tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post1194490597026171839..comments2023-05-29T18:01:07.328+05:30Comments on The Musings of a Night Owl: The Rise and Fall.....radhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05837846875386312338noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-83704188025163848662012-02-13T10:22:47.707+05:302012-02-13T10:22:47.707+05:30Mayawati has really made the mockery of statues..
...Mayawati has really made the mockery of statues..<br /><br />Earlier when people dies, public or govt made statues to remember them, today..people themselves make their own statues, because after they go away, nobody may want to rememeber them,Renuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052079745061422542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-7052300985208656972012-01-28T16:44:15.543+05:302012-01-28T16:44:15.543+05:30A very thought provoking post. Erecting statues (&...A very thought provoking post. Erecting statues (& needlessly renaming roads) have become the pastime of idle politicians who have else to contribute to society. Statues are definitely eye sores and a source of nuisance at times.Contemporary statues have little to present in terms of architectural content.<br /> Many a time I pity an Anna or an MGR or a Nehru scorching in the blazing sun or getting drenched in pouring rain. The poor guys should be provided with some overhead shelter to protect them from the vagaries of Nature !<br />There should be a total ban on putting up statues of politicians and renaming roads after politicians.Ramakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391020678534194379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-42522929055124612012012-01-26T08:49:19.342+05:302012-01-26T08:49:19.342+05:30Very thoughtful and interesting.Very thoughtful and interesting.Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325697671806865458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-7985739543187871632012-01-25T11:58:04.953+05:302012-01-25T11:58:04.953+05:30@PN - Mayawati - means illusion - and guess it is ...@PN - Mayawati - means illusion - and guess it is illusion of grandeur that prompted the statues?<br />@Rek - immortality - that is long after you are gone.. so you need to do some good when you are around!<br />@Manju - No idea where your comment disappeared. I checked spam. Not there too!radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837846875386312338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-38136322607416473242012-01-25T11:53:47.799+05:302012-01-25T11:53:47.799+05:30Hi Radha,
I posted a comment 2 days ago on your ...Hi Radha,<br /> <br />I posted a comment 2 days ago on your latest post on Statues, but it seems to have disappeared. And when I tried to post again today, I was not able to do so. So here's my comment.-<br /> <br />-Manju <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Hey, where did my comment go? I wrote one here day before yesterday. Anyway, am commenting again. :)<br />Lovely post- enjoyed it very much!<br /><br />Statues are certainly in the news currently- be they Mayavati's statues, elephants, or Saddam's 'butt'.<br /><br />'You just have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.' - something to ponder on certainly....radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837846875386312338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-15825158638283549282012-01-25T11:36:46.724+05:302012-01-25T11:36:46.724+05:30It has a lot to do with the quest for immortality....It has a lot to do with the quest for immortality...statues prolong your life after you are long dead and forgotten. but with such rampant corruption doubt it today's statues will last even during their lifetimes. :DRek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-76319212427268405142012-01-25T10:34:59.302+05:302012-01-25T10:34:59.302+05:30A wonderful post. This issue has been disturbing m...A wonderful post. This issue has been disturbing me for quite long but never thought of giving it a vent. It is agonising to see Maya all around.P.N. Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420464521174227821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-73391014658317137992012-01-24T22:51:15.347+05:302012-01-24T22:51:15.347+05:30@Sandhya, Nona - Thank you
@KP - And guess who wil...@Sandhya, Nona - Thank you<br />@KP - And guess who will make the guidelines for the erection of statues?radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837846875386312338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-86668595072886571822012-01-23T12:31:15.059+05:302012-01-23T12:31:15.059+05:30Some statues win our admiration as great pieces of...Some statues win our admiration as great pieces of art by sculptors and they will endure for long long time.<br />But the statues of individuals who have made no lasting contribution put up by governments that have brief period of power and authority may just serve as guide posts.<br />There should be certain guidelines in the erection of statuesKParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491677858113703887.post-75055135913421748192012-01-23T11:06:42.494+05:302012-01-23T11:06:42.494+05:30Was laughing while reading Saddam Hussein's &#...Was laughing while reading Saddam Hussein's 'butt' story and felt sad while reading about the statues of politicians. <br /><br />'You just have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.' Very apt words, Radha!Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478831923010850316noreply@blogger.com