tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post925808660930296884..comments2023-04-11T14:53:02.307+05:30Comments on On being Tamizh and a Penn: PoongothaiAsal Tamil Pennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17409382391122363478noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-33919994351659943132008-05-08T17:36:00.000+05:302008-05-08T17:36:00.000+05:30Dear Senthamizh Penn,I chanced upon your blog whil...Dear Senthamizh Penn,<BR/><BR/>I chanced upon your blog while searching for the meaning of Poongothai. I'm happy I did and it's touching. I liked the refreshing frankness with which you have narrated the ill-explained "taboos" that most orthodox brahmin girls grow up with. I'm sure you want to meet P again...<BR/>Keep writing.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>"Saathigal irandadi paappaa..."<BR/>My Telugu poet friend wrote something more:<BR/>"Jagatilona jaatulu rendE, yenchi chUda rendU okatE; IvvAlani lEni vAdu, IvvadAniki lEni vAdu..."<BR/>(There are only those who don't want to give and those who don't have anything to give...)Avvaippaattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473389977445205414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-82139283919926686652007-10-25T20:00:00.000+05:302007-10-25T20:00:00.000+05:30"if I didn’t give the Karupatti Paniyaram adequate..."if I didn’t give the Karupatti Paniyaram adequate chance."<BR/><BR/>that was a nice touch...you write well when you are non-funny too..frisskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294432117800467706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-24278214691328186912007-06-06T03:50:00.000+05:302007-06-06T03:50:00.000+05:30You do have a wonderful way of writing, very refre...You do have a wonderful way of writing, very refreshing. You should prolly quit "The anti-Hindu" and concentrate more on this. :)<BR/><BR/>On the 3-day no work thing, I think that kinda was to help the woman not take on too many tasks during the most difficult time of the month, although our execution of that left a lot to be desired. I am sure married women with 3 kids would love to have 3 days of rest and not worry about cooking and cleaning all the time (in those days). <BR/><BR/>BTW, if you think you and P don't have anything in common anymore, wait till you get married and have kids again. Your friendship might bloom again!<BR/><BR/>BTW, you know this story can be easily written into a nice screenplay and made into a movie......Prabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520731248275800269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-46116568142819626412007-06-04T21:30:00.000+05:302007-06-04T21:30:00.000+05:30wow.cane chairs that left a criss-cross of marks ...wow.<BR/><BR/><I>cane chairs that left a criss-cross of marks </I> :) I remember those! <BR/><BR/>just curious - the iyengarish school - was it psbb? <BR/><BR/>-K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-31241082210833867902007-06-04T20:54:00.000+05:302007-06-04T20:54:00.000+05:30True. It is close to the Carnatic Raagam Dharmavat...True. It is close to the Carnatic Raagam Dharmavati. <BR/>But you know, even MS sang bhajans in Madhuvanthi. <BR/>Nallator Veenai is also set to that raagam. So if it worked for Subramania Bharathi I am guessing it fits Tamizhness also. There is also, Kanda Naal Mudalaii, almost sublime as an instrumental piece.<BR/>Anyway, I thought, music transcended borders? Nope? :)<BR/><BR/>@Shoefiend: Rhomba Nanri<BR/><BR/>@All Others: Thank You/Free aa vidu (pick either/both)Asal Tamil Pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409382391122363478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-53230493114138202652007-06-04T20:41:00.000+05:302007-06-04T20:41:00.000+05:30You write well.Isn't Madhuvanti more of a Hindusta...You write well.<BR/>Isn't Madhuvanti more of a Hindustani Raagam? How is it Tamizh then?<BR/><BR/>-Nitpicker AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-37010364950765203042007-06-04T20:15:00.000+05:302007-06-04T20:15:00.000+05:30Just curious, didya ever wonder what your friend P...Just curious, didya ever wonder what your friend P might think if she read this? <BR/>Thats what stops me from writing openly :) <BR/>enjoyed reading your blog :)<BR/><BR/>~svkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-67126494240190670082007-06-04T14:21:00.000+05:302007-06-04T14:21:00.000+05:30You write beautifully. But I guess you already kne...You write beautifully. But I guess you already knew that. our neighbour's cook used to make fabulous paniyaram.The ramblings of a shoe fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-70877095287349031522007-06-04T13:26:00.000+05:302007-06-04T13:26:00.000+05:30Superbly written!Superbly written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-34316132869408778432007-06-04T13:03:00.000+05:302007-06-04T13:03:00.000+05:30for some reason i suddenly remembered that rk nara...for some reason i suddenly remembered that rk narayan worked for just two days in a school before he gave up on jobs and stuck to writing. <BR/><BR/>if the hindu sucks, just sit home and write. you are bloody brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-75385942586469820152007-06-04T10:43:00.000+05:302007-06-04T10:43:00.000+05:30Heh, what about all the Karupatti Kaapi that you d...Heh, what about all the Karupatti Kaapi that you downed?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014663396993591167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-79449491515067446492007-06-04T06:38:00.000+05:302007-06-04T06:38:00.000+05:30I waded through your posts and I find that you wri...I waded through your posts and I find that you write funnily, even though it is all deliberately outrageous!<BR/><BR/>Just continue writing the same way, irrespective of what anybody says.<BR/><BR/>Very the Nilu meets Compulsive Confessor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-70879041405441050132007-06-03T23:42:00.000+05:302007-06-03T23:42:00.000+05:30Well, I would definitely say that you missed a gre...Well, I would definitely say that you missed a great dish by not giving <I>paniyaaram</I> a chance! Oh it s just too lovely..<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I think you can go easy on the liberal usage of individual's race, caste, region etc. I think you go overboard with it. Well, just an opinion..Rebelzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204039801766946849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-8740856933887400132007-06-03T22:36:00.000+05:302007-06-03T22:36:00.000+05:30now nadar? casist racist blognow nadar? casist racist blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-15370873280901374362007-06-03T22:30:00.000+05:302007-06-03T22:30:00.000+05:30PSBB or Ahobila ?PSBB or Ahobila ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-88081040098538800262007-06-03T22:24:00.000+05:302007-06-03T22:24:00.000+05:30replaced poongothai with gunasekara pandian and re...replaced poongothai with gunasekara pandian and read the whole story again. <I>nanna azha vechuttEL. nanRi</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com