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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · May 6

Maybe you would've liked these more.
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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 25

Basic biology book for that time- on human digestive system, nervous system etc.
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The physiology of common life : Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 23

Yes, I thought the same initially but got the correct answer.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 23

Tempted to read hindi translation of Turgenev's Fathers and sons- translated from original russian- rare for a hindi transl. Also, indian lang translations refer to the title in singular- father and son- probably because father has no plural form in most ind langs?

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 14

Nice 👍🏻
You'll probably like this too. I have, too, planned to read the Russian masters in 2025, want to read this afterwards. Reading a lot of Chekhov right now.

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 14

Helpful comparison here: xixvek.wordpress.com/2024/10/28/t...
The latest translation is probably this⬇️ Richard Freeborn's translation in oxford world's classics is quite well regarded too. I am thinking about reading it too.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 11

Personally I've been enamored with this kannada song sung by him. Listening on loop since yesterday.
youtu.be/Gq0S2DRnfz4?...

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 11

I hadn't heard many of his songs but he was a big deal in South Indian playback singing, particularly in Malayalam. Saregama released a nice tribute compilation of his hit malayalam songs.
youtu.be/3FXbAtFpVsY?...

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 11

Fine tribute to P. Jayachandran, replete with mentions of many of his songs- a sort of primer for anyone not much familiar with his singing.
indianexpress.com/article/ente...

P Jayachandran: The singer who showed us that music is about emotions, and not perfection

Though we’ve had countless legendary playback singers, P Jayachandran was the one who truly showed us that music is less about flawless execution and more about emotions.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 3

Good bit of 'In our day'(हमारे जमाने में) from Tolstoy's After the Ball.

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 1

Continuing the new year's day tradition to watch a classic film- Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop around the corner(1940)- a film where a carnation as a bookmark in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is used as an identifier, dialogues so crisp that would make Sorkin blush and my fav Stewart- what's not to love!

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Jan 1

Trees, birds and Tolstoy- celebrating the new year in august company, away from the usual din.
Happy New year to one and all, hope this year is one of more reading and less posting!

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 31

The NYRB cover for Italo Svevo's stories has been labelled 'adult content' by Bluesky moderation service🤣

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 31

Yes, it's a short story. Included in The Penguin Book of Italian short stories(ed. Jhumpa Lahiri).
Also came across this collection of Svevo's stories⬇️

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 31

A peculiar passage from Italo Svevo's Generous Wine. Svevo was a socialist so his opposition to private ownership is understandable but what are the 'scientific conclusions' he's talking about?

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 20

A word, one of whose meanings has become obsolete- confinement- used multiple times for 'being in childbirth' in Heinrich Von Kleist's Marquise of O(transl. David Luke & Nigel Reeves).
A very engaging story btw, >200yr old, edge-of-the-seat thriller!

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 18

Yes, that is what caught me off guard because P&V almost always use much more detailed phrases even at the risk of making the sentence clunky.

Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 18

Yes, their Gogol is also very acclaimed. It seems P&V's Chekhov and Gogol are better than their Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Which translation of Dead souls have you read? I was thinking about reading the Robert Maguire one.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 18

Here, the difference begins right from the title: Dunnigan uses Mansard, P&V Mezzanine.
Here, Dunnigan sounds more 'detailed': 'long sleeveless peasant coat' vs simply 'Vest'. Been reading Chekhov in these two transl., P&V are not as bad as I had read, maybe Chekhov cuts through the translations.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 18

Read two translations of Chekhov's In Exile- 1. Ann Dunnigan, 2. P&V
Which one do you like better? Dunnigan uses preacher, P&V explainer for old semyon. P&V translations seem more exact to me but less flowing.

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 16

Playing with Vikku Vinayakram and talking about music in this documentary. I don't know if full documentary is available anywhere.
youtu.be/lMJCtsIUoCU?...

Zakir and Vikku Tabla-Ghatam Old Video

YouTube video by Iyengar and sons (IAS)

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 16

Ustad Zakir Hussain playing with Shakti(John McLaughlin on guitar, L Shankar on violin, and Vikku Vinayakram on Ghatam) at Montreux Jazz Festival 1976.
RIP Ustad💐
youtu.be/VnW2g6qbbrA?...

John McLaughlin & Shakti "Joy" (Live Montreux 1976)

YouTube video by PKF

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 16

Learned a phrase I was completely unaware of, while reading Winesburg, Ohio- 'in the family way'- meaning to become pregnant. One of those phrases which have become obsolete now.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Dec 15

Got The complete Pelican Shakespeare. It's a steal right now on Amazon, don't miss it: amzn.in/d/0t23Ofi

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Sheshnath @sahridaya.bsky.social · Nov 18

Taking a break from SM, will try to read as many unread stories from these collections as I can in the meantime.

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