Re: [silk] Chennai meetup?

2010-09-03 Thread Krish Ashok
On 02-Sep-2010, at 3:04 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: Hi, I am in Chennai from Sep 19 through Sep 21. Not sure where I am staying as yet, but open to catching up dinner types on 20th. Anyone in town? I will be in the US at that time, but I've been hearing good things about Shiraz at

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet May 23rd?

2010-05-14 Thread Krish Ashok
I also strongly recommend Cafe Ashvita, run by a good friend of mine. Nice ambience, great food (not sure about drinks though) and is located on Cathedral road On 12-May-2010, at 5:33 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Lavanya Mohan wrote, [on 5/12/2010 3:27 PM]: Zara has a great weekday lunch

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet May 23rd?

2010-05-14 Thread Krish Ashok
Alright, after a brief discussion with Udhay, Zara's has been finalized as the venue for the Chennai 23rd Silk meet. On 12-May-2010, at 5:33 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Lavanya Mohan wrote, [on 5/12/2010 3:27 PM]: Zara has a great weekday lunch menu. There's a new thai place called baan

Re: [silk] Silk Meet?

2010-04-29 Thread Krish Ashok
On 30-Apr-2010, at 8:18 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Can do one on a sunday, madras + 1 Ashok

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

2010-04-20 Thread Krish Ashok
In which case, I wonder if dogs living in a Hindu household automatically become Hindu dogs On 20-Apr-2010, at 12:01 PM, Vinayak Hegde wrote: Since you have now invoked Godwin's law, This discussion is officially going to the dogs. -- Vinayak

Re: [silk] How does one unregister from Hinduism?

2010-04-16 Thread Krish Ashok
On 17-Apr-2010, at 8:22 AM, ss wrote: Why unregister? shiv Good point. I don't remember explicitly registering, and given the sheer diversity of practices and beliefs, not to mention the lack of a single organizing authority, why the need for an explicit unregister process? One

Re: [silk] Free to a good home - a lot of old books

2010-03-26 Thread Krish Ashok
On 26-Mar-2010, at 2:19 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Somewhere other than Azulia. There's this italian place called Tuscana on Khader Nawaz Khan Road that I've heard great things about. Tuscana is completely awesome. They have the best pesto in town

[silk] Silkmeet in Bay area?

2010-02-23 Thread Krish Ashok
I'm in the Bay area today and tomorrow (flight leaves at 3.45 pm) so if any of you are up for a silkmeet let me know. Otherwise, I plan to do some walking in Muir woods and go musical instruments shopping in San Francisco today. Thanks Ashok

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-26 Thread Krish Ashok
On 26-Aug-09, at 4:03 PM, ss wrote: Oh? Surely you mean Gobi Manjuri? I believe the full North Indian menu in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is on the lines of Gopi Menjoorian (Kerala) and Gopi Manjoori (in TN) Jola Boori Malay Gupta Dal Makkaani Murg Makkani Chicken Vandalur Aloo Matter Thai

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

2009-08-25 Thread Krish Ashok
On 26-Aug-09, at 8:54 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: Any ideas on how function came to mean event? Despite being Expert cross-cultural consultants for Western businesses in India, these guys - http://www.amritt.com/IndianEnglish.html seemed to have missed out on function, despite not

Re: [silk] Online cake ordering for delivery in Bangalore

2009-03-23 Thread Krish Ashok
On 24-Mar-09, at 6:20 AM, Thaths wrote: Are there Bakeries (preferably in Bangalore) where I can place an order online and get it delivered to an address in Bangalore? Unrelated, but it does remind me of one Ahmed's Iyengar Bakery in Fraser Town, back in the 80s. Wonder if this paragon of

Re: [silk] Major differences between Indian and Western music

2009-03-22 Thread Krish Ashok
On 22-Mar-09, at 9:01 PM, Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote: Hello silklister, I am hoping that the many clever people on this list can provide me with some credible resources examining the major theoretical and practical differences between Indian and Western music, particularly the classical

Re: [silk] Post locations too .. RE: Chennai Meet - was Re: Introducing myself. Raja Venkataraman

2009-03-10 Thread Krish Ashok
On 10-Mar-09, at 12:50 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan wrote: Chandrachoodan - Kelly's T. Nagar (the office) +91-9884467463 Ashok - Adyar (98402 61530)

Re: [silk] Post locations too .. RE: Chennai Meet - was Re: Introducing myself. Raja Venkataraman

2009-03-10 Thread Krish Ashok
On 11-Mar-09, at 6:12 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Dinner at say 7:45, Benjarong? Or would you prefer some other location? There's also this new Mediterranean place at the GRT Grand (T Nagar) http://chennai.burrp.com/listing/restaurant/117936792_azulia And Cedars in Kotturpuram

Re: [silk] What is Indian culture?

