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Something in the blogosphere just got a little less esoteric. Lalita and her Resident Mathematician have a brief discussion on “Recursion”.
“A function can be thought of as a sort of mathematical vending machine. If you put in a certain kind of number the function will return to you a number. Not all forms of coins [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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Eighth. Words: burp, goddess, disposable
Appa, she asks, Why did she
write about the God of Small
Things? His paternal self, rising
like a burp through his belly
fills the air with food and
tradition. Sour and somewhat
undigested.
Does she mean small things
like snails, or like little baby
slippers?
Because, chinna kutti, he
says, some small things are for
keeps, the others disposable. The
Goddess, I think, [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Poetry and Fiction, Project Why | 7 Comments »
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Her mother writes:
I let deep sighs into my
womb, when your husband’s
mother complained that
his belly had sunk in. Are
you not feeding him right?
You were always reluctant,
to cook. You complained.
Red Chillies make you sneeze,
and salt burns the cut on
your fingers. Dear Girl, did I
Not teach you to pour
your soul onto the frying pan,
to steam your love and [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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Seventh. Words: Triceratops, velvet, tabla
The Master comes everyday from 11 AM to 1 PM. Two hours of the day when she learns music, reluctantly. She didn’t need any intellectual pursuits she told Venkat. But, Hindustani allowed for a certain languid mood that found resonance. After witnessing his fifteen minute teen taal orgy with the tabla, [...]
Posted on September 28th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Poetry and Fiction, Project Why | 6 Comments »
The annual Global Voices Online conference is in Delhi this year on the 16th and 17th of December 2006. The conference is scheduled at the India Habitat Centre. The first day is open to anyone who is part of Global Voices or is interested in their work.
So here’s the question. We’re looking for someone [...]
Posted on September 28th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Global Voices | 5 Comments »
Just how many people go about looking for their daily angst fix? Someone just got here searching for Tamil sad blogs. I think we should have a special Mope category at PutVote.
As for me, I have a trusted list of angsty blogs. Someone’s life or head is bound to be messed up on a given [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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She tells him to come
in December, so they can
see small ducks freeze
their butts in the Serpentine.
The Geese make eyes,
like Bharatanatyam dancers.
I will hold your hand, tell
you stories. This bird was
a fat priest, at your ancestor’s
turmeric-coconut filled wedding.
But, what will we do with my
anklets in this city? The birds
don’t eat them, and they scare
the British squirrels [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Photographs, Poetry and Fiction | 3 Comments »
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