tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post4018795281213755459..comments2023-11-05T09:52:04.030+00:00Comments on My other Shoes are Manolos: Food for arthropods, protective shields that ward off the evil eye, welcome mats or road side art?The ramblings of a shoe fiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-59987931359756222742008-02-23T04:34:00.000+00:002008-02-23T04:34:00.000+00:00http://themaanga.com/2008/02/07/test-of-reason/#co...http://themaanga.com/2008/02/07/test-of-reason/#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-55205407916767366732008-02-22T17:18:00.000+00:002008-02-22T17:18:00.000+00:00beautifully written..beautifully written..Divyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780145148697901080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-51460367689286213512008-02-13T04:02:00.000+00:002008-02-13T04:02:00.000+00:00Lovely post! Wish you had made a mention of the ma...Lovely post! Wish you had made a mention of the massive inferiority complex that these Margazhi Maharanis give kolam-challenged women like me :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-86806228490250984992008-02-09T16:39:00.000+00:002008-02-09T16:39:00.000+00:00Oh bhelpuri -- beautiful!Oh bhelpuri -- beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-11357993337272748702008-02-08T04:26:00.000+00:002008-02-08T04:26:00.000+00:00"these works of art are ephemeral and will not liv..."these works of art are ephemeral and will not live to see the next day" - unless they are drawn on red brick while visiting your US-based children. In which case they linger on, fading reminders of parental visits.Bhel Puri & Seekh Kababhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195277583355260879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-698473759796562492008-02-06T20:49:00.000+00:002008-02-06T20:49:00.000+00:00unspoken rivalry enna -- now there are kolam compe...unspoken rivalry enna -- now there are kolam competitions in Mylapore every January.<BR/><BR/>who judges, who wins etc. still remains unknown.<BR/><BR/>But little girls and middle-aged mamas give stiff competition to the usual practioners of the intricate art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-63965745285581917252008-02-06T01:22:00.000+00:002008-02-06T01:22:00.000+00:00Lovely post Shoefie! I used to enjoy this "unsaid...Lovely post Shoefie! I used to enjoy this "unsaid rivalry" when we went to our grandmother's village for summer holidays...Esp on procession evenings, the creations were awesome. And during Margazhi, it was elaborate and beautiful...Enjoyed going back to those days while reading your post...noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148779993978057896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-35769087892984641312008-02-04T14:53:00.000+00:002008-02-04T14:53:00.000+00:00i always envied my chittis and mannis who could pu...i always envied my chittis and mannis who could put kolam in front of their doorsteps every morning so effortlessly...<BR/><BR/>very well written, as usual :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162581601900105558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-66836381532946749912008-02-04T01:40:00.000+00:002008-02-04T01:40:00.000+00:00Kolam! brings back my childhood memories! Big padi...Kolam! brings back my childhood memories! Big padi kolams for festivals, maargazhi with an added pooshani poo, little fights among the cousins on who will apply kaavi! Awesome days :)<BR/><BR/>Your blog is very interesting! Love the attention you give for tiny details..makes the readers to transform into the place you are writing about. Keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-58595334281236561092008-02-04T00:25:00.000+00:002008-02-04T00:25:00.000+00:00My favorite part of Marghazhi. My grandmother crea...My favorite part of Marghazhi. My grandmother creates the most complicated and beautiful designs, it's an amazing sight to watch. <BR/><BR/>This is a pretty good one in itself. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-2373790804646152842008-02-03T15:17:00.000+00:002008-02-03T15:17:00.000+00:00Ah, but the art is renewed every day :) That's the...Ah, but the art is renewed every day :) That's the good part.Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-66123532140391601222008-02-03T14:31:00.000+00:002008-02-03T14:31:00.000+00:00It is doubtful whether kolams are geometrical acts...<I>It is doubtful whether kolams are geometrical acts of kindness. It's also doubtful whether kolams are purificatory acts. They could be; most things are usually lots of things. There are a great many ways to purify something in Indian tradition; but kolams are unique, more or less, to south India. What do the kolam-artists say when they're asked why they draw these gorgeous graphs?</I><BR/><BR/>From <A HREF="http://yet.typepad.com/round_dice/2005/10/kolam_what_the_.html" REL="nofollow">Round Dice: Kolam, what the hand said</A><BR/><BR/>Read the whole thing. Super stuff (as is your post)<BR/><BR/>(Round dice link via <A HREF="http://www.aadisht.net/2007/11/22/traditional-and-conservative/" REL="nofollow">Aadishtan</A>)Ravages/CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652864017812270505noreply@blogger.com