- Brian Mendonca
Victor Mohan gets the LMs
as Cana claims one more guest.
Salema unites Maria and Vinod
as St. Patrick's vies with the churches of India
Flag at half mast in the smoky haze
Nubile lasses hasten for Sunday evening Mass.
'Lucky Lips' at Vijayanagar Hall
Hard rock fans head for Pecos.
Yeshwantpura, Yellahanka - Time is an illusion
Dandin nurtures the Tree of Life
Red on black on the Emerald route
Rumi and haiku, Hidida Usuru
Flame of the forest, laburnums galore
Violet bouganvillae amidst the turf of green
Hymns to Murugan in the April night
A young woman reads her verse at dusk.
(Bangalore
18 April 2005)
Glossary
LM: 'Loose Motions' - a term supplied by Mr. Ananda Giri.
Cana: Biblical allusion to the place where Jesus turned the water into wine.
Salema: Name of the priest at St. Patrick's church, Brigade Road, Bangalore who said the wedding Mass for Maria Tellis and Vinod Chithambaran on 17 April 2005.
Flag: Papal flag lowered following the death of Pope John Paul II
Smoke: referring to the smoke emerging while electing a new pope.
Lucky Lips: Song by Cliff Richard
Pecos: Beer bar in Bangalore
Dandin: (fl.c.550- c.649) Sanskrit grammarian and writer of prose romances from Kanchi (Tamil Nadu). Also the name of the person who inaugurated United Theosophical College, Miller's Road, Bangalore.
Tree of Life: Depicted on mural at UTC, based on tribal art from Orissa.
Red on black: Checked shirt the poet word at his poetry reading at Crossword, Bangalore on 18 April 2005.
Emerald Route: Name of travelogue on Karnataka by R.K. Narayan
Hidida Usuru: Sea of Silence (Kannada) Title of collection of poems by Ankur Betageri
Hymn to Murugan: Poem by A.K. Ramanujan
Bangalore Central: Name of grotesque and cold new mall in Bangalore city.
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