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We are like that only

Rajesh — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:45:01 +0000

I guess adding “only” for emphasis is part of Indian English. I think we have this emphasis adding words in all Indian languages. Hence it probably is part of the way we think.

Are you coming to the class?
Yeah! I am going there only!

Where do you get this biscuit?
In the same shop only!

Is there any other way to express the same emphasis in English? Or is it like this only?

Busy-ness

Rajesh — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:22:15 +0000

Came across this wonderful passage recently when I was reading about Gandhiji.

Gandhi was sworn to punctuality, and his life was governed by the watch to an unusual degree; though it should at once be added that despite keeping to a meticulous schedule for much of his life, Gandhi’s conception of time was never such that it did not allow him to make time for anyone, howsoever high or lowly, who should choose to enter into his life or make demands upon him. That pernicious word ‘busy’, with which we all excuse ourselves from the common obligations of humanity, and the onerous company of unwanted relatives, acquaintances, and others who seek to intrude uponour time, was surely no part of Gandhi’s lexicon.

I guess there is a logical reason for this, notwithstanding the humanitarian one. It is that if you live by your plan, you close your mind to new experiences and in a way to life.

Hell is the absence of God

Rajesh — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:13:36 +0000

What would the world be like if the existence of God was very explicit? What if the God of such a world was similar to our conceptions of God? Interesting idea explored by the story - Hell Is The Absence Of God. It reminds me of the “story” I wrote – The Quest. Let me know if you see any parallels. :-)

Fiction and me

Rajesh — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:51:51 +0000

I am no big fan of fiction, let me correct that – I was no big fan of fiction. I have been converted by podcasts - escape pod and podcastle. Escape pod is a science fiction story podcast and podcastle is a fantasy story podcast.

I really liked stories such as Exhalation, which is a truly amazing story – an alien “on the origin of species”; Article of faith, which talks about a religious robot; N-words, which deals with racism of a very different sort etc. On the fantasy side stories such as Dragon Hunt and Komodo were very entertaining. Do give them a try sometime.

Change in the site

Rajesh — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:02:18 +0000

I do not foresee posting anything other than blog-like posts in the site in the future. Hence, I’ve decided to start using WordPress as my primary software on this site. Everything that was still is, it is located at www.rajeshgoli.com/Archive. Hopefully the ease of use of this software will motivate me to post more!

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