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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...

Qalandar Reviews PASANGA (Tamil; 2009)
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  1. Bash 4 August 2009
    01:47:35 am

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    I still haven’t checked this one out. Thanks for the review Q. Didn’t know you were a follower of Tamil films.

  2. Qalandar 4 August 2009
    06:44:42 am

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    I try and watch a fair number of Tamil films, but am limited by the fact that I do not know the language — thus always have to wait a few months until the subtitled DVD is released (and some movies never make it to DVDs with English subtitles — such as Puthupettai, Evano Oruvan).

    Another film I really want to see is Nadodigal. Also heard Mozhi is good, and, although a subtitled DVD exists, it seems to be out of stock everywhere.

  3. ritz 10 August 2009
    08:35:47 pm

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    Thanks Q, will definitely check this out.

  4. jainesh 18 August 2009
    11:55:10 pm

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    hey i require your help for posting new article with images

  5. jainesh 18 August 2009
    11:55:35 pm

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    hey qualandar & q, i require your help for posting new article with images

  6. Qalandar 19 August 2009
    09:02:07 am

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    Jainesh: sorry just saw this. I assume you were able to post (I saw the article on Madhurima Banerjee); if you need to email me it is qalandar4ATgmailDOTcom

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