tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post1943711922986527474..comments2024-01-17T19:08:52.409+13:00Comments on Never Mind Yaar: Mumbai’s Psyche - Excerpt from Never Mind YaarKhoty Mathurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-68556388616906126972011-12-13T12:14:43.322+13:002011-12-13T12:14:43.322+13:00Thanks very much Sharmila. I hope I don't soun...Thanks very much Sharmila. I hope I don't sound too naive when I say that everyone's compliments on this post have given ME wings!<br /><br />Religion is a very personal choice. What cannot be denied is its power and ability to influence people. That is what so many politicians recognise and cynically exploit.<br /><br />I still haven't had the book published in India. It is available on Amazon and in New Zealand. My editors tell me that we need to get rid of explanations for Indian words like "chunni, Chacha" first. Useful, though they might have been for NZ and the US, such explanations are redundant for Indians :).Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-51250711447623371032011-12-12T20:50:56.812+13:002011-12-12T20:50:56.812+13:00Ordering the book right away from Flipkart.I love ...Ordering the book right away from Flipkart.I love Mumbai for more reasons than one..it gave me wings!About religion,so long as it is personal,not affecting our work and purpose in life and most of all , not hurting other's sentiments..it is good,else,not for me.Loved the positivity on your site:)sharmilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302300539474725257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-47234417740410471372011-11-23T17:17:41.616+13:002011-11-23T17:17:41.616+13:00Muslim Women in Patna, India, clean the banks of t...Muslim Women in Patna, India, clean the banks of the river in their city so their Hindu counterparts can take part in a Hindu festival on the river's banks without stepping on sharp objects. <br /><br />http://www.muslimwomennews.com/n.php?nid=6514<br /><br />Only in India...Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-50482898928107783612011-11-22T23:16:17.276+13:002011-11-22T23:16:17.276+13:00Yes definitely Sulagna - if you've lived in In...Yes definitely Sulagna - if you've lived in India in your youth, it gets under your skin. I think it is because of the ordinary folk. But I'm sure others have other reasons. And I suspect it might be true of anyone and their own country of youth. William Pfaff, the philosopher, called it a "primordial" instinct. It simply cannot be explained away by reason or logic. It just is.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-75206666796348385822011-11-22T17:32:33.058+13:002011-11-22T17:32:33.058+13:00i am so true to the gut proud of my country and wh...i am so true to the gut proud of my country and whatever it has to offer..i know we are plagued by such vices but its such examples that you written about that keep us alive and give us a reason to look ahead for better...loved your observation kayem:)sulagna https://www.blogger.com/profile/00416533568207227630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-85994235203015618712011-11-22T11:27:58.989+13:002011-11-22T11:27:58.989+13:00I totally agree, Purba. And it is immensely powerf...I totally agree, Purba. And it is immensely powerful.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-54075270102741309592011-11-21T23:29:16.521+13:002011-11-21T23:29:16.521+13:00Religion is the opiate of the masses. It's fai...Religion is the opiate of the masses. It's faith that keeps them alive.Purbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345755953291104000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-43545389108973162202011-11-18T21:56:55.952+13:002011-11-18T21:56:55.952+13:00Your name suits you - flying high :-) I hope you a...Your name suits you - flying high :-) I hope you always do. But please do remember, just like the rest of the world we have a fair sprinkling of the other kind too - the communal minded. <br /><br />Never Mind Yaar is on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Never-Mind-Yaar-K-Mathur/dp/0473174790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289163271&sr=1-1 if you do read it, let me know what you think. Before you do buy it why don't you go to the link/s at the bottom of the post? There are excerpts, a reading and more about the book.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230035528177800562.post-81705168541018191292011-11-18T19:35:48.654+13:002011-11-18T19:35:48.654+13:00this one brought tears to my eyes.... loved everyy...this one brought tears to my eyes.... loved everyyyyyyy bit of it.......i feel so blessed and so so so fortunate to be born an Indian... this is a precious land.. and am absolutely in love with our people..they might not be fine breeds due to lack of basic necessities but look at the golden spirit that they carry within themselves... i look at them and wonder - how easy it is to be happy if you choose to be .... they smile and splash color and lights despite the fact that we do not have any developed nation theory to boast of ... i am absolutely in love with my land!!! where can i find your book?Flying high in the sky....https://www.blogger.com/profile/15696562802402238945noreply@blogger.com