Tape Recorder/ Radio for Simran - Page 2

be being blind and not being able to wear saari properly and having 2 toddlers running around and putting a sari on is completely different u cannot compare the 2.

Originally posted by: tulsivirani

be being blind and not being able to wear saari properly and having 2 toddlers running around and putting a sari on is completely different u cannot compare the 2.

It is my opinion and you are free to disagree.😉

Originally posted by: vazz

It is my opinion and you are free to disagree.😉

I agree with Vazz...i dont have kids but have three dogs. Wearing a saree with them around is like wearing it blind since i cant take my eyes off of them even for a second...they like to get under my petticoat (curiousity killed the dog before the cat, i say), so i search for the fall by touch rather than sight anyways. They make it overly dramatical in the serial. I understand about the bindi being displaced, but if you have applied lipstick all your life, it is easy to apply it without using the mirror, and getting it right...it is comparable to applying it blind.

Originally posted by: krutilynn

Dont want to digress into Mahabharat here but Gandhari was offended when her father insisted that she should marry Dhritrashtra because she was considered to be among the most beautiful ladies of the time. She tried to rebel saying that why am i being married to a blind man who cannot appreciate my beauty, who will never be the king because of his handicap and my skills that are considerably geared towards being a queen will be wasted for my life? Her father did not listen to her and said that Hastinapur was a reputable match politically, so she had no choice. As a rebellion for having her entire life 'ruined' she decided to blind herself so as not to allow her husband-to-be the satisfaction of helping him out. It was her pride that made her tie up her eyes, not her 'satitva' as later translations of the Mahabharat would make us believe. There are some good essays written by some Marathi authors and some discussion in the 'Discovery of India', 'Chanakya's Arthashastra' that lend credence to the pride of Gaandhaari. Actually, if she had not rebelled in such a fashion, her brother Shakuni would not have accompanied her to Hastinapur either.

Sorry if this is not pertinent to the thread, but i could not resist. Analysis of mythological texts - indian, and otherwise, is a passion of mine and i tend to get carried away when i hear the word 'historical' attached to some of them 😊

Wow! I did not know that. Thanks for the info and enlightenment!!

Originally posted by: krutilynn

I agree with Vazz...i dont have kids but have three dogs. Wearing a saree with them around is like wearing it blind since i cant take my eyes off of them even for a second...they like to get under my petticoat (curiousity killed the dog before the cat, i say), so i search for the fall by touch rather than sight anyways. They make it overly dramatical in the serial. I understand about the bindi being displaced, but if you have applied lipstick all your life, it is easy to apply it without using the mirror, and getting it right...it is comparable to applying it blind.

thanks Krutiklynn... ( a leo stands up for another??)..

I have invariably applied bindi without a mirror... it is as good as blind... if you are doing something forever... without your realization, you notice that you are able to do it without your eyes. Like cutting vegetables for instance...

the difference is in the confidence... I am confident that I can see if wanted to and the newly blinded folks may not have that confidence... like Simran... it does not take time for the educated to figure out a way to live.. it is the uneducated that take time to get the blind going...

the few essentials... a walking stick, a tutor who can teach a few things to the blind is what we need... not the sympathy thing, especially this being a doctor's family

hehehe, Vazz - yup we leos gotta stick together 😉
I agree with you also in saying that probably becoming blind would cause some lack of confidence, but i think that if simran went to a couple of help sessions - either with a psychologist who can help her overcome it or with someone experienced in dealing with blind patients she would be fine. The sympathy thing is outrageous in a family like Simran's - and where is her dad these days? They have shown her to be blind for quite a while now, so its not as if its been a couple days. I have wondered that if she is having these adjustment problems, shouldnt the rest ofher family use their brains and replace glass objects and glasses and cups with plastic or something to save her the embarassment of breaking things!!! I mean if i had a family member that for some reason lost their eyesight, that would be the first thing i change in my house - glass objects!

Originally posted by: krutilynn

Dont want to digress into Mahabharat here but Gandhari was offended when her father insisted that she should marry Dhritrashtra because she was considered to be among the most beautiful ladies of the time. She tried to rebel saying that why am i being married to a blind man who cannot appreciate my beauty, who will never be the king because of his handicap and my skills that are considerably geared towards being a queen will be wasted for my life? Her father did not listen to her and said that Hastinapur was a reputable match politically, so she had no choice. As a rebellion for having her entire life 'ruined' she decided to blind herself so as not to allow her husband-to-be the satisfaction of helping him out. It was her pride that made her tie up her eyes, not her 'satitva' as later translations of the Mahabharat would make us believe. There are some good essays written by some Marathi authors and some discussion in the 'Discovery of India', 'Chanakya's Arthashastra' that lend credence to the pride of Gaandhaari. Actually, if she had not rebelled in such a fashion, her brother Shakuni would not have accompanied her to Hastinapur either.

Sorry if this is not pertinent to the thread, but i could not resist. Analysis of mythological texts - indian, and otherwise, is a passion of mine and i tend to get carried away when i hear the word 'historical' attached to some of them 😊

Thanks krutillynn for the enlightment...😛

good discussion guys...

Originally posted by: krutilynn

Dont want to digress into Mahabharat here but Gandhari was offended when her father insisted that she should marry Dhritrashtra because she was considered to be among the most beautiful ladies of the time. She tried to rebel saying that why am i being married to a blind man who cannot appreciate my beauty, who will never be the king because of his handicap and my skills that are considerably geared towards being a queen will be wasted for my life? Her father did not listen to her and said that Hastinapur was a reputable match politically, so she had no choice. As a rebellion for having her entire life 'ruined' she decided to blind herself so as not to allow her husband-to-be the satisfaction of helping him out. It was her pride that made her tie up her eyes, not her 'satitva' as later translations of the Mahabharat would make us believe. There are some good essays written by some Marathi authors and some discussion in the 'Discovery of India', 'Chanakya's Arthashastra' that lend credence to the pride of Gaandhaari. Actually, if she had not rebelled in such a fashion, her brother Shakuni would not have accompanied her to Hastinapur either.

Sorry if this is not pertinent to the thread, but i could not resist. Analysis of mythological texts - indian, and otherwise, is a passion of mine and i tend to get carried away when i hear the word 'historical' attached to some of them 😊

excellent post krutilynn!

I've always felt gaandhaari made an error in judgement by blindfolding herself...both blind parents brought up blind children it seems..

if u don't mind, can u expand on these 2 statements you made please....

• It was her pride that made her tie up her eyes, not her 'satitva' as later translations of the Mahabharat would make us believe. was it not misguided "satitva"?
• that lend credence to the pride of Gaandhaari....sorry - pls explain what you mean by credence?

Originally posted by: Nikki_Aneja

Sia's tape recorder looked like Murphy radio in 60's-70's. I still have one that was used by my grandfather. Sinhaji must have taken lots of pain to find this wonderful gift in the market - pretty sure it is not easily available.

lol😆

Originally posted by: Nikki_Aneja

Sia's tape recorder looked like Murphy radio in 60's-70's. I still have one that was used by my grandfather. Sinhaji must have taken lots of pain to find this wonderful gift in the market - pretty sure it is not easily available.

Good one nikki_aneja 😆 😆 😆