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by Vayutuvan
Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:10 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )
Replies: 3128
Views: 4067545

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )

Kjo, help me with this site. I clicked 'donate to corpus fund' and it asked me for phone #. I gave my US cell#, it sent a text with a code, I entered that and then it asked how much contribution in Indian Rs. When I entered that amount, I thought it will take me to enter a CC# or paypal. But instea...
by Vayutuvan
Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Books Discussion Thread
Replies: 28
Views: 57858

Re: Books Discussion Thread

My problem is that I am more of a purist, thus, 'interpretations' do not work for me. The story needs to be authentic, and sourced from the original Kesari Mohan Ganguli or similar texts. saar, in that case, kisaari mOhan gangooly is also no-go. May be BORI critical edition by Sukhtankar and Karmar...
by Vayutuvan
Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:34 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Indian Movies Thread
Replies: 190
Views: 291246

Re: Indian Movies Thread

srikumar wrote:
Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:41 pm
... Given that she represents GOI (in some manner of speaking), this is shameful.
srikumar ji, how so? She is a UN ambassador of peace or whatever they call these kaThputlee actresses/actors, but what is her locus standi as a representative of India?

Am I missing something obvious here?
by Vayutuvan
Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:28 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Love & Marriage Nukkad
Replies: 336
Views: 393071

Re: Love & Marriage Nukkad

Here's one for the L&M gurus. In brief: Major Amit was married to Shailaja who used to do modelling and a beauty contest finalist with a 6 year old son. He was posted in Nagaland. Major Nikhil saw her picture on Facebook and fell in love. :? Not that good looking, but then love is blind. :oops:
by Vayutuvan
Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Zynda wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:05 pm
I (We) had a special subject called Moral Science when we were studying.
Civics is what we studied. No moral valence.
by Vayutuvan
Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

chilarai wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:09 pm
Security guard with big ass gun at the entrance of Mac Donalds of all places ! like what will they rob ? burgers ?
They will shoot any hindus who start eating burgers!!! :mrgreen:
by Vayutuvan
Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:56 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: New Forum Categories Launched
Replies: 20
Views: 35608

Re: New Forum Categories Launched

My previous question was about BGF projects, not BGF. Sorry. Any entity that remains stagnant will die sooner or later. So I think this place should evolve with time as per what is best for it (whatever it may be). BGF Projects is a thought I had for members to get together and do something tangibl...
by Vayutuvan
Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Moderator Nominations
Replies: 66
Views: 113115

Re: Moderator Nominations

Total transparency. Only burqua is your forum handle. :rotfl:
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Primus, I bought a copy of the book Battlefield Earth right after the movie release. After reading the movie reviews, donated the book to the library without reading. After the high praise from you, I think I will re-start. Somehow my reading has taken a hit in the last two-three years. I was 2/3 th...
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Primus, thanks for the recommendations. Your views on John Brunner (Stand on Zanzibar, Sheep Lookup), Alfred Bester (The Demolished Man, The Stars my Destination)? Two my favorite authors. I read those four books. Stans on Zanzibar, The Demolished Man, and The stars my dest. all won Hugo and/or Nebu...
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

How about we start an SF&F thread? and also a General fiction/non-fiction thread as well?

How do we move the SF&F posts from this thread to the new thread?
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Best of Henry Kuttner - kindle edition for $0.99

First story in there is the story "Mimsy were the Borogoves"

PS: Looks like the paperback is nothing but a re-issue of the bets of henry kuttner.
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Story collection The Last Mimzy I bought a copy (paper back) from Amazon. It is a collection of short stories by Kuttner. The book is named The Last Mimzy. This came out after the movie. Intro by Ray Bradbury is very good. The first story is "Mimsy were the Borogoves" in this collection. In the mov...
by Vayutuvan
Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Check this blog out

He reviews on on GoodReads as well. I find some of his reviews good. But this person is too euro-centric for my taste. He has certain fixed notions though.
by Vayutuvan
Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

True. There are too many new writers. I like the 1940s-60s pulp. SF shirt story form, husband and wife pair Henry Kuutner and C. L. Moore cannot be beaten. Give their stories a try. One of the most famous is "Mimsy were the Borogove" on which the movie is based. But the movie pales in comparison to ...
by Vayutuvan
Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:25 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Primus, not to forget Robert L. Forward and Fred Hoyle (yes, the same, the astrophysicist) and Jayant Narlikar. I, for one, did not like Hyperion all that much but love Greg Bear. Have to still read any of Doc Smith and Jack Vance.

What do you people think of China Mieville, and Ian M. Banks?
by Vayutuvan
Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Primus and Ricky, you might have read these authors but just in case.

Lois McMaster bujold, David Brin ar per quite impressive. I like the character miles vorkosigon immensely from the former.

My reaction to Gene wolf is same as Primus'; stopped after reading the first book.
by Vayutuvan
Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:38 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Chetak garu, links please.
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:12 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Raja wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:33 pm
Pah! Such squeamishness does not suit such a SF warrior. Sometimes facing the surgeon’s knife is the right choice.
Naah. The real samurai use their own kaTaaNas to do the needful.
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:09 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Mort Walker wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:09 am
I haven’t died yet.
Mark Twain ...
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:58 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

chetak wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:47 am
i see "evangelist", "apostle" before their names.
I always go into peels of laughter when I see Technology Evangelist
by Vayutuvan
Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:56 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Singha wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:35 am
... the KL temple style circular pillar in front is another, ...
Those same designs are also there at the Parthenon. Also Victorian columns. Greeks could have copied Indic architecture back when Alexander the (in)Grate got his ass whupped by purushOttama.
by Vayutuvan
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Consultant or Prostitute? * You work very odd hours. * You are paid a lot of money to keep your client happy. * You are paid well but your pimp gets most of the money. * You spend a majority of your time in a hotel room. * You charge by the hour but your time can be extended for the right price. * ...
by Vayutuvan
Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:09 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 430356

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

SW has run out of steam looong back. Why are they beating this dead horse? Still it is impressive that Lucas can squeeze a $1 billion from the suckers. Reminds of the PT Barnum's quote "There is a sucker born every minute" (or something to that effect).
by Vayutuvan
Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:07 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144679

Re: Nukkad

Companies are coming out like AT&T and FedEx stating the reduction in corporate taxes will boost their profits by billions. Higher profits will be distributed as dividends in most companies that are normal, i.e. not these half-a$$ed 'growth growth growth' social networking trash. $19 billlion for w...