Length and Breadth

Aji chordiyay ji! Maan gaye aap hi ki hai. Magar hai buhut khub. Ab kuch aur irshad farmaiyay kay hum hamatan-gosh hain. Isn`t it time for a few more excerpts from your Lahore Diary? I`m sure I am reiterating a popular demand. If not, I still insist.

Afsand #114 If you really believe in what you write, why did you not walk across to Afghanistan to be with your Taliban heroes, rather than crossing to the other part of the world to California? I guess the prescription you provide is meant for others, not yourself.

Wallah! Kahay baghair raha nahi jaata. Love your last line, man. (Sach bataiye kahan say mari hai?)

``Maybe, being originators of traditional sword dances and camel races under GE lit skies, with their cheerleaders, comprising of Saudi princess, wearing Victoria’s Secret’s latest wonder bras and panties under their official Dracula costumes, the Saudis feel a lot more cultured since they followed Lawrence of Arabia out of the desert into Damascus``

What is this supposed to mean? A crime to wear Victoria Secret? How is this related to the topic? You are just rambling, and mumbling. So you mean if Afghanistan decided to kill all its non-muslim citizens, no one has any right to say anything? If no one criticized anyone, how will this world run? Than that way no Maulvi or scholar will be able to preach, because they are not perfect themselves, and they also sin. Dumb ass.

desolate like an empty room

much like the rooms in history

that were made for mourning

write on man

dear rehan

you`ve elicited some excellent, staccato posts.

i don`t understand the poem (my boring gujaratiness no doubt) but i have enjoyed the responses, for which i am grateful.

regards

aakar patel

ps: i know you write for that rag the hindustan times, do consider writing for us as well: mid-day, an afternoon daily tabloid from bombay.

cheers

What the HECK is the poem all about? IS it a poem? WHAT is it?!?!?!?!?

ahmadb,

you may like to read this -

http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010312/edit.shtml#ba

rehan:

I am smiling, although I think the alcohol did it more than the poetry.

I`ll save that line for a rainy day...

Are you really coming to London next week? Its a shame because we could have met, I am going to Amsterdam and then Kenya on Monday...is it work/theatre related? let me know if you are bringing any productions over.

BTW Rehan, I read an interview with Ondaatje where he expressed his displeasure with the ``English Patient`` film and its distortions and marginalising of Kip. In fact he said (only half joking, I think) that one of the reasons there are no white characters in his new novel ``Anils Ghost`` set in Sri Lanka, is because he is so annoyed at the whitewash made of the EP. So we were both right, and he felt the same.

regards

Harpreet

ahmadb #105:

I do not wish to needlessly further the argument about what is/is not condemnable/worth raising a voice. To each his own. Suffice it to say that no human life was at stake in the case of the statues and hence no trade-offs were made.

This issue deserves more than a general experession of sadness/helplessness considering the potential ramifications.

what does ``tharkee`` mean?

Unsaari Saab #21

Tusi kujh bohtay hi tharkee naheeN ho gayay?

my heart is smiling

it waves to you from this desolate place

Lubna #22,

Sounds great :) How about getting two copies of that book. Have a good trip to Pakistan. Bahar kay khanay mat khana, tabiyat kharab ho jaegi.

But then who can resist the occasional ``aloo chat.`` Just don`t forget to pack the Immodium AD ;).

Drop me an email sometime at jannat_bibi@yahoo.com

Re: Temporal

Ah... I see.

Well, in that case the Hail Mary`s quite appropriate. He should throw while he can cuz he`s gonna have to completely abandon the passing game from here on out!

In marriage it`s all about eking out couple-three yards each down.

If I was Feroze I`d get ready for some down & dirty smash mouth trench fights.

scout #17:

Hmm...... A book for husbands. Seems like a good idea. I was wondering if we could borrow material for our book from ``Baheshti Zevar`` and just reverse the roles, the husband being submissive and faithful to the wife, working hard to please her in every way possible, while the wife`s the boss. How does that sound? ;)

But for that we`ll need to read that book first. Temporal seems to know a lot about the contents of the book. Like you suggested, he(?) may have a copy. Maybe he can help us? :)

Or maybe I can pick up a copy in Pakistan when I go there next week...

- lk