torrential rain described in SS when Narasimha and > Sivakami spend time together ? Saturday night rain was heavy and peculiar!
Hi sps friday afternoon was no better or I was stuck in the traffic in pouring rain for 3 hours. kalki enjoys putting natural calamities in his books. tsunamis, cyclones, lightning strikes,etc.
I happened to read a kalki short story yesterday.
its about a flight from chennai to delhi in early 1950s
he calls air hostesses "vimana ubasaranai ramani"
also a flight from chennai to delhi stops in secundrabad, nagpur and gwalior where passengers dis embark for breakfast or lunch. only coffee and peppermints served on the flight. so much a writer can tell us about the past
One of the most amazing aspects of Kalki's discriptions of nature is that he romantisises the simplist of events. Beautiful skys, lovely waves, flowers, the breeze, the smell in the air. I feel like I am practically there and am most refreshed :)
Dear SPS In my opinion after having read the Kalki's many writtings, he must have been a multi talented personality. i see in him a naturalist, painter, historian, anthropologist, archaeologist,novolist,meteorologist,cilmatologist . still too may to mention. GSK
> Dear SPS > In my opinion after having read the Kalki's many writtings, he must have been a multi talented personality. i see in him a naturalist, painter, historian, anthropologist, archaeologist, novolist,meteorologist,cilmatologist . still too may to mention.
Hi isnt this glorification a little too much. Kalki was a great observer who could recall several of his observations in to his books.
he was no expert in meterology just because he described a thunder storm. his history tells us he was an expert as a writer and music critic.
I sincerely hope we can discuss kalki's pitfalls as well as his proficiencies. and for those who havent read the other works of kalki , please do and you will get a complete picture of the author.
What trip? Where are we going from Bangalore? :) Between Bangalore and Mysore, nearer Srirangapatana there are beautiful delapitated Mandapams - I always wonder how old they are and if those were part of the "mahindra mandapams" and "bharatha mandapams" mentioned in Kalki's books.