tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post4492826974534259920..comments2024-01-15T17:30:02.361+05:30Comments on Window Pane: Mosses, Tombstones and a Lingering Morning, May 26, 2014Antarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-34378056168680619702017-01-11T11:24:29.088+05:302017-01-11T11:24:29.088+05:30Dipak, how did I miss this comment for a year! Del...Dipak, how did I miss this comment for a year! Delighted to discover it today!Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-30621002079698378032016-11-19T09:05:21.497+05:302016-11-19T09:05:21.497+05:30Graveyards here I come! You are an exceptional wri...Graveyards here I come! You are an exceptional writer!mulshankar13.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679618909404916777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-48082185200895838052015-03-01T14:39:02.998+05:302015-03-01T14:39:02.998+05:30Rob, sincere apologies. I don't know how I mis...Rob, sincere apologies. I don't know how I missed this comment for months!<br /><br />Could you please give me the names of your grandparents? I can try to get a photo of the grave for you (although photography is not encouraged in the cemetery).Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-84737212219169980602014-12-30T04:25:39.155+05:302014-12-30T04:25:39.155+05:30Antara , my grandmother is buried here , my grandd...Antara , my grandmother is buried here , my granddad managed a rubber plantation in the area in the 1920,s -have you any idea on how I could get a photo of her grave ? Long shot but worth a try !<br />Rob - EnglandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-62749815661881500432014-12-30T04:14:50.328+05:302014-12-30T04:14:50.328+05:30Antara , my grandmother is buried in this cemeter...Antara , my grandmother is buried in this cemetery , my grandfather managed a rubber plantation in the area in the 1920,s -any ideas on how I could get a photo of her grave ? Its a long shot but worth a try !<br />Rob -EnglandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-2011161236443998722014-07-15T11:36:28.806+05:302014-07-15T11:36:28.806+05:30Wow, that's a beautiful comment Devleena! Many...Wow, that's a beautiful comment Devleena! Many thanks. And now I find it difficult to resist the urge to go through some of your writings! Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-35893864750592763322014-07-15T11:32:13.815+05:302014-07-15T11:32:13.815+05:30I'm a big fan of your writing, Umashankar, and...I'm a big fan of your writing, Umashankar, and it's awesome to know that the post touched a chord with you :-). I'll try to visit the cemetery you suggested if I ever visit Lucknow.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-32487935183219157802014-07-13T11:53:41.965+05:302014-07-13T11:53:41.965+05:30The post resonated with my deepest thoughts —the o...The post resonated with my deepest thoughts —the ones that invariably invade me when I visit places such as these. I also ache to speak with them but I can't. If you go to Lucknow, do visits the cemetery at the Residency.umashankarhttp://uspandey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-46419758960827871202014-07-07T15:51:11.036+05:302014-07-07T15:51:11.036+05:30Hmmm... A pity that a so-called 'sacred' p...Hmmm... A pity that a so-called 'sacred' place should fail to respect death, and a pity that we routinely allow ourselves to fall prey to such 'devout' thieves.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-49153980003959362172014-07-07T12:34:32.803+05:302014-07-07T12:34:32.803+05:30Well the burning ghats at Varanasi are more commer...Well the burning ghats at Varanasi are more commercial than a routine Hindu temple. You will find the hustlers and the Brahmins or maybe the hustler who is a Brahmin always busy fleecing the poor dead and their relatives. Not a sight that will please anyone. <br /><br /><br />Anoop Negihttp://anoopnegiphotography.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-2299127196535914212014-07-02T20:34:34.315+05:302014-07-02T20:34:34.315+05:30Sometime between mind numbing work today , i stumb...Sometime between mind numbing work today , i stumbled upon your blog. I confess , i have literally given up reading blogs following the sudden mushrooming of blog writers airing their views on every other matter consuming our daily lives . <br />But thank you for this , for more than a split second , i reclined back on my chair and cruised in the Ooty skies visualizing the cemetery , the smell of stale air , the beauty of untamed foliage and the pathos of past lives . You gave me a break from the every pressing existential threat of making every moment count . Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346704090865741595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-31176180050168319002014-07-01T16:34:59.488+05:302014-07-01T16:34:59.488+05:30Thanks for the recommendation anawnimiss :-). The ...Thanks for the recommendation anawnimiss :-). The only points in Uttaranchal that I've visited are Haridwar and Rishikesh - that too many years ago. A second trip is due :-). BTW, have you visited any of the east Indian hill stations - like Gangtok, Lava, Lolegaon, Kalimpong etc?Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-5926400596109405522014-07-01T14:04:02.244+05:302014-07-01T14:04:02.244+05:30I have visited Ooty once, and had an almost surrea...I have visited Ooty once, and had an almost surreal experience. No matter where I looked, I saw beauty!<br />The only other place that has had that effect on me was Chopta in Uttaranchal, especially the trek to Tungnath temple. Try it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-16290953672414044962014-06-29T22:47:56.927+05:302014-06-29T22:47:56.927+05:30Thanks Anoop. I'll try to visit Dagshai if I e...Thanks Anoop. I'll try to visit Dagshai if I ever travel to Himachal. I can't quite put my finger on exactly why I'm fascinated by graveyards. It may be the pensive calm and the natural piety of the environment (as opposed to the imposed/ritualistic piety in many temples), or the thrill of being surrounded by the dead. I'm yet to visit a burning ghat or a tower of silence. Not sure if the experience would be equally enriching. Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-10912229999858345122014-06-29T20:41:32.849+05:302014-06-29T20:41:32.849+05:30You must visit more such places. I just passed thr...You must visit more such places. I just passed through the cemetery at Dagshai in Himachal. A beautiful location on the hillside with pine needles on the ground and no air of general unkempt- ness with nice light and sunshine. Quite different from a standard graveyard for the British, that you see in India. Graveyards remind me of Ruskin Bond and his tales of the other beings.<br />Anoop Negihttp://goo.gl/ocElx9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-76535814116822191332014-06-29T18:46:59.792+05:302014-06-29T18:46:59.792+05:30Being appreciated for choice of words and expressi...Being appreciated for choice of words and expression by someone who can casually frame a '..stories laze around in grassy shadows..' is an honor . Many thanks, Nandini. Will try to visit this cemetery sometime.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-37605655240374702952014-06-29T18:45:41.810+05:302014-06-29T18:45:41.810+05:30The Ooty hotel and restaurant owners should theref...The Ooty hotel and restaurant owners should therefore pay me a handsome commission :p. Jokes apart, I'm so glad to know that you liked my post. Thanks for leaving the note, Kalpanaa.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517201243065925386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-60802914263701485092014-06-29T14:54:05.955+05:302014-06-29T14:54:05.955+05:30Wow, what imagination!! Aptly supported by the cho...Wow, what imagination!! Aptly supported by the choice of words and expression. Loved it. U must visit the Park Street Cemetery in Kolkata sometime. There stories laze around in grassy shadows, waiting to be picked up and retold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222582.post-29244918919641321922014-06-29T13:31:42.994+05:302014-06-29T13:31:42.994+05:30You've really whetted my appetite for Ooty. Th...You've really whetted my appetite for Ooty. Thanks Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.com