Comments on: Thanjavur Exotic http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:38:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Veena http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-840 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:26:42 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-840 Too much exotica? And most of the country's north is becoming suburban and developed? Which country are we talking about again? Too much exotica?

And most of the country’s north is becoming suburban and developed? Which country are we talking about again?

]]> by: apu http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-839 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:07:31 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-839 Ok, there seems to be some problem with comments, so hope I am not repeating myself. I think he is wrongly comparing India's largest city in the North to a small South Indian town... wonder which malls he found in the towns of UP... Ok, there seems to be some problem with comments, so hope I am not repeating myself.

I think he is wrongly comparing India’s largest city in the North to a small South Indian town… wonder which malls he found in the towns of UP…

]]> by: apu http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-838 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:05:45 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-838 huh...sort of weird that he should contrast an urban North Indian city with a much smaller South Indian town ? I wonder which malls he found in the smaller cities or villages of UP.. huh…sort of weird that he should contrast an urban North Indian city with a much smaller South Indian town ? I wonder which malls he found in the smaller cities or villages of UP..

]]> by: Srijith http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-837 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:35:21 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/03/28/thanjavur-exotic/#comment-837 Uma, I dont know what you feel, but the thing that irritates me, is the inability of the people of the West to digest that India is now a rapidly developing nation. They seem to have too much of a craving for the exotic aspects of India and therefore dont think twice about branding India as backward. P.S: Of course they would also do well to realize that it is not the Brahmins who are the sculptors of the idols. William Dalrymple, being supposedly a great writer on India, this is something he cannot be excused for. Uma, I dont know what you feel, but the thing that irritates me, is the inability of the people of the West to digest that India is now a rapidly developing nation. They seem to have too much of a craving for the exotic aspects of India and therefore dont think twice about branding India as backward.

P.S: Of course they would also do well to realize that it is not the Brahmins who are the sculptors of the idols. William Dalrymple, being supposedly a great writer on India, this is something he cannot be excused for.

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