tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post111514705410964792..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: "Kalki" Krishnamurthy in English....Sunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-77031215673381965302009-02-25T16:44:00.000-08:002009-02-25T16:44:00.000-08:00Once I played Rom, I did not know how to get stron...Once I played Rom, I did not know how to get strong, someone told me that you must have <A HREF="http://www.runesofmagicgold.org" REL="nofollow">Rom Gold</A>. He gave me some <A HREF="http://www.runesofmagicgold.org" REL="nofollow">Runes of Magic Gold</A>, he said that I could buy <A HREF="http://www.runesofmagicgold.org" REL="nofollow">Runes of Magic money</A>, but I did not have money, then I played it all my spare time. From then on, I got some <A HREF="http://www.runesofmagicgold.org" REL="nofollow">buy Rom Gold</A>, if I did not continue to play it, I can sell <A HREF="http://www.runesofmagicgold.org" REL="nofollow">cheap Runes of Magic Gold</A>to anyone who want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1547097598734531302007-03-15T03:02:00.000-07:002007-03-15T03:02:00.000-07:00Jho:More To add up..I have heard so much about the...Jho:<BR/>More To add up..<BR/>I have heard so much about these novels..Especially Ponniyin selvan..I read in a magazine tat,when the author describes a scene you physically feel all tat in you..and wondered hw could some one's letters can cause such a impact!!<BR/>But for my surprise..It happened in me...Especially the scene where "Senthean Amudhan" prepares for for his impaired mom!!!! and more such things<BR/>Visual Media can create tat impact on us..But Kalki's Letters creates them even more..<BR/>Sivakami in "Sivakamiyin sabhdham" for her elegance and "Kundhavai " in "Ponniyin Selvan" for her Most intellectual thoughts can never be beaten up..<BR/><BR/>Dont Miss to read them...<BR/>Don miss them In tamil!!!!<BR/>Words are even more Powerful!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1119431519358149982005-06-22T02:11:00.000-07:002005-06-22T02:11:00.000-07:00Interesting blog. I landed here from a review of...Interesting blog. I landed here from a review of Anniyan. Kalki is a class apart. I learnt to read Tamizh just to read his novels. My grandfather used to rave about his stories when I was a kid. And although I had to choose Hindi as my second language and Tamizh as third language, I progressed quite well to be able to read Kalki's novels. I also love reading Thevan (Thuppariyum Sambu pughaz), Jayakanthan, Sujatha and a few others. (That I cannot speak or write a sentence in Hindi today is a different issue :-) )<BR/><BR/>Kalki should be read in Tamizh - the descriptions of "chozha naadu", the myriad poems, kurunthogai, thiruvasagam, etc that are sprinkled all over the 5 parts, the extensive historical information that form the basis for the plot, etc do not translate well into any other language. The idiom is in Tamizh and that is lost in any translation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1116633195635033502005-05-20T16:53:00.000-07:002005-05-20T16:53:00.000-07:00Update: Here's a link to Ponniyin Selvan's english...Update: <BR/>Here's a link to Ponniyin Selvan's english translations:<BR/>http://www.indiaclub.com/Shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=11075Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115386956055440022005-05-06T06:42:00.000-07:002005-05-06T06:42:00.000-07:00Hello, this is Pavithra. I was googling Kalki's wo...Hello, this is Pavithra. I was googling Kalki's works, and a link sent me here -glad you like Kalki's works so much. :) . I agree that the works are best read in Tamil...but a translation can work wonders when you aren't fluent with the language. Parthiban kanavu has been done twice, and there's Karthik Narayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan too, if you're interested.Pavithra Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941762090080803817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115274703838692482005-05-04T23:31:00.000-07:002005-05-04T23:31:00.000-07:00Your frustration of not being able to read kalki's...Your frustration of not being able to read kalki's work is shared by me. I have been hearing my mother rave about him and narrate the stories to me. In fact this time when she comes from chennai to gurgaon (where i live) she has promised that she would bring all his epics and read and explain them to me everyday. I am realy looking forward to itoddanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907599720368620488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115274215795010792005-05-04T23:23:00.000-07:002005-05-04T23:23:00.000-07:00and es, you should read these books in tamil to ge...and es, you should read these books in tamil to get the flavour of the land he writes about :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115274160977425202005-05-04T23:22:00.000-07:002005-05-04T23:22:00.000-07:00it is true that translations of better known Tamil...it is true that translations of better known Tamil authors are available but they are very hard to come by - publishers just don not market them enough... Kalki is a wonderful writer - even though Ponniyin Selvan is a loooong novel, it keeps the writer absorbed thru - my personal favourite though is Sivagamiyin SabadamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115273256194118122005-05-04T23:07:00.000-07:002005-05-04T23:07:00.000-07:00Kalki's short stories are quite tightly constructe...Kalki's short stories are quite tightly constructed, in an Edgar Allen Poe sense. I haven't come across any collections of them though, leave alone translations. I read them in ancient copies of Kalki magazine I found at a neighbors'.Kingsley Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383289415813955915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115253563266850562005-05-04T17:39:00.000-07:002005-05-04T17:39:00.000-07:00This link is absolutely wonderful........will spen...This link is absolutely wonderful........will spend many happy hours there.<BR/><BR/>By celluloid....i only ment movies, motion pictures....like parthiban kanavu (Gemini G and Vijayanthimala)....<BR/>The books allow you to dream in the colors of the rainbow!<BR/><BR/>One day i'll read these books in tamil.....till then, its translations, and passages being read out to me (by my ma or grandma)Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115252045873053962005-05-04T17:14:00.000-07:002005-05-04T17:14:00.000-07:00Sivagmiyin Sabadham is being translated, as we spe...Sivagmiyin Sabadham is being translated, as we speak, by a fellow blogger.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sivagamiyin-sabadham.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Plus, Ponniyin Selvan is a magnificient book, and ought to be read in its classical Tamil, though translations are available.<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with one statement you made in this post - you mentioned black & white celluloid scenes in Kalki's books.<BR/>I think, with his descriptions and the way he draws out his characters, it is anything but black and white.Ravages/CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652864017812270505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115243915689353172005-05-04T14:58:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:58:00.000-07:00Thanks Karthik for the link!-SunilThanks Karthik for the link!<BR/>-SunilSunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115240780400517912005-05-04T14:06:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:06:00.000-07:00Sunil,Like Soultan of Swing said Ponniyin Selvan i...Sunil,<BR/><BR/>Like Soultan of Swing said Ponniyin Selvan is available in English! I'm sure your Landmark will have copies of it.<BR/><BR/>Kalki's novels (in tamil) are also available on the interenet at<BR/>http://www.geocities.com/ponniyinselvan_kalki/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115149593202588152005-05-03T12:46:00.000-07:002005-05-03T12:46:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Soultan of Swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099206076260948309noreply@blogger.com