This is to keep a livejournal alive. Coincidentally, today, in a meeting, after years, I proposed to teach a seminar course (like the one I had proposed many years ago on Gender and Linguistics, and never got to teach it); this will be a 4th semester course to be taught in January-April, 2014. I don't quite know where I will be then.

Not sure about today when things didn't turn out pleasant somehow. The taxman was going to invade at 5:30, so had to rush home but the dream from last night still lingered on. Like Faiz, I could only say: zulm ki chaaoM pe dam lene pe majbur hai ham, nothing more. Actually Faiz does say more (like chand roz aur meri jaan) but I possibly can't. It ( Read more... )

Early day, dept by 10 am and interview of MA candidates started...went on till beyond 4:30, AM was waiting to meet me. The interviews were not too bad, at least the ones we interviewed (in my room), some bright sparks and it was heartening. The diploma candidates were pathetic except one. AM wants a reco, said no problem and got the CV. Also mail ( Read more... )

The Reshmi Kbabs of KNags Karim's Mezbaan were terrible. First they didn't look like Reshmi Kababs, they look like Seekh Kababs and I doubt if they had even 10 gms of chicken in them. Four such Seekhs for Rs 110 (plus tax) is way too much, I should have gone to Darya Ganj Motimahal as originally planned. By the time I ate dinner, the Rumalis had ( Read more... )

Finished watching 2046, started last night but felt very sleepy around 5:30 AM, already daylight outside, sound of water flowing, discovered dead squirrel in cooler, took out with pliers, turned cooler back on. Slept 6 hours, phone rang around 11:40, R wants to get in touch with the "young, intelligent Khasi girl met long time back at your place", ( Read more... )

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mails from both the one who refuses to go and the old flame after years - to the latter wrote back in complete becketian manner in fact sounded autistic to me and to the former with sense and explanation and defence. at office met students for mphil proposals and sara for data etc, got the room cleaned. lunch at nirula’s with a chicken burger at 5 ( Read more... )

the mouse is at it again, loves me too much, I guess. His existence is defined by me; has been nibbling at me but I don't get nibbled, and that bugs him. We laugh at him, at his ineffectitude, at his scurrying from here to there.

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