Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

2020-11-25 Thread WordPsmith
Thanks Udhay! Kunda, I hope you’re enjoying the book! 🤞 > On Nov 25, 2020, at 14:25, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:45 PM Venkatesh H R wrote: > > - Re-read Frank Herbert's Dune. First read it as a 16-year-old and was >> apprehensive about the second read. So many of o

Re: [silk] Fwd: A book launch in Bangalore

2019-12-02 Thread WordPsmith
Yes, Bangalore Silkers, please do come! I like the idea of a Silk meetup at the launch. :-) > On Dec 2, 2019, at 08:13, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Bangalore folks, one of our own is launching a book on 12th. An impromptu > meetup at the venue, perhaps? > > Also, Silklist's 22nd birthday is co

Re: [silk] Soliciting recommendations

2017-10-24 Thread WordPsmith
17 at 8:38 AM Gautam John wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:54 PM, WordPsmith wrote: >>> >>> Do you subscribe to any interesting email newsletters that hold >> interesting news / updates / links to things happening within particular >> discipline

[silk] Soliciting recommendations

2017-10-24 Thread WordPsmith
Folks: Do you subscribe to any interesting email newsletters that hold interesting news / updates / links to things happening within particular disciplines? Things that interest the practitioners in those fields and have not yet made it into the realm of the general media? If so, please send y

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on June 29 - bangalore

2017-06-18 Thread WordPsmith
+1 > On Jun 19, 2017, at 06:44, Advaith Mohan wrote: > > +1 > > ~Advaith >> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Venkat wrote: >> >> +1. >> >> Venkat >> >> >>> On 19/06/17 9:55 AM, Naresh wrote: >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Naresh Narasimhan >>> Sent from my Phone >>> >>> On 19-Jun-2017, at 7:47 AM,

Re: [silk] Any leads?

2017-06-03 Thread WordPsmith
Thanks, Aadisht. As it happens, my friend has a couple of people on her list who do make these bigger pilgrimages: Vaishno Devi, Badrinath and so on. But I may pass on your contact if she's drawing a blank with her folks, if that's okay with you? > On Jun 3, 2017, at 08:39, Aadisht Khanna wrot

Re: [silk] An organic model of knowledge

2016-08-26 Thread WordPsmith
> On Aug 26, 2016, at 17:21, Thaths wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:39 PM WordPsmith wrote: >> >> Intrigued by the phrase "second-hand nature of knowledge." Can any >> knowledge be grouped into first- and second-hand? > > > Sur

Re: [silk] An organic model of knowledge

2016-08-26 Thread WordPsmith
ric. Not everyone has the luxury of reading a travel book and deciding to emulate the writer of that book. > On 26/08/16, 5:06 PM, "silklist on behalf of Samanth Subramanian" > wordpsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> On Aug 26, 2016, at 16:52, Su

Re: [silk] An organic model of knowledge

2016-08-26 Thread WordPsmith
Intrigued by the phrase "second-hand nature of knowledge." Can any knowledge be grouped into first- and second-hand? Surely we all read *about* distant lands, for example, without visiting them. Would that be considered second-hand and therefore a "lesser" form of knowledge? I'd agree with you

Re: [silk] Bangalore

2016-06-27 Thread WordPsmith
Folks, sadly I have to rush back to Delhi for the day, because of a bereavement in the family. It's a shame, because I was really looking forward to finally meeting you all. Udhay tells me that the meet-up will go ahead anyway, so I'm glad I was at least the agent for that. I'll be back tomorr

Re: [silk] Bangalore

2016-06-20 Thread WordPsmith
Works for me too! > On Jun 21, 2016, at 10:46, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Vinit Bhansali > wrote: > > I'm in - both for meeting and hosting - Vittal Mallya Road area. >> Tuesday is the only day that works (have a family thing on Wednesday). > > ​June 28th at