Kanaka-Purandara October 30, 2009

 

The South Asia Program

presents

Actor, Director and Playwright

Girish Karnad

To screen his documentary film:

Kanaka-Purandara

A film based on a text by

A. K. Ramanujan

Thefilmdealswiththeinterwovenhistoriesoftwopoet-singersofKarnataka,KanakadasaandPurandaradasa,wholivedincityofVijaynagar(Hampi)inthelatterhalfofthesixteenthcentury.Kanakawasashepherdbycaste,awarriorbyprofession.PurandarawasaBrahminmoney-lender.Leadingentirelydifferentlives,intheprescribedseclusionoftheircaste-vocations,thetwoweresuddenlythrowntogetherbythepassionofBhakti,asocialupheavalwhich,beginninginaremotecornerofSouthIndia,sweptacrossmedievalIndialikealitfuse.

Bhakti(devotion)declaredthatMancoulddirectlyaccessGodwithoutthemediationofotheragencieslikepriests,ritualsortexts.SinceDivinecompassionwastheonlythingthatmattered,allbarriersthatdividedhumanbeings,likeclass,caste,religionandregionwereinfactobstaclesinthesearchforthatgrace.(40minutes)

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The South Asia ProgrampresentsActor, Director and PlaywrightGirish KarnadTo screen his documentary film:Kanaka-PurandaraA film based on a text byA. K. RamanujanThefilmdealswiththeinterwovenhistoriesoftwopoet-singersofKarnataka,KanakadasaandPurandaradasa,wholivedincityofVijaynagar(Hampi)inthelatterhalfofthesixteenthcentury.Kanakawasashepherdbycaste,awarriorbyprofession.PurandarawasaBrahminmoney-lender.Leadingentirelydifferentlives,intheprescribedseclusionoftheircaste-vocations,thetwoweresuddenlythrowntogetherbythepassionofBhakti,asocialupheavalwhich,beginninginaremotecornerofSouthIndia,sweptacrossmedievalIndialikealitfuse.Bhakti(devotion)declaredthatMancoulddirectlyaccessGodwithoutthemediationofotheragencieslikepriests,ritualsortexts.SinceDivinecompassionwastheonlythingthatmattered,allbarriersthatdividedhumanbeings,likeclass,caste,religionandregionwereinfactobstaclesinthesearchforthatgrace.(40minutes)Free and open

 

purandara dasa

haridasa

vyasakuta – dasakuta

karnatic music

vijayanagara hampi empire

udipi krishna idol – back door – crack in the wall

the diverse crowd..hep , sophisticated..oh so page3 types

 

Protected: a reality check October 28, 2009

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prelim October 23, 2009

oh god …i have been reading db like mad for the past 3 days..all for the exam tht counts 22% of grade..its so stressful..now i feel a lil better tht i did this exam atleast a lil better thn os…lifez become like reading,worrying abt grades,working on all the assignments and exams and all the crap always! phew !! ya and feeling bad tht am not there at dallas…hmm…i dont even have the mood to type

wow !! October 18, 2009

wow!! i cant believe i did it..the hippies,technoheads and grungerockers monitors and condition vars problem..without taking anyone’s help..just under the idea given by TA..finally i did..and i just took about 3 hours which is like half my standard time 🙂 it feels so nice to know tht i showed a lil improvement atleast

BP October 17, 2009

whtz the time ? as per the vector clock or the matrix clock or the logical clock?

i did so many many things today and the kind of tension and the high BP ..i just cant express in words. i remember blogging abt this kind of pressure during out vtat dwh r0.5 which i thought was the worst kind of pressure..but, now i realize tht its nowhere even close to the pressure i experience every day and the best thing is its only going to get worser as the days pass ..tough time ahead

and the way i freaked out yesterday nite on fone with ab ..ohhh i feel so ashamed tht i thought i ll give up..its just ok..things r like this and we just have to take them the way they are

condition.wait -> condition.notify October 16, 2009

i am so freaked out..so stressed out..so distressed in life..oh god bahut seekh liya

my os paper was a disaster and i have no freaking clue how the semaphores and monitors are solved for those 50 marks. who the hell wants to launch a nuclear missile with a semaphore 😐 why the hell does someone want to do google indexing with a monitor and a condition variable 😐 i screwed it up big time

other thn assignments and mid terms and low scores theres no life..what the freak

i did not sleep yesterday nite and i knew today is going to be a big disaster and yes it was

karo sado maro ..grades kahan hain? !!

grad student! October 15, 2009

I don’t like small talk.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I hate meeting new people.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I do not have time for relationships
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I haven’t been outside the university… like EVER
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I have no will to dress up
Yes, I’m a grad student.

There’s a bunch of wires in my bag,
Yes, I’m a grad student.

Power points decide where i sit.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

i google every word i don’t know(and know sometimes 😛 )
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I cant stay in a place without wi fi.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I know what I’m doing the rest of the week
Yes, I’m a grad student.

The only dates i know are deadlines and graduation dates(keeps changing 😛 )
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I cant remember the last time i cooked food.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

The only social interaction is facebook.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I know where free food is.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

The only thing that feels unfair is a career fair
Yes, I’m a grad student.

Yes, I TRY to sell myself to a pharma company
Yes, I’m a grad student.

Career fair t shirts are my best day clothes.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I cant write an email without brackets and references.
Yes, I’m a grad student.

My only friends are those who are in my course
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I pity people who are technically challenged
Yes, I’m a grad student.

If you want my attention, say “H1 B”
Yes, I’m a grad student.

I can actually be “just friends” with a female,
Yes, I’m a grad student.

And finally,

I composed this in my gmail editor coz it autosaves and backs up stuff.
Any guesses ? Yes, Yes, Yes, Im a grad student !!!!

Sema(food) October 14, 2009

life is so different and difficult here..we have to do everything ourselves..prepare for the exam..write the assignments, write exams and even worry tht roomies eat up all the food..cook food in the last min just before the exam or make arrangements to faint for the exam…nobody cares for anybody here..sab apna apna dekh the hain..such small mean selfish world out there..i have an exam now in another hour..i have cook food , eat , get ready , go to the exam and write it and not complain about it to anyone..who ll listen even if i complain? wish my mom was here..i nver had to worry abt food before going to an exam

log aise kaise ho sakte hain..sab apna apna dekh te hain

super saturday October 11, 2009

super saturday yipppeeeeeee!!! not because i cleared the first round of interview and gng to NY for the super saturday but i got so many goodies today

i got sweets from india 😀 and an assortment of medicines too

got ss

got the winter coat

got my pay stub

i have been waiting for all these items almost everyday keeping an eye on our mail box and frantically checking my mail box thrice a day so as not to miss anything

and wooooooooooo finally everything arrives on the same day !! wow am happy 🙂

except for the semaphore python part of it in life

chal chod na October 5, 2009

i did not do a thing past 2 days and was damn depressed abt everything in life 😦 but am feeling so much better now..after the party. it was so much fun with all the leg pulling and all abt the family plan ..wht not and crap . the meng guys came in and we all told abt our life stories and how we r a bunch of losers good for nothing ..how we cant njoy a thing in life and we r alwys damn freaked out coz of these assignments and submissions and all.. i felt so nice to know tht am not the only person feeling like this “loser” wow !! i have a gang of losers and feels so nice to know tht u r not alone on this planet and no one understands ur plight 🙂

as arun bolti hain..chal yaar chod na