Comments on: Jaani Shikaar, Jharkhand and hunting women http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/ Arbitrary Obsessions. Cities. History. Music. Feminism. Maami-isms. Patterns. Halwa. Identities. Free Verse. The Internets. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Neha Viswanathan http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Neha Viswanathan Thu, 18 May 2006 11:10:03 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=749#comment-1393 nikita: It's an interesting story. My guess is that like all folklore or epics, after a point, metaphors sink so deep into the narrative - that it's hard to figure out fact. I went to TISS, I think the course by itself needs a lot of work on it - but like you mentioned the people were interesting. I think TISS was too much of work, and people got little time to interact with each other. I slept very little for the two years that I was there. As an institution it is changing, especially under the new director - Parasuraman (Ex-ActionAid) and the man apparently has some radical ideas. Good for them I say! Ankur: Yep. Which is why I said institutional support is necessary. But I wonder what kind of institutional support the Kumbha Mela had a hundred years back. Pareshaan: We'll just have to rely on Shivani's narrative for now! :) nikita: It’s an interesting story. My guess is that like all folklore or epics, after a point, metaphors sink so deep into the narrative – that it’s hard to figure out fact. I went to TISS, I think the course by itself needs a lot of work on it – but like you mentioned the people were interesting. I think TISS was too much of work, and people got little time to interact with each other. I slept very little for the two years that I was there. As an institution it is changing, especially under the new director – Parasuraman (Ex-ActionAid) and the man apparently has some radical ideas. Good for them I say!

Ankur: Yep. Which is why I said institutional support is necessary. But I wonder what kind of institutional support the Kumbha Mela had a hundred years back.

Pareshaan: We’ll just have to rely on Shivani’s narrative for now! :)

]]> By: Pareshaan http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Pareshaan Thu, 18 May 2006 01:51:30 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=749#comment-1390 So what is Jaani Shikaar all about? Rather a mystery! So what is Jaani Shikaar all about? Rather a mystery!

]]> By: Ankur http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/comment-page-1/#comment-1388 Ankur Wed, 17 May 2006 20:22:38 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=749#comment-1388 12 yr cycle makes me remember the Maha kumbh mela.. 12 yr cycle makes me remember the Maha kumbh mela..

]]> By: nikita http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 nikita Wed, 17 May 2006 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=749#comment-1387 interesting story. thanks. am wondering at the whole 'aurangzeb's invasion' bit though. the mughal empire worked through intermediaries...so there were people involved in this process...local chiefs, landed interests..wonder how they'd factor in to this tradition. anyway, what also caught my eye is that you went to tiss. so did i! a while ago. don't have much to say for the place as an educational institution, but as a community of interesting students, it has something going for it. did you enjoy your time there? and do the things you do now as work reflect your learning in the place? curious. nice new webpage. though when i click on your comment on my blog, i am still directed to the old blogspot address. interesting story. thanks. am wondering at the whole ‘aurangzeb’s invasion’ bit though. the mughal empire worked through intermediaries…so there were people involved in this process…local chiefs, landed interests..wonder how they’d factor in to this tradition.

anyway, what also caught my eye is that you went to tiss. so did i! a while ago. don’t have much to say for the place as an educational institution, but as a community of interesting students, it has something going for it. did you enjoy your time there? and do the things you do now as work reflect your learning in the place? curious.

nice new webpage. though when i click on your comment on my blog, i am still directed to the old blogspot address.

]]> By: DesiPundit » Jaani Shikaar, Jharkhand and hunting women http://www.withinandwithout.com/2006/05/jaani-shikaar-jharkhand-and-hunting-women/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 DesiPundit » Jaani Shikaar, Jharkhand and hunting women Wed, 17 May 2006 15:30:17 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=749#comment-1386 [...] Neha shares an interesting ritual on gender roles in Jharkhand that puts hunting in the hands of women on a regular basis [hat tip: Jai] [...] [...] Neha shares an interesting ritual on gender roles in Jharkhand that puts hunting in the hands of women on a regular basis [hat tip: Jai] [...]

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