tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post3273059986425057744..comments2024-03-08T03:18:48.591-05:00Comments on Lotus Reads: Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? by Anita Rau BadamiLotus Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-86247209786737767152011-02-27T15:26:18.258-05:002011-02-27T15:26:18.258-05:00None whatsoever, so sorry. She's not on FB, no...None whatsoever, so sorry. She's not on FB, nor is she on Twitter. Good luck with your assignment. Let me know how it goes, OK?Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-40095028869891971872011-02-27T15:15:18.252-05:002011-02-27T15:15:18.252-05:00hey lotus, any updates?hey lotus, any updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-52497081952474280082011-02-26T12:23:50.995-05:002011-02-26T12:23:50.995-05:00so sure, but it is due this monday,am i too late?
...so sure, but it is due this monday,am i too late?<br />and yes it is!<br />is it possible to send the details in my personal email?<br />-Thank you so much :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-52818970727926604172011-02-26T09:36:14.994-05:002011-02-26T09:36:14.994-05:00Hey Anon, is this for a High School course? I'...Hey Anon, is this for a High School course? I'm trying to reach Anita Rau Badami but she doesn't have a FB account. I'll see if she's on Twitter, that way, we can ask her directly.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-53643930965239502642011-02-26T01:32:01.798-05:002011-02-26T01:32:01.798-05:00hey Lotus, i am glad that you replied.
out of many...hey Lotus, i am glad that you replied.<br />out of many books, i chose this for my english assignment which is due in 2 days :(<br />i have to complete this, before monday. all i cant find or think why she chose this?<br />oh and i have other things to do for this book too!<br />but i dont want you to answer them here, because it will show up in the plagiarism site :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-2979697470279085152011-02-25T19:29:53.318-05:002011-02-25T19:29:53.318-05:00Hi, Anon
Really lovely to blog-meet you! :)
I re...Hi, Anon<br /><br />Really lovely to blog-meet you! :)<br />I read this book so long ago that I can't remember the signifance of the title. Isn't that awful? I will try racking my brains and see what comes out! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-35665895265139165852011-02-25T17:30:59.819-05:002011-02-25T17:30:59.819-05:00hello, i am an indian my self and lived in canada ...hello, i am an indian my self and lived in canada for years. i really liked reading this book, brought back all thoese memories!<br />kso i only have a question, why did she chose this topic for this book, i mean the title "can you hear the nightbird call?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-47554933934584173852006-11-06T19:57:00.000-05:002006-11-06T19:57:00.000-05:00You know, its a great injustice that the events of...You know, its a great injustice that the events of Nov 84 get termed "riots". L.A. in 1992 was a riot. This was a mass extermination of a specific ethnic/religious community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-44043962447051370772006-11-06T16:47:00.000-05:002006-11-06T16:47:00.000-05:00Can't wait to read this book! Thanks for the heads...Can't wait to read this book! Thanks for the heads-up!paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-71539223604919337172006-11-05T17:23:00.000-05:002006-11-05T17:23:00.000-05:00Great review my friend, This also will be on my li...Great review my friend, This also will be on my list. A Book meant for me.<br /><br /><br />love-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-56928585401862664892006-11-05T16:42:00.000-05:002006-11-05T16:42:00.000-05:00Hi, booklogged!
