Agnishatdal
Agrahayan 1426 Critique
Agnishatdal
Agrahayan 1426, December 2019
by
Troy
David Loy
iravu
vanakkam. naandaan Troy. Let’s get straight to this issue’s
critique! There are things that need noting, and so shall they be!
Let
us Begin…
Our Virtual Trip to India This month’s piece shows a young woman in
what could be mourning, or sadness for some reason.
Debendranath
Tagore
An interesting man, he, as an Indian rationalist, and with little
doubt neither the first nor the last. It would have been an
illuminating experience to have studied under him were our eras not
so separate.
Farce
in Name of Justice 2
Saptarchi relates a recent lynching, of all things, of a Muslim
youth, and his resulting death from – ahem – “cardiac arrest.”
Words fail me.
Berlin
2, Part 2.8
Brieuc concludes his mother’s story, with a bit of the research
background for the tale’s points of interest concerning two French
commanders. I sympathize with him on the red tape issue!
Games
Ghosts Play 2
Raghu’s story continues, with the ghost oddly unaware he’s a
ghost – that’s not uncommon in ghost lore, but this instance
stood out. Excellent!
Truth
Sticks
I enjoyed Dom’s verse, here. While the subject matter takes some
thinking to parce out properly, his execution gets two thumbs up!
Bitter
Pill Dose 24:
Religion
8
BP concludes their discussion on religious belief and critics of it,
believers of other religions and skeptics alike!
The
Drover
Pat’s story continues, as Harry reaches his 17th birthday, to
receive…what? Find out in this neat little story!
YouTubia:
Kevin Richardson The creator tells us of the channel of an animal
caretaker, and the fierce creatures he tends, apparently without
harm. Bonding with animals when they are still young is very
effective for that.
Shambu
Maharaj:
Here, we are informed of a dance instructor and student/teacher of
classical music (Indian) with a life cut far too short. I’ll have
to look him up, if for little else but to find videos of his
performance style!
Allaudin
Khan,
Sarod Legend Here we learn of a man who mastered an astonishing array
of instruments, and even worked in service to an actual king!
Agnimalya
November
Story
Rajat
is a serial groom with a suspicious history of deceased wives. What
befalls him, and who, or what, is responsible? Find out in full, for
this and other stories, on Sharmishtha Basu’s Patreon page! The
Authoress’s Bengali and Hindi poems struck a chord with me as I
read them. I’m almost certain that they are even more effective in
the original tongues!
Banshpati
Labanya
has a good one here, her poem on a species of bird, the Green Bee
Eater, and their clever camouflage and song, definitely interesting
fauna!
Story
from Ved and Puran:
Vajrang, Tarakasur, and Indra Here are are treated to a story that
touches on the complicated interactions of gods and giants, a thing
that makes reading these stories so fascinating!
Words:
Forgetting sometimes Good advice not heeded often enough, especially
when precisely scheduling one’s week to the minute of each waking
hour!
Ponga
Pandit
This issue, the Evil Teacher plots to gain, in the words of Emperor
Palpatine of Star Wars, “Unlimited power!!” The two could learn
from each other’s villainy.
That’s
it for this critique, so join me next time, when I take us through a
look at Agnishatdal Poush, 1426! Tf. Tk. Tts.
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