Saturday, March 07, 2009

OUTLOOK TRAVELLER LINK

And here's a link to my Kerala Cruise story in OUTLOOK TRAVELLER. It'll fill in the details in the background of the sketches I posted here. I am sure there are many more pictures in the print-version than there are on-line, so it may be worth hunting down a copy and buying/borrowing it.

I meanwhile, am ELSEWHERE. I've just spent the past ten days working at a print-making studio and living as a guest in a most charming apartment but there's a reason why I'm not revealing where I am -- and of course the reason cannot be revealed either! Sometimes I think I missed my calling, which was to be an undercover agent. I am constantly trying to cover my tracks in case ... well ... in case I'm discovered by friends who might have thought I was elsewhere. It's got to the point where I have NO friends, ANYWHERE mainly because I spend so much of my time ducking out of sight. Ah well. C'est la vie. Or ma vie, at any rate

13 comments:

Nikhil Narayanan said...

Hi
Buddhism died much later than the period you mentioned.

-Nikhil

Manjula Padmanabhan said...

Oh oops! When did it die? I could write to the mag and say so. They could include it as a correction in a later issue.

Nikhil Narayanan said...

Hi
From what I have read it was during 8-9th century that the decline of Buddhism and Jainism happened in Kerala.
He revivedHinduism.
By 11-12th centuries,these religions were out of Kerala.

You may check the internet or ask someone before mailing the magazine.

-Nikhil

Manjula Padmanabhan said...

Tx! I'll look into it.

Unknown said...

hi ms. mp. hope all is well. heh check out
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101788221
best gt

Manjula Padmanabhan said...

Oo! GREAT story! Would almost be worth losing a limb for ... uhh ... well, I guess not quite. But still: loved that story. re-affirms my faith in neurons.

Unknown said...

heh not to worry - you lose a limb - we'll help you look 4 it...... or at least provide u with a mirror! (i vaguely remember a borges story of a kingdom where the monarch tried to restrict the population by - amongst other measures banning mirrors from the kingdom!) regards gt

Anonymous said...

oh!that pearl spot is what i have twice everyday since i discovered it a few days ago! a request: can you share the recipe?

i am absolutely fascinated by your description of the photographer and his reaction to the experience...

there should have been a murder aboard,really,to spice things up a little...

Anonymous said...

i am stealing that "limbs" story to put on my blog! hope you don't mind...

Manjula Padmanabhan said...

Hi again, Abhimanyu ... glad to have provided a little amusement in this dark world ... *chuckle*.

As for "stealing" links, it's not considered a steal if you mention sources. But maybe you haven't ... ? Ah well. I might have to arrange a cyber-flogging in that case.

Anonymous said...

i mentioned,i mentioned!!

still waiting for the recipe...(or you don't want to share?)

Manjula Padmanabhan said...

No -- I'm perfectly willing to share the recipe, but I've hidden it out of reach for the moment! You'll have to wait till I am inspired to go digging in my notes to find it again.

Unknown said...

apparently if you take information from only one source - it can be considered as "plagiarism" but if you get it from several sources - its called a "report"!.....but, more seriously though - can the word "plagiarism" be applied to stuff other than written materials? gt