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I promise somewhat irregular posts on (in no particular order) Indian politics, cinema, and anything else that catches my fancy... Why "Qalandar"? So-called "liminal" religious traditions are a particular interest of mine, and "qalandar" is the sort of untranslatable, ambiguous, yet enormously evocative word that for me touches upon and articulates the experience of the sub-continent's "little" traditions in a particularly memorable way...not to mention the fact that in popular lingo the word has more than a merely religious/spiritual connotation, and can mean a bunch of other things, including a smart alec, wannabe, what-have-you...

Musings on TEEN KANYA (Bengali; 1961)
Qalandar | 4 | May 19, 2009 at 2:07 pm | 40 views | Reviews| Share


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  1. Som 19 May 2009
    11:25:10 pm

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    Excellent stuff here,Qalandar.My favorite is of course the heart-wrenching “Postmaster”.

  2. Qalandar 20 May 2009
    08:44:54 am

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    Thanks som — yes, on its own that is a very moving piece. Am I the only one who thinks Anil Chatterjee looks a bit like Deven Verma?

  3. Sakshatkara 20 May 2009
    11:42:58 am

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    Nice to see you here on NG, Q Bhai. Visit us little more often :-)

  4. Qalandar 20 May 2009
    12:01:40 pm

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    Thanks — work issues have decreased my overall activity online, although, because of election fever and other issues, I seem to be blogging a lot of late on my own blog re: politics…hopefully will get back to cinema more if this damn producer/exhibitor stand-off ever ends!

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