tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post115694580398070484..comments2023-11-12T06:53:00.201-08:00Comments on At Home, Writing: Making Sense, Nonsensically: Sukumar RayBhaswatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-89434110994112550952006-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:002006-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:00Super Blog. Your invited to my blog for a laugh or...<a href='http://funnyvideolane.blogspot.com'>Super Blog. Your invited to my blog for a laugh or two!</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157472709085866492006-09-05T09:11:00.000-07:002006-09-05T09:11:00.000-07:00Thank you, South. I liked your post a lot too. :)I...Thank you, South. I liked your post a lot too. :)<BR/><BR/>I agree that writers like Sukumar Ray are evergreen; they remain popular with every age group.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157471885940903582006-09-05T08:58:00.000-07:002006-09-05T08:58:00.000-07:00Great post, Sury, as always!I agree with Peggy. I...Great post, Sury, as always!<BR/><BR/>I agree with Peggy. I think when you can attract the interest of two generations it is a true treat. :)Andrea Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702322027393523509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157428173469965142006-09-04T20:49:00.000-07:002006-09-04T20:49:00.000-07:00Harbormaster, thanks. You can always check out the...<B>Harbormaster</B>, thanks. You can always check out the translations available at Amazon. <BR/><BR/><B>Laurie</B>, thanks. Alice...does sound wonderful. The book is on my reading list now. <BR/><BR/><B>Serenity</B>, That's a lovely memory indeed! And what a wonderful teacher you had. Thanks for sharing the great story. :)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157388366307424452006-09-04T09:46:00.000-07:002006-09-04T09:46:00.000-07:00"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" holds special m..."Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" holds special meaning for me. I moved in my fourth grade year of elementary school to a very different town from where I had lived. My teacher that first year said he held a 'contest' (which he told me about in 'confidence') and whoever he saw smiling the most the first day got a prize. Well, I smiled all day long and was awarded the prize of...yep, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Great memory.Sounds of Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002836035633854201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157354146967204582006-09-04T00:15:00.000-07:002006-09-04T00:15:00.000-07:00Now I've got a few more authors I need to check ou...Now I've got a few more authors I need to check out...<BR/><BR/>Should I admit I've never read Alice either? :)<BR/><BR/>Excellent post. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157346931871110852006-09-03T22:15:00.000-07:002006-09-03T22:15:00.000-07:00Great blog entry. It would be excellent to see Suk...Great blog entry. It would be excellent to see Sukumar Ray's work available here!Harbormasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165193433509649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157213737332541722006-09-02T09:15:00.000-07:002006-09-02T09:15:00.000-07:00Marti, thanks. Happy weekend to you too!Orhan, wel...<B>Marti</B>, thanks. Happy weekend to you too!<BR/><BR/><B>Orhan</B>, welcome to my blog. Thanks for the heads up. Bill Bryson sounds right up my alley. I am going to buy one of his books real soon. Can't wait!<BR/><BR/>(I am neither British nor American, but I guess I would enjoy his writing nonetheless.)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157204817935933562006-09-02T06:46:00.000-07:002006-09-02T06:46:00.000-07:00I think you would find the work of Bill Bryson hig...I think you would find the work of Bill Bryson highly amusing. Notes From A Big Country especially if you're British or American.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157203809780315522006-09-02T06:30:00.000-07:002006-09-02T06:30:00.000-07:00Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing! Hope yu have...Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing! Hope yu have a great weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157175584231020472006-09-01T22:39:00.000-07:002006-09-01T22:39:00.000-07:00Jeff, thanks. :)Bernita, you led me to find out mo...<B>Jeff</B>, thanks. :)<BR/><BR/><B>Bernita</B>, you led me to find out more about Stephen Leacock. Good thing, a lot of his writing is available on the Gutenberg site. Thanks for the heads up.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157115272008318212006-09-01T05:54:00.000-07:002006-09-01T05:54:00.000-07:00Canada has Stephen Leacock of the same ilk!Canada has Stephen Leacock of the same ilk!Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157081911698579772006-08-31T20:38:00.000-07:002006-08-31T20:38:00.000-07:00Humor is such a wonderful thing. Great post! :)Humor is such a wonderful thing. Great post! :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157029384335701652006-08-31T06:03:00.000-07:002006-08-31T06:03:00.000-07:00Lotus, you've made me determined to read Alice...n...<B>Lotus</B>, you've made me determined to read Alice...now!