2009-03-09 Thread Krish Ashok
On 09-Mar-09, at 12:45 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: 1. Children are not listening to their elders. Now, I thought civilization advanced primarily because children generally put their palms on their ears, singing La la la la, trying hard not to listen to elders.

Re: [silk] trekking in the western ghats

2009-02-04 Thread Krish Ashok
On 04-Feb-09, at 1:18 PM, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: What should two people in Coorg with a tent and a few days free in early June do? (Other than go somewhere with less rain, that is.) It is a little north from Coorg, but try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agumbe

Re: [silk] Meetup in Madras on Dec 27th?

2008-12-19 Thread Krish Ashok
I'm in On 17-Dec-08, at 5:22 PM, Thaths wrote: When: 12:30 pm on Dec 27th 2008 Where: Sree Annapurna of Calcutta restaurant, Egmore, Chennai (http://chennai.burrp.com/listing/restaurant/131398178_sree-annapurna-of-calcutta ) What: A meetup Can you please RSVP if you are going to make it?

Re: [silk] Food and Empire

2008-09-29 Thread Krish Ashok
On 29-Sep-08, at 1:10 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote: That's a vegetarianification of the practice of bali or animal sacrificeand...I don't think the pumpkins which are painted outside to look like human heads are the ones that are smashed...I think the painted ones are left on buildings,

Re: [silk] Food and Empire

2008-09-29 Thread Krish Ashok
On 29-Sep-08, at 12:31 PM, Gautam John wrote: AFAIK, the Ceylon one usually serves as a single pastry layer for stuffing though you can order it plain too. The Kerala one is the flaky, multi-rolled, coiled one. The Parotta is also different from Kotthu Parotta (Brutally massacred

Re: [silk] Food and Empire

2008-09-27 Thread Krish Ashok
Hah! I used to say I'd eat anything that didn't walk, run, fly, crawl or swim. I've since then altered my definition slightly. C After extended conversations with my older relatives, once we got past the dubious claims of the spiritual and moral superiority of vegetarian fare, and

Re: [silk] educational toys ages 2+ up?

2008-09-03 Thread Krish Ashok
On 03-Sep-08, at 9:38 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: I've been casting a bit for an educational toy for our kid (20 months, likes letters and gadgets). So far the only decent system I've been able to find is LeapFrog Leapster. Any alternative suggestions? I would recommend the Playmobil Airport

Re: [silk] Duelling Pistols as an Olympic Sport

2008-08-25 Thread Krish Ashok
On 25-Aug-08, at 9:47 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: This page says the actual event was barely as exciting: http://www.topendsports.com/events/discontinued/shooting-duelling-pistol.htm Wait. That article says that they shot at mannequins wearing frock coats. Were the mannequins holding

Re: [silk] Logo help

2008-08-24 Thread Krish Ashok
On 25-Aug-08, at 9:36 AM, Madhu Menon wrote: The specific element in it is the olive that forms the O in Moss. Have you folks seen it used elsewhere, and if so, could you please let me know? Hard to ignore the olive when it comes to cocktails. One more idea is to that the middle

Re: [silk] Vir Sanghvi on Kashmir

2008-08-18 Thread Krish Ashok
On 18-Aug-08, at 8:40 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: This actually seems like a reasonable idea - hold another referendum in Kashmir and let them go if they want to. Anything I am missing here? Agree. In fact, we should have done this at the time of partition. Holding on to Kashmir was an

Re: [silk] Vir Sanghvi on Kashmir

2008-08-18 Thread Krish Ashok
On 19-Aug-08, at 8:40 AM, Perry E. Metzger wrote: Anyway, I'm curious: what sort of difference will it make in your life whether Kashmir is part of India or not? I'm asking about concrete things, not abstractions like it would upset me. To me, absolutely nothing. The Valley is a beautiful

Re: [silk] Muslim Heavy Metal

2008-07-28 Thread Krish Ashok
On 29-Jul-08, at 2:55 AM, Thaths wrote: LeVine, a professor at University of California, Irvine, has spent the last few years headbanging his way from Morocco to Pakistan and almost everywhere in between. I've been following Pakistani rock (Aaroh, Jal, Fuzon, Junoon, Entity Paradigm etc)