Chandra Nandini 11-12: A Greek farce

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varala

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Posted: 8 years ago

#21

Brilliant 👏👏👏

Thanks for pm

Keep writing 😊

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LostTraveller

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Posted: 8 years ago

#22

Originally posted by: sashashyam
Will respond later, but just one point re: the mistaken kidnapping theory. It won't work, my dear Ankita. for it will instantly lead to Chandragupta being imprisoned or worse, and the whole plan will flop. It has to be Helena for she is CGM's master key to Alexander's rann neeti.

OK, I have risked a prediction, now let us see what happens.

Shyamala Aunty

Aunty, looks like we both got it right partly. He doesn't kidnap anybody at all 🤣

Did I mention that Nandini has a habit of charging towards trouble at full speed? Musibat dekhi nahin ke daur lagadi uske taraf 🤣

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sashashyam

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Posted: 8 years ago

#23

Oh, I forgot this bit. Anjali you little goose, a Baloo is a bear, not an elephant! 😆Elephant is haathi.

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: sashashyam
Roughly 6 hours, Anjali dear. One hour plus for rewatching the two episodes and taking notes of the lines I wanted to use, nearly 4 hours for typing and fine tuning the main post, and one hour for the second piece. See why I cannot do this daily?

Thank you very much, my darling girl. I am delighted that you enjoyed this one so much.And I loved your very mobile shapeshifter of a cat!👏

I had read that article on the horse, it was flagged somewhere at the side in the post page, and I checked it out.

Durdhara cannot be Nandini, my pet. She dies when Bindusara was born, and not even Ekta can change that. Let us see, and in any case, all that is a long way off!

Shyamala Aunty

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Anjali

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Posted: 8 years ago

#24

Originally posted by: sashashyam
Oh, I forgot this bit. Anjali you little goose, a Baloo is a bear, not an elephant! 😆Elephant is haathi.

Shyamala Aunty

Yes, I know Aunty...it was intentional!😉

Ekta VFX team wud make funny bear troop instead of elephant troop...jumbo cost cutting exercise😆

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NONIE

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Posted: 8 years ago

#25

Fantastic analysis Aunty

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sonaltauro

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Posted: 8 years ago

#26

Dear Shyamala aunty,

I must sheepishly admit that I have been an avid but silent reader of your posts, since Jodha Akbar days.
I have deep admiration for the comprehensive manner in which you analyse the episodes. They are exceptional, stimulating and also, my absolute favourite posts to read on India forums.

It is your below quote that has striked a cord with me, as it is something I often ponder about.

"As I watched the twin duels, a question occurred to me. Why do women have to prove their strength only in warlike pursuits, in effect becoming like a man? This is a tendency that prevails even today in offices and boardrooms - a woman trying to become one of the boys to be accepted."

I believe that women who subconsciously feel men are more capable, try to prove their strengths in areas that are wrongly stereotyped for men. That could possibly vary from warlike pursuits in the past to boardroom negotiations in the present. This puts these ladies in the position of having to go above and beyond the standards to which men are held in order to demonstrate their competence.

Perhaps as Nandini and Helena grew up in societies where equitable views weren't the norm, they found themselves mastering their combative skills - to prove that they are not secondary to their male counterparts. One can always argue that Royal Princesses were trained to protect themselves from the enemy, if need be.
Wonder which of the two possibilities was cooking in the heads of the Balaji creatives 😉

P.S. I hope my formatting hasn't caused a sore eye to anyone. I am still to get a hang of how this works.

Edited by sonaltauro - 8 years ago

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Sutapa

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Posted: 8 years ago

#27

Thanks Shyamala for all the troubles you take for giving us this thread

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karkuzhali

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Posted: 8 years ago

#28

My dear Shyamala,

The audience or rasikas of a Carnatic music concert can be classified into 3 different categories. One, is the general audience, who come to listen to some good music as an entertainment or time pass. Another class is those who enjoy only good music, soothing to the ears, not very critical about the nuances or grammar of the "kutcheri padhdhadi"i.e., the traditional system or about the repertoire of the artiste. I come under this category.

The third one is the elite group that has all ears for music, very critical about any lapses on the part of the performer, but always makes it a point to be present in the first row at the program of their favourite artist, appreciating his/her every attempt to draw the audience to his/her fold by cheering him/her always, but at he same time critical about the accompanying artistes.

Most of the viewers here are of the first and second categories, but you belong to the third one. You view everything with a critical eye but your appreciation of the main artiste stands out distinctly. Like the admirer in the first row of the auditorium!

It is indeed a talent!

👏

Yours

Saraswathi Akka.

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Shailaja

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Posted: 8 years ago

#29

I hope I can call you Aunty as well as I fondly call Shyamaa Aunty! Not everybody can be a Subudu on Art. It takes a special kind of talent to be a connoisseur of true art. Though I don't ever remember Shyamala Aunty having been even one fourth as caustic in her comments or at times even unrealistic in his expectations from artistes as this music critic was accused by many of being. My mother was a classical music singer. I occasionally used to accompany her in her concerts when I was young. I just learnt music as a hobby. And she often used to tell that performing before a critic like Subudu would be both a dream and nightmare come true.

Originally posted by: karkuzhali
My dear Shyamala,
The audience or rasikas of a Carnatic music concert can be classified into 3 different categories. One, is the general audience, who come to listen to some good music as an entertainment or time pass. Another class is those who enjoy only good music, soothing to the ears, not very critical about the nuances or grammar of the "kutcheri padhdhadi"i.e., the traditional systemor about the repertoire of the artiste. I come under this category.
The third one is the elite group that has all ears for music, very critical about any lapses on the part of the performer, but always makes it a point to be present in the first row at the program of their favourite artist, appreciating his/her every attempt to draw the audience to his/her fold by cheering him/her always, but at he same time critical about the accompanying artistes.
Most of the viewers here are of the first and second categories, but you belong to the third one. You view everything with a critical eye but your appreciation of the main artiste stands out distinctly. Like the admirer in the first row of the auditorium!
It is indeed a talent!
👏

Yours

Saraswathi Akka.

Edited by shailusri1983 - 8 years ago

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karkuzhali

@karkuzhali

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Posted: 8 years ago

#30

My dear Shailaja,

Happy to read your post.

You can call me Aunty, as Iam much much older than Shyamala.

I m an admirer of Shyamala's writings, and I have kept her in a high pedestal.I used to classify her qualities in many different ways when I was commenting on her reviews in JA ( re run) time, and one of them was her being like a critic. When any one says 'music critic', the only name comes to their mind is Subbudu, though he used to critically review Bharatanatyams as well. In those days, I never used to miss any of his article in "The Hindu" during the music season in Chennai. As you have put it, the performers used to shiver when he is sighted in the auditorium.

By the way, if you do not mind, I am interested to know more about your mother.

Cheers

Saraswathi Aunty.

Originally posted by: shailusri1983
I hope I can call you Aunty as well as I fondly call Shyamaa Aunty! Not everybody can be a Subudu on Art. It takes a special kind of talent to be a connoisseur of true art. Though I don't ever remember Shyamala Aunty having been even one fourth as caustic in her comments or at times even unrealistic in his expectations from artistes as this music critic was accused by many of being. My mother was a classical music singer. I occasionally used to accompany her in her concerts when I was young. I just learnt music as a hobby. And she often used to tell that performing before a critic like Subudu would be both a dream and nightmare come true.

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