<BR/><BR/>Sukumar Ray has been translated. Abol Tabol (his book of nonsense poetry) and the novelette Ha Ja Ba Ra La are both available on Amazon. I sure hope you can get your hands on those titles. Do let me know if you need more help finding them. <BR/><BR/><B>Cesar</B>, I can't wait to bring Dashu to you all. He is what Americans often call a "hoot." :P. <BR/><BR/><B>BK</B>, aren't these authors geniuses? Thank you for inspiring me to write about Sukumar Ray, btw. It was your funny post that did it. ;)<BR/><BR/><B>Tiffany</B>, you had me in splits there! I haven't read Alice...but now I see every reason to do so. LOL<BR/><BR/><B>Simran</B>, thanks! Like I told Lotus, you can find some of S Ray's works in translation on Amazon. Oh and balderdash--it means nonsense. Thanks to you I just learned it's also a board game. :)<BR/><BR/><B>Peggy</B>, I couldn't agree more with you. <BR/><BR/><B>Susan</B>, I am so glad you liked the post. It's my pleasure to share some of my favourite writers with you all<BR/><BR/>Huge thanks for your kind words on my Lonely Moon entry. And for your endless encouragement. :)<BR/><BR/><B>Gillian</B>, what an interesting piece of info on the French writer. He sure sounds interesting! These writers are a special breed, aren't they?<BR/><BR/><B>Matt</B>, I have to agree with you on that. The peculiarities of languages can never be translated, and it's in those parts that the real fun lies. Glad you liked the post. :)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157004879340204802006-08-30T23:14:00.000-07:002006-08-30T23:14:00.000-07:00What an awesome post. Posts like this always remin...What an awesome post. <BR/><BR/>Posts like this always remind me how much I'm missing out by being mono-lingual.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989129492738413206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1157001499213638882006-08-30T22:18:00.000-07:002006-08-30T22:18:00.000-07:00Now my mind is rambling through all my favourite a...Now my mind is rambling through all my favourite authors who write nonsense. It's like a banquet and I have no idea who I want to re-read next because they are all so much fun. <BR/><BR/>One of my favourite French authors writes this style in a peculialrly French way (like Sukumar Ray is peculiarly Bengali) is Marcel Ayme. His short stories kept me reading French when the boredom of study class nearly convinced me that I hated learning languages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156990085738125232006-08-30T19:08:00.000-07:002006-08-30T19:08:00.000-07:00Thank you for this educational slice of a wit in m...Thank you for this educational slice of a wit in mastery, Bhas. What a wonderful enchanting post and I like your choice of illustrations too.<BR/>I'll return later to take my time, reading the links.<BR/>Hope you're well.<BR/>I also left a comment for your entry over at Lonely Moon a couple of days ago. You're writing so well, you really are.<BR/>loveSuzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156963391788336812006-08-30T11:43:00.000-07:002006-08-30T11:43:00.000-07:00I think writing a story that can be appreciated by...I think writing a story that can be appreciated by both children and adults on different levels is a real art. Interesting post.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156958569336165912006-08-30T10:22:00.000-07:002006-08-30T10:22:00.000-07:00Great post as usual Bhaswati! Sounds like I'd real...Great post as usual Bhaswati! Sounds like I'd really like reading Sukumar Ray's (in English of course). Looking forward to Dashu too.<BR/><BR/>I haven't heard the word "balderdash" for some time now. It's actually a board game her in the US. Before that the only other time I heard it is when a friend of mine got me interested in Harry Chapin adn one of his albums is called Verities and Balderdash.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463925196053668367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156957339601264782006-08-30T10:02:00.000-07:002006-08-30T10:02:00.000-07:00Lewis Carroll! Alice in Wonderland!Yay! Love! For ...Lewis Carroll! Alice in Wonderland!<BR/>Yay! Love! For some reason or other that particular story is sitting with me- I haven't even read it recently or anything but now I can't stop thinking things like: "Will you won't you will you won't you will you join the dance? Will you won't you will you won't you won't you join the dance?"<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the literature you mentioned sounds very interesting. I'd love to read some of it sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156956842776310692006-08-30T09:54:00.000-07:002006-08-30T09:54:00.000-07:00I love it when Authors hide nuggets of satire in t...I love it when Authors hide nuggets of satire in there work that you can not understand until you are older :), heck some of the Authors I read now get me all the time.<BR/>Great post, I'm with Cesar on DashuBk30https://www.blogger.com/profile/16671460825580185581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156953096402337122006-08-30T08:51:00.000-07:002006-08-30T08:51:00.000-07:00Can't wait for Dashu. Indeed it feels like somethi...Can't wait for Dashu. Indeed it feels like something fun to read that shouldn't be missed. You're lucky you came across it when you were little.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post!! (More please ;;) )cesarcarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521521008555753588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1156952997254774362006-08-30T08:49:00.000-07:002006-08-30T08:49:00.000-07:00Hello, Bhaswati!I absolutely loved "Alice's Advent...Hello, Bhaswati!<BR/><BR/>I absolutely loved "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" as a child, and just like you discovered with Sukumar Ray's work, I find "Alice..." continues to surprise me with more and more revelations. <BR/><BR/>Please tell me that Sukumar Ray's work has been translated into the English language! I would love to read some of those stories that enamoured you so much when you were a child and which continue to do so.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.com