Thank you for your kind words - i...Hi, <b>booklogged!</b><br /><br />Thank you for your kind words - it's wonderful the number of recommendations I have got from your blog and some of the other bloggers I visit. There are times I am so tempted to read only those books that have garnered rave reviews by my blogger friends but then I have to remind myself that the purpose of this blog is to showcase World and South-Asian lit...so glad you enjoy the reviews, you are a sport for coming out and cheering me on everytime I write a review, thank you!!!<br /><br /><br />Hi, <b>anocturne!</b><br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the review; I found it to be an incredibly powerful read...so many issues for an anthropologist wannabe to ponder! ;) I have realized that I view most of the books I read through the eyes of an anthropologist - I have to actively remind myself to comment on the writing style and the other literary features of books read!<br /><br />Hi, <b>Saaleha</b> <br /><br />*rubbing hands gleefully* I realize you have the second installment of your new story out - going to rollerblade to your blog right away!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-53878932847880887632006-11-05T03:03:00.000-05:002006-11-05T03:03:00.000-05:00Sounds brilliant. Adding to my overly long list. A...Sounds brilliant. Adding to my overly long list. And someday, perhaps not someday soon, I will get to it.Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-63939984726864536152006-11-05T02:58:00.000-05:002006-11-05T02:58:00.000-05:00@Lotus: i'm so glad you mentioned the Komagata Mar...@Lotus: i'm so glad you mentioned the Komagata Maru. i tried to remember the name, but memory being what it is... it is important, and am glad you chose to begin your review with that benchmark incident. once again, it strikes me how wonderfully Badami gave a voice to the stories that had to be told. <br /> <br />thanks for the shoutout as well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-87822295799038477352006-11-04T15:36:00.000-05:002006-11-04T15:36:00.000-05:00I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading your rev...I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading your reviews, Lotus. You share such interesting books and they are books I am not exposed to except on your blog. I'm adding this one to my list and hope I can get to it in March. I've overbooked myself (hey, that's a pun) until the end of Feb. with 2 reading challenges. They'll be fun and worthwhile, and I'm excited to do them. It's going to be hard because I'm not used to scheduling my reading for 4 months ahead of time.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-78079463927130918562006-11-04T15:17:00.000-05:002006-11-04T15:17:00.000-05:00Beenzzz, if you listen carefully you'll hear my he...Beenzzz, if you listen carefully you'll hear my heart thumping - that's how excited I get when I am given a delicious book recommendation! :)))<br /><br /> "Making Ethnic Choices" sounds like right up my alley, I will definitely have to check it out, thank you!<br /><br />Would love to hear more about your studies on the South-Asian diaspora - sounds fascinating!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-87986863959576167862006-11-04T12:34:00.000-05:002006-11-04T12:34:00.000-05:00Hi Lotus! This book sounds wonderful. My studies...Hi Lotus! This book sounds wonderful. My studies are focused on South Asian diasporas and this would be a great book for my library. I have only a handful of books for my "library." But, from what I've heard, by the time you have successfully completed a PhD, you should have a plethora of them. Tee hee!:) Thanks again! Oh, a book you might find interesting (if you haven't already read it) is called, "Making Ehtnic Choices, " by, Karen Isaksen Leonard. Its all about the Punjabi (Sikh Males mostly) diaspora in California and how they married Mexican women who immigrated there. Very interesting read.Beenzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167283834612916683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-31225436754556218172006-11-04T11:15:00.000-05:002006-11-04T11:15:00.000-05:00You're welcome, Princess Jibi, it was nice of you...You're welcome, Princess Jibi, it was nice of you to visit my anthropology blog and now this one.<br /><br />I hear you about the sad books - I read two of them in quick succession and now I'm emotionally spent.<br /><br />I'm from India and have lived in Canada for 6 years...I miss the warm weather!!!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-63574136634324390622006-11-04T10:53:00.000-05:002006-11-04T10:53:00.000-05:00sounds like a really good book I love to read..but...<b>sounds like a really good book</b> I love to read..but lately I have been easying up on the dramatic and sad ones... I get depressed for some reason when I read them... Thnx for commenting on my blog...what part of the tropics are you from?Jihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056162609222253575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-51068882339150278752006-11-04T09:51:00.000-05:002006-11-04T09:51:00.000-05:00Hi, Sylvia!
I'm so glad you're an Anita Rau Badam...Hi, Sylvia!<br /><br />I'm so glad you're an Anita Rau Badami fan, too! Wasn't "Tamarind Mem" was an excellent book? I would tell people it was like sitting down to a nice childhood meal - all the memories it brought back to me! <br /><br />"Fried Eggs with Chopsticks" remains my favorite book about travel in China - she narrates it so well, you almost feel like you're making the journey with her, no? <br /><br />Sorry about "Dancing Girls", it's more of an anthropoligical account of the "Tawaifs"...I'm wondering if the read would get easier if you watched "Umrao Jaan"? I'm just shooting from the hip here - I don't know the story of Umrao Jaan, but she is a Tawaif, albeit a much more cultured one...Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-91781748834087111712006-11-04T08:40:00.000-05:002006-11-04T08:40:00.000-05:00Hi Anjali:
So pleased to read your review of this ...Hi Anjali:<br />So pleased to read your review of this book. I have just purchased an autographed copy and can't wait to get to it. She is such a marvellous writer, i just love her books.<br />At the moment I am reading "Fried Eggs With Chopsticks" I bought it yesterday just intending to take a quick peak but it got me hooked.<br />Should try to keep to one book at a time..sigh...I am struggling a bit with "Dancing Girls of Lahore" most probably beacause I keep putting it aside causing me to lose the thread...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com