Sanskrit play on a Saturday evening
Today was a nice relaxed Saturday. Spent the entire morning sleeping by the pool, enjoying the bright sunshine, trying to tan myself, lest I pass off as a ‘white’ :-p. Came back to my room, and slept even more.
In the evening, Ravi, Gup, and I went to this Sri Vyaya Nama Ugadi celebrations and cultural program presented by the Telugu Cultural Association of Austin. It was neat. First there was this ‘Parade of Indian Cultures’ – sort of a fashion show (if I may call it so) with kids showcasing the costumes from different parts of the country. Interesting to note was that although the garment was the same (i.e, the saree), the way it was worn varied by state. Towards the end, the kids got together on the old DD song ‘mile sur mera tumhara…’. That was nostalgic!
Dinner was fulfilling… to say the least - South-Indian vegetarian food. Post dinner was a Sanskrit play called ‘Daanasya Mahatmyam’. As much as I tried to follow it, there was no way I could. I asked Gup. He seemed to make sense of some dialogues… and, from time to time, would keep me updated on what various characters would say - and what was going on in the play. Some 20 minutes into the play, I said to Gup, ‘If only I had taken Sanskrit a little seriously in the 4-5 years that I was taught the language in school, I would not have had to face the ignominy of not comprehending the root language of my own country.’
At this point, Gup looked at me and asked in a very puzzled tone, “Dude…is this Sanskrit????????”
I was laughing to my wits end at that point,. So instead of being thrown out, I chose to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful weather of Austin.
PS: Another thing I learnt today - I like ABDs (the fairer sex ofcourse)...atleast the way they speak their English. yep, I dont agree with the C of the popular ABCD (it sure is a creation of an envious mind). ;-)
In the evening, Ravi, Gup, and I went to this Sri Vyaya Nama Ugadi celebrations and cultural program presented by the Telugu Cultural Association of Austin. It was neat. First there was this ‘Parade of Indian Cultures’ – sort of a fashion show (if I may call it so) with kids showcasing the costumes from different parts of the country. Interesting to note was that although the garment was the same (i.e, the saree), the way it was worn varied by state. Towards the end, the kids got together on the old DD song ‘mile sur mera tumhara…’. That was nostalgic!
Dinner was fulfilling… to say the least - South-Indian vegetarian food. Post dinner was a Sanskrit play called ‘Daanasya Mahatmyam’. As much as I tried to follow it, there was no way I could. I asked Gup. He seemed to make sense of some dialogues… and, from time to time, would keep me updated on what various characters would say - and what was going on in the play. Some 20 minutes into the play, I said to Gup, ‘If only I had taken Sanskrit a little seriously in the 4-5 years that I was taught the language in school, I would not have had to face the ignominy of not comprehending the root language of my own country.’
At this point, Gup looked at me and asked in a very puzzled tone, “Dude…is this Sanskrit????????”
I was laughing to my wits end at that point,. So instead of being thrown out, I chose to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful weather of Austin.
PS: Another thing I learnt today - I like ABDs (the fairer sex ofcourse)...atleast the way they speak their English. yep, I dont agree with the C of the popular ABCD (it sure is a creation of an envious mind). ;-)
posted by Animesh Kumar at Sunday, April 02, 2006
2 Comments:
do u know what c means in ABCD? i mean what the confusion about?
I agree... what is the confusion about?
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