tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post113940293043403455..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: Turban-watchingAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139897915849320152006-02-14T11:48:00.000+05:302006-02-14T11:48:00.000+05:30hi annie...this is shruti from TOI days...read ur ...hi annie...<BR/>this is shruti from TOI days...read ur byline in a kala ghoda fiction story contest, and thought of saying hi. where are u nowdays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139787123849055762006-02-13T05:02:00.000+05:302006-02-13T05:02:00.000+05:30anon.: isn't that (definitively) a cheap shot? ;-)...anon.: isn't that (definitively) a cheap shot? ;-)<BR/>However, allow me to reply in a more sympathetic (& perhaps high-minded) mode, if I might.<BR/><BR/><B>Peradventure my jottings wax copious<BR/>when discerning a natural taxonomist?<BR/>old Lamarck & dead Darwin had votaries<BR/>I'd laud loam were I born an agronomist<BR/>isn’t turf of Ms Zaidi’s observing<BR/>admiration-wise likewise david raphael israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621521896693000470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139672263149326172006-02-11T21:07:00.001+05:302006-02-11T21:07:00.001+05:30David are you hitting at Annie :)David are you hitting at Annie :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139672223646635292006-02-11T21:07:00.000+05:302006-02-11T21:07:00.000+05:30If Govinda was Sikh, what would be the colour of h...If Govinda was Sikh, what would be the colour of his turbans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139563538610275412006-02-10T14:55:00.000+05:302006-02-10T14:55:00.000+05:30Haha...I sure didnt know thr existed such a variet...Haha...<BR/>I sure didnt know thr existed such a variety in turbans. i just tried imagining the croissant one and the ship like one. Tough. Very few sikhs in my locality. Anyways gonna take up turban-spotting majorly.jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398715357622137266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139427622764915932006-02-09T01:10:00.000+05:302006-02-09T01:10:00.000+05:30Ah, a new Zaidi taxonomy. Modes of transport; man...Ah, a new Zaidi taxonomy. Modes of transport; manners of beverage; and now: styles of headgear. In my view, you are exploring not only the world in your surround (as "Known Turf" nicely indicates); you're also demonstrating a pleasing taxonomical penchant. This was (it need hardly be added) a peculiar specialty of the Victorian / British sensibility (but equally has mirroring correlates in david raphael israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621521896693000470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1139417838109522242006-02-08T22:27:00.000+05:302006-02-08T22:27:00.000+05:30The loose turbans resemble the ones worn by labore...The loose turbans resemble the ones worn by laborers at work sites. They keep the hair in place and are tied loosely so that they are not uncomfortable. fyi, Turbans can get quite uncomfortable if worn for a long time and are pretty hard on the ears (especially if you wear glasses).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com