Comments on: “Indian Nonsense” http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Iwan Purwandi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-221237 Iwan Purwandi Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:48:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-221237 <p>I am very happy that you are on unformasi give</p> I am very happy that you are on unformasi give

]]> By: ashok http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207655 ashok Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:26:30 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207655 <p>Inky Pinky Ponky Father Had a Donkey Donkey Died, Father Cried Inky Pinky Ponky</p> <p>From my childhood in Hyderabad</p> Inky Pinky Ponky Father Had a Donkey Donkey Died, Father Cried Inky Pinky Ponky

From my childhood in Hyderabad

]]> By: Sharanya http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207262 Sharanya Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:59:46 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207262 <p>Trivia: If I'm not mistaken, J. P. Das is the actress Nandita Das' father.</p> Trivia: If I’m not mistaken, J. P. Das is the actress Nandita Das’ father.

]]> By: SSK http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207186 SSK Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:07:27 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207186 <p>Ah, Benny Lava, that's very popular on the Internet, but it's amateurish in its predictable Freudian story-line. His mom was a minor, so he goes after a woman who's into high-school girls. Boring!</p> Ah, Benny Lava, that’s very popular on the Internet, but it’s amateurish in its predictable Freudian story-line. His mom was a minor, so he goes after a woman who’s into high-school girls. Boring!

]]> By: Manju http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207175 Manju Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:34:36 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207175 <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYwS9k1ZexY&eurl=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/">My loony bun is fine benny lava</a></p> My loony bun is fine benny lava

]]> By: SSK http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207172 SSK Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:11:52 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207172 <p>"Wada lost its violin"</p> <p>I would have gone with "Wada lost its ghada"</p> “Wada lost its violin”

I would have gone with “Wada lost its ghada”

]]> By: chachaji http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207075 chachaji Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:22:19 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207075 <p><i>15 · <b><a href="mailto:indnsongbyrdz04@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">fallen jhumki</a></b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005263.html#comment207017">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>I LOVE THIS !! It would work soo much better, though, if there were such things as mango idlies, but i would presume that they would taste disgusting if there were.</blockquote> <p>Why speculate <i>idly</i> in the age of Google? There <i>are</i> <a href="http://www.slide.com/s/AHVV2vrCsT-owkxQ32Zmrb5nfN26ptrV">mango</a> <a href="http://spice-club.blogspot.com/2008/05/sweet-mango-rava-idli.html">idlis</a>. And I bet they taste fine too. Although these are <i>rava</i> (suji) idlis, not rice flour idlis, I can see how <i>those</i> might not work with mangoes... on the other hand maybe those would be fine too. (Of course, I had no idea there were mango idlis before I Googled) :)</p> <p>I discovered there were also other kinds of idlis, such as <a href="http://www.monsoonspice.com/2007/05/jackfruit-idli-with-mango-chuteny.html">those made from jackfruit, and eaten with mango chutney</a>!</p> 15 · fallen jhumki said

I LOVE THIS !! It would work soo much better, though, if there were such things as mango idlies, but i would presume that they would taste disgusting if there were.

Why speculate idly in the age of Google? There are mango idlis. And I bet they taste fine too. Although these are rava (suji) idlis, not rice flour idlis, I can see how those might not work with mangoes… on the other hand maybe those would be fine too. (Of course, I had no idea there were mango idlis before I Googled) :)

I discovered there were also other kinds of idlis, such as those made from jackfruit, and eaten with mango chutney!

]]> By: Vinay http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207053 Vinay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:52:23 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207053 <p>Here's a related thing on the same topic.</p> <p>There is a form called "ढकोसला/Dhakosalaa" which can be put into the genre of nonsensical poetry. In this form, you write a couplet that has a valid first line, but the second line is out of context and rhyme with the first line in such a way that it invokes hilarity. We used to do that a lot when we were kids. An example in Hindi:</p> <p>आज की शाम सुहानी है, हवा ठंढी है</p> <h1>ज़रा देखो तो दाल कच्ची तो नहीं रह गई</h1> <p>aaj kii shaam suhaanii hai, hawaa Tha.nDhii hai zaraa dekho to daal kachchii to nahii.n rah gaii</p> <p>Man! this is one of my favorite topics.</p> Here’s a related thing on the same topic.

There is a form called “ढकोसला/Dhakosalaa” which can be put into the genre of nonsensical poetry. In this form, you write a couplet that has a valid first line, but the second line is out of context and rhyme with the first line in such a way that it invokes hilarity. We used to do that a lot when we were kids. An example in Hindi:

आज की शाम सुहानी है, हवा ठंढी है

ज़रा देखो तो दाल कच्ची तो नहीं रह गई

aaj kii shaam suhaanii hai, hawaa Tha.nDhii hai zaraa dekho to daal kachchii to nahii.n rah gaii

Man! this is one of my favorite topics.

]]> By: Vinay http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207052 Vinay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:40:32 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207052 <p>I am surprised that no one has mentioned Gulzar yet. In Hindi he is probably the most well-known writer who has successfully ventured into this tricky form of poetry. Here's an example:</p> <p>आपा की आपड़ी / aapaa kii aapa.Dii पानी में जा पड़ी / paanii me.n jaa pa.Dii आपा को धूप में सुखाओ / aapaa ko dhuup me.n sukhaao आपा को इस्तरी कराओ / aapaa ko istarii karaao</p> <p>Apart from the nonsensicalness, the phonetics of the limreick are absolutely delicious. A translation is simply not going to cut it, so I will not even try it.</p> I am surprised that no one has mentioned Gulzar yet. In Hindi he is probably the most well-known writer who has successfully ventured into this tricky form of poetry. Here’s an example:

आपा की आपड़ी / aapaa kii aapa.Dii पानी में जा पड़ी / paanii me.n jaa pa.Dii आपा को धूप में सुखाओ / aapaa ko dhuup me.n sukhaao आपा को इस्तरी कराओ / aapaa ko istarii karaao

Apart from the nonsensicalness, the phonetics of the limreick are absolutely delicious. A translation is simply not going to cut it, so I will not even try it.

]]> By: fallen jhumki http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/06/24/indian_nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-207017 fallen jhumki Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:13:37 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5263#comment-207017 <p><i>6 · <B>Manju</B> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005263.html#comment206918">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>Man goMan go idlyMan go idly to some barChill he </blockquote> <p>I LOVE THIS !! It would work soo much better, though, if there were such things as mango <I>idlies</I>, but i would presume that they would taste disgusting if there were.</p> 6 · Manju said

Man goMan go idlyMan go idly to some barChill he

I LOVE THIS !! It would work soo much better, though, if there were such things as mango idlies, but i would presume that they would taste disgusting if there were.

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