tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post2061066090341187653..comments2023-05-23T14:01:57.789+05:30Comments on Calliopia's Canticles: Lunatic and Memories of ShillongCalliopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-55160604085023419482009-03-24T17:39:00.000+05:302009-03-24T17:39:00.000+05:30fed, you got it. I don't think the words tribal an...fed, you got it. I don't think the words tribal and non-tribal are used in quite the same derogatory sense anywhere else in the country. I have such negative feelings when I remember the tiffin hiding scenes. It was such a seriously stupid thing to do but when you're about 8 years old in a new school and everyone does it... Sure, be my guest, copyleft it right and centre all you want. Just split Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-38499509871217015382009-03-24T04:39:00.000+05:302009-03-24T04:39:00.000+05:30good t know you're back up (ish). AND i agree with...good t know you're back up (ish). AND i agree with the kitchen sentiment. <BR/><BR/>about the tribal-non tribal think, i'm going to feel immensely qualified to comment because i have a leg on each side of the fence.<BR/><BR/>i think a lot of us (NE hills people) use "non-tribal" as a derogatory term for us (non-NE hills people). <BR/><BR/>i LOVE that image of hiding your lunch. i knew kids who feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-23101111451420262642009-03-13T19:48:00.000+05:302009-03-13T19:48:00.000+05:30red, you may not dislike it but I do, and c'mon, t...red, you may not dislike it but I do, and c'mon, the whole point of blogging is in telling the world what makes you tick or ticks you off. Your 5 minutes of the spotlight to blast away and all that.<BR/><BR/>You're quite right that African-Americans freely use the N word among themselves but in language and communication, what's always important is the context and usage. Blacks use it among Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-64308043514958039912009-03-13T19:45:00.000+05:302009-03-13T19:45:00.000+05:30Ka dam tha zel e, samuapa. Naupanlai chanchin hrut...Ka dam tha zel e, samuapa. Naupanlai chanchin hrut hi a nuam zawk alom. Leh nulat hnu experience lo ziah vak chu a tha nang!Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-2502004666692708932009-03-13T16:46:00.000+05:302009-03-13T16:46:00.000+05:30PPS: India is the only country where races discrim...PPS: India is the only country where races discriminates against each other this much, cos' there are just too many.. From each corner of the country, you would get at least a dozen names to call the other corners (And the caste system didn't really evolve to make it better) :) I guess its just a part of being an Indian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-63508579274137239362009-03-13T16:41:00.000+05:302009-03-13T16:41:00.000+05:30Callopia: No offence, but like it or not, we are t...Callopia: No offence, but like it or not, we are tribals and there's nothing to dislike about it.. it's just who we are and we can't deny or change it.. We just get offended when a non-tribal uses that term, right?<BR/>Afro-americans don't like the N-word, yet they use it among themselves.. We don't like being called Chinkys, but we use it to address our own.. It's just a name I've been called soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-87519926104373680802009-03-12T14:36:00.000+05:302009-03-12T14:36:00.000+05:30Lo dam zel rawh khai. Nakinah i dam chian deuh hun...Lo dam zel rawh khai. Nakinah i dam chian deuh hunah "Memories of Shillong Part II" ziak leh la a tha ang. Naupan lai Life ni lo, nulat tak tak hnua i experience hriat a chakawm takzet :)<BR/>Take care, all the bestsamuelapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958753461588214146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-27946667783986885502009-03-11T14:27:00.000+05:302009-03-11T14:27:00.000+05:30DDB, it's the holiday season so I didn't inform my...DDB, it's the holiday season so I didn't inform my colleagues about my hospi stay. In fact, the most public I went about it was right here on my blog, and that too as a tiny insert at the end of a long, rambling post and bingo, most missed it :D<BR/><BR/>What I don't like about the book, or more accurately the reviews of it I've read online, is the insinuation that Hasan is a representative of Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-15144827248189855002009-03-11T13:59:00.000+05:302009-03-11T13:59:00.000+05:30vana, poem hnuai chiah a damdawiin ka luh tur ka z...vana, poem hnuai chiah a damdawiin ka luh tur ka ziah khi i lo hmuh hmaih chiang lutukkkkk!Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-21315199176580271352009-03-11T13:56:00.000+05:302009-03-11T13:56:00.000+05:30Gauri, the book brought back so many memories of a...Gauri, the book brought back so many memories of a time and place I'd pretty much since forgotten, I couldn't help reacting to it in that way! But do make a short visit to it if you can some day. It's beautiful. And do read Ms Hasan's book as well.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-65573541973667907942009-03-11T13:47:00.000+05:302009-03-11T13:47:00.000+05:30mesjay, Hasan a trained theatre actor? Nopes, I di...mesjay, Hasan a trained theatre actor? Nopes, I didn't know that. I remember one of our Naga classmates had a crush on him though. She thought he was soo macho, with his deep, gruff voice and manner of speaking and all :) I was also at Auxilium as well. Did my kindergarten etc but I was so small then I have practically non-existent memories of it.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-71943497284670347512009-03-11T13:41:00.000+05:302009-03-11T13:41:00.000+05:30sawmte, Hriatpuia zarah Shillong hi chuan i lung a...sawmte, Hriatpuia zarah Shillong hi chuan i lung a len dan tur te poh ka hria alom heehe. Mahse nia, a khua hi progress a hnekin, a regress zawkin ka hria. An mipate an harh chhuak har lutuk a, an harh chhuak leh hi an over ngei bawk a, an ram an ti chhe zo ta zawk anih ber mai khu.<BR/><BR/>A_es, i lo awm ve thin animo? MA zirin ami?Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-65130873565727645062009-03-11T13:36:00.000+05:302009-03-11T13:36:00.000+05:30red, I just strongly dislike the usage of the term...red, I just strongly dislike the usage of the term tribal and non-tribal because of its derogatory implications and I think it's rarely used anymore in common parlance today. Shillong is maybe the one place it's still used because several years ago at a training course I attended, a fellow trainee from St Edmunds who was himself South Indian, said, "You people shouldn't let yourselves be called Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-4294197811813723912009-03-10T21:53:00.000+05:302009-03-10T21:53:00.000+05:30Hey Miss Jay, you beat me to it! But am glad you r...Hey Miss Jay, you beat me to it! But am glad you read the book and for your insightful comments. I don't want to get started on Shillong... you know me, I'd never stop. About the book, I felt really proud of Anjum Hasan for being able to capture so evocatively the little nuances that make Shillong and its residents what they are.I did have mixed feelings when I read it, though, because everythingDayDreamBelieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365073225447718656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-57566074726040751902009-03-10T17:00:00.000+05:302009-03-10T17:00:00.000+05:30ohoo damdawiin ah te i lo awm a n maw. Dam takin c...ohoo damdawiin ah te i lo awm a n maw. Dam takin chhuak chu a lawm awm e.vanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516583176156571949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-73652709330366549382009-03-10T16:40:00.000+05:302009-03-10T16:40:00.000+05:30Hi all, I got home from hospital today, a little s...Hi all, I got home from hospital today, a little shaky still so I'll save the individual comments for a later date. But thank you so much for your prayers and good wishes :)Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-77954660875020524662009-03-09T12:58:00.000+05:302009-03-09T12:58:00.000+05:30The way you have described Shillong, and the photo...The way you have described Shillong, and the photo, makes me want to leave everything and rush to a place which seems so heavenly.. i loved the way you have written this post, effortlessly mingling your views on the writing of Ms Hasan, her profile and your childhood. the blend was superb and a great read.. <BR/><BR/>it's been a week now since u posted this, and i hope u r recovering speedily Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-9998166136776978812009-03-08T15:49:00.000+05:302009-03-08T15:49:00.000+05:30Hey, you're making me all nostalgic about Shillong...Hey, you're making me all nostalgic about Shillong! Dr. Hasan taught me too. He's really learned, really passionate about his subject but wasn't too good at communication. Like you said, he'd go on and on without minding us or the bell. Do you know he's a trained theatre actor too? Once we had a reading of King Lear, and he played a small scene. Wow, he was good at that!<BR/><BR/>So you're a Malsawmi Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398649072289630943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-89104613402811842622009-03-08T01:50:00.000+05:302009-03-08T01:50:00.000+05:3096 - 98 chho vel min ti hre chhuak,ngaihawm khop m...96 - 98 chho vel min ti hre chhuak,ngaihawm khop mai.A_eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704159991868074167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-12046678511381853582009-03-05T18:42:00.000+05:302009-03-05T18:42:00.000+05:30Shillong..ka thulo a lo sawi awih a ni hleinem :-)...Shillong..ka thulo a lo sawi awih a ni hleinem :-) Loreto chhuak maw i nih a..engpawh a chhungah thleng se..Hemi vang a nih hi ilo thiam em em ni...I thuziah hian Dhankheti Bus station te minthla in min hmuh tir uarh uarh mai, mi haw tur kha kan thlah ve nasa thin asin. Wards lake ngeiah pawh khan keimahin thuziah insawrbing duh avangin ka va thu ve vang vang tawh a sin :-)Nongrim Hills-ah chuan sawmpuiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582594854633964101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-30829805982352384392009-03-04T07:44:00.000+05:302009-03-04T07:44:00.000+05:30Great review.. I've been through and stayed in shi...Great review.. I've been through and stayed in shillong a coupla times while in Hostel, cos' a train from Guwahati was the most affordable way out of North-East then. It still brings back fond memories of cold mid-days with the fresh smell of pine in the air.<BR/>About the "non-tribal" issue in Shillong, I have non-tribal friends from there who act and speak perfect Khasi, yet are still Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-68679772451838537592009-03-02T21:37:00.000+05:302009-03-02T21:37:00.000+05:30picturesquer, they weren't always happy and carefr...picturesquer, they weren't always happy and carefree but those were memorable times alright.<BR/><BR/>ambs, yep Shillong and cold. But summers were always great. And thank you. I'll be offline for a few days too.<BR/><BR/>vana, ka pi leh pu te nen kan awm ho tho a, nu leh pa chu kan ngai em em lem lo. Puitlin hnu a MA zu zir leh naupanlai nun dan chu inthlau tak ani!Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-65160405127233176332009-03-02T20:08:00.000+05:302009-03-02T20:08:00.000+05:30Love it, i could see a picture of you!. I laugh so...Love it, i could see a picture of you!. I laugh so hard to hear about your sister banned from reading at a bus stand. <BR/>Far hnuaia kum 2 kan awm chhung khan Shillong chu ka inpui 2 na ang hial a, ka nel ve hman hle, a hmun i ngaihna rilru chu ka hriat thiampui mai che. Ram buai laia unau a, nu leh paw awmlova hmun hrang a i awm chu a khawhar thlak ve ngawtin ka ring.vanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516583176156571949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-68504950225176673742009-03-02T13:52:00.000+05:302009-03-02T13:52:00.000+05:30I don't know Shillong very well, but one thing I r...I don't know Shillong very well, but one thing I remember about it is the biting cold. Early one morning many years ago we visited some relatives and boy was it freezing!! That visit still remains on my top ten list on Coldest Moments.<BR/><BR/>Will pray for you, hope everything goes well.Aduhi Chawngthuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354958246245503600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-87649829254446296222009-03-02T02:21:00.000+05:302009-03-02T02:21:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.PICTURESQUERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707125564235535243noreply@blogger.com