tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post5397482438247630393..comments2023-09-06T20:32:52.378+05:30Comments on Word Sketches: The Forgotten People of BhaktapurJournomusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-903243965419028562012-04-14T11:34:22.230+05:302012-04-14T11:34:22.230+05:30Choco: Thanks, its lovely to see you back here..:)...Choco: Thanks, its lovely to see you back here..:)Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-62696433604059723162012-04-14T07:43:15.036+05:302012-04-14T07:43:15.036+05:30There was a magical aura to your words in this pos...There was a magical aura to your words in this post. Beautifully narrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-89922297738637367602012-04-12T12:30:57.475+05:302012-04-12T12:30:57.475+05:30Rahul: Welcome to my blog, I'm glad you liked ...Rahul: Welcome to my blog, I'm glad you liked the piece. The only recurring theme in my blog is that it's a hundred per cent original. Unlike the Zephyr, mine has little focus..It's just an online diary. But would love to hear from you time and again about my posts..:)Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-47683263890671550482012-04-12T11:29:10.058+05:302012-04-12T11:29:10.058+05:30This was a beautiful post and very vivid account o...This was a beautiful post and very vivid account of the long lost town of Bhaktapur!Ever since your guest post in Zephyr's blog I have loved the way you write and am following your blog now:)Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-764408710417379342012-04-05T20:45:39.481+05:302012-04-05T20:45:39.481+05:30You are a kind soul, Deepthy.You are a kind soul, Deepthy.umashankarhttp://uspandey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-45698734577251814812012-04-05T16:52:53.731+05:302012-04-05T16:52:53.731+05:30Haha, thank you Drama Kumari for being one of thos...Haha, thank you Drama Kumari for being one of those friends who suggested we go there..had you not suggested, we would not have gone there! So I have you to thank for!! :) Glad you liked it!!Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-86811154560293548222012-04-05T16:51:31.391+05:302012-04-05T16:51:31.391+05:30It was a really humbling experience in a manner of...It was a really humbling experience in a manner of speaking, in fact my whole visit to Nepal was an eye-opening experience...one part of it that I didn't write was, when we were leaving, there was this young woman, who came running towards us with satin mobile pouches that probably sell in India for about 100 a piece wholesale or at Dilli Haat. She was offering 5 for 100 and it suddently made me wonder what would be the margin she makes? 10 or 20 Nepalese rupees? How many do you have to sell one day to make ends meet? and how many do buy five pouches in one go??Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-19601848180662207742012-04-05T16:50:27.316+05:302012-04-05T16:50:27.316+05:30The post has a very Tolkenish feel to it Deeps; yo...The post has a very Tolkenish feel to it Deeps; you beautifully captured the vibrant and magical energy of the place :)Meena Kumarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-51760422379367492702012-04-05T13:41:43.074+05:302012-04-05T13:41:43.074+05:30A thoughtful post by a wanderer who looked for the...A thoughtful post by a wanderer who looked for the soul of a lost town in its crevices and corners and the faces of its people. Your observations such as the ones on the symbiosis of Hinduism and Buddhism that only Nepalese understand, and the slap of garish paint crying Coca Cola amidst the splendour of temples, pagodas, shikharas, dragons and gates, are profound.umashankarhttp://uspandey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-43891182415742669272012-04-05T12:26:34.760+05:302012-04-05T12:26:34.760+05:30Debajyoti, if you ever decide to take a trip to Ne...Debajyoti, if you ever decide to take a trip to Nepal, ensure a day trip to Bhaktapur from Kathmandu is part of the itinerary. Its just about 13kms away from Kathmandu. :)Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-79903744556538338332012-04-05T11:55:33.595+05:302012-04-05T11:55:33.595+05:30didn't know anything about this place. thanx ...didn't know anything about this place. thanx for sharing. but the story is really grim. nothing can be more heart-wrenching than watching the remnants of a glorious past.debajyotihttp://factsandnonsense.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-84843346691487422122012-04-05T11:24:58.653+05:302012-04-05T11:24:58.653+05:30Sad that there is little done isn't it? In Ind...Sad that there is little done isn't it? In India, V, most places don't really have people living within the confines of the 'tourist spots' or mausoleums we visit, do they? I think that's what hit me most. People living in these really old buildings, solid because they were built at a time when things were only built that way. But that was all that was ever done.. remember those gorgeous victorian houses and castles in britain. Today they are modern abodes, with modern trappings and the heritage preserved..here that heritage is still providing sustenance.. Sad, but true..Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-80751127037427149362012-04-05T11:22:29.158+05:302012-04-05T11:22:29.158+05:30Zephyr: True, but I guess this soul-searching happ...Zephyr: True, but I guess this soul-searching happened because I guess this is my first visit to a nation where Indian currency is premium and preferred too! So far travels have been just about discovering the beauty of places that so far have only been visited through books. Suddenly, I was in a beautiful city - a place where royals can still descend in their splendour and walk through the Durbar square in a parade and they would hardly feel out of place. Those that are, are the locals living there now..peddling a past to make ends meet in the present...:/Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-65818136528774526102012-04-05T10:09:29.915+05:302012-04-05T10:09:29.915+05:30Interesting narration and lovely pictures. I guess...Interesting narration and lovely pictures. I guess most smaller tourist places are exactly the way you have described them.Lazy Pineapplehttp://www.lazypineapple.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-57595126715072145512012-04-05T05:59:53.673+05:302012-04-05T05:59:53.673+05:30This is the story of all 'tourist' towns a...This is the story of all 'tourist' towns and places. 'the local population have largely learnt to ignore the invasion of their privacy' is so true. They live in squalor behind imposing facades and eke out a living. The traders are outsiders, who employ the locals at a pittance. I can understand your unease and your behaving like a 'tourist'. Travelogue with a heart :)zephyrhttp://cybernag.innoreply@blogger.com