tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5896825675222410097..comments2024-03-29T19:18:34.904+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11335, Friday 06 Mar 2015, AfterdarkCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88441400848692828942015-03-06T23:27:54.187+05:302015-03-06T23:27:54.187+05:30DG: happy and a colourful HOLI to ye- all !! Its...DG: happy and a colourful HOLI to ye- all !! Its a day of madness and splash of colours but our grid fill expert has created a methodical madness of magicube of multifarious colours !! Congrats. Made my Holi-day very enjoyable. <br /><br />Afterdark: Rename yourself as BEFORELIGHT !!!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29380651746398205792015-03-06T23:21:09.730+05:302015-03-06T23:21:09.730+05:30Sir, first time on this page - and I daresay this ...Sir, first time on this page - and I daresay this might get in too late for a dekko. I enjoyed your puzzle; so thank you for rounding off a great HOLI-day. However, the urge to get online was apropos your comment of yesterday on synonyms. For us green-horns, the glory of your art lies more in mind-plays and less in bland derivations from a thesaurus. You draw us 'in' when your words throw up vivid, associative images...and in this, some of the words you chose probably missed the mark. Many of us solve your puzzles 'on-the-move' with paper and pen, without the means to immediately refer to a thesaurus. Your skill lies in ensuring we don't have to...and still being cryptic...Today was perfect, and yet you could probably have had a re-think on Apples - should the plural have remained 'fruit' in the clue - or was that the result of a setter's rules? And applies = requests(?)...well, the thesaurus does say yes...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255635987503978529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-14364821223943875132015-03-06T21:00:56.613+05:302015-03-06T21:00:56.613+05:30Read 'decifer' in my 11:32 post as 'de...Read 'decifer' in my 11:32 post as 'decipher'. When I was in a hurry, Lucifer might have had his influence...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28502058249045731632015-03-06T18:36:16.225+05:302015-03-06T18:36:16.225+05:30Thanks folks for all your wishes :)Thanks folks for all your wishes :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-15692635557488040102015-03-06T18:11:59.272+05:302015-03-06T18:11:59.272+05:30Nice puzzle. Really a good teaser. But interesting...Nice puzzle. Really a good teaser. But interestingly,I could crack even words hitherto unknown to me thanks to indicative type of clues.eg.27a ,32a &2d. Thank you AD.PKPSwamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244413172407309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68379853015344558132015-03-06T17:12:34.756+05:302015-03-06T17:12:34.756+05:30:-) So was I.:-) So was I.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-58759908234214314132015-03-06T16:03:03.861+05:302015-03-06T16:03:03.861+05:30Run over by a steam roller Run over by a steam roller Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43202901662234446872015-03-06T15:38:16.326+05:302015-03-06T15:38:16.326+05:30Happy Holi everyone and AD woww !!Happy Holi everyone and AD woww !!VMA Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195152250121457237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-46670416633530472642015-03-06T15:29:14.941+05:302015-03-06T15:29:14.941+05:30Thank you Kishore. Exactly what I thought. I faile...Thank you Kishore. Exactly what I thought. I failed to understand the true meaning of 'overwhelmed'.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20030039261719806652015-03-06T15:04:17.951+05:302015-03-06T15:04:17.951+05:30Besides that, there is reference to Kaffir, Jihad ...Besides that, there is reference to Kaffir, Jihad and Hadj in today's crossie ...Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54018657992386173052015-03-06T15:02:55.491+05:302015-03-06T15:02:55.491+05:30I never said it is acceptable! Zameen aasman ka fa...I never said it is acceptable! Zameen aasman ka farq hai, janaab. Bhoomi-gaganasya antaram bhavati, shrimaan.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-5485858751853267562015-03-06T14:57:31.373+05:302015-03-06T14:57:31.373+05:30My take is: Pure Urdu is predominantly based on Pe...My take is: Pure Urdu is predominantly based on Persian/Farsi, 'Textbook' Hindi is predominantly based on Sanskrit and the spoken Hindustaani, as it was called during the times of the Raaj, is a delightful blend of the two. Most persons speak the last named. It is to the credit of writers like Dr Rahi Masoom Raza, who inspite of being an accomplished Urdu poet, brilliantly wrote the script and dialogues for the Hindi serial Mahabharat, taking extreme care to see that Persian origin words were not used since usage of those words would be anachronistic.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3304345410133535482015-03-06T14:13:21.763+05:302015-03-06T14:13:21.763+05:30This is what Wiki has to say about Urdu-
There hav...This is what Wiki has to say about Urdu-<br />There have been attempts to "purify" Urdu and Hindi, by purging Urdu of Sanskrit loan words, and Hindi of Persian loan words, and new vocabulary draws primarily from Persian and Arabic for Urdu and from Sanskrit for Hindi. This has primarily affected academic and literary vocabulary, and both national standards remain heavily influenced by both Persian and Sanskrit.[22] English has exerted a heavy influence on both as a co-official language.[23]<br />But to call it a 'sanskriy language'?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37960458606828592482015-03-06T14:07:21.967+05:302015-03-06T14:07:21.967+05:30Answer IS Urdu. But I fail to understand. From wha...Answer IS Urdu. But I fail to understand. From what you say, it seems acceptable,but how?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-17365428813125526222015-03-06T13:45:24.996+05:302015-03-06T13:45:24.996+05:30Wow AD! Lovely grid :-) Was able to complete an Af...Wow AD! Lovely grid :-) Was able to complete an AfterDark puzzle after ages! Jinx broken for me :-) Happy Holi to all...Arvind Ramaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215724226462958813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-44658375363162270102015-03-06T13:06:05.357+05:302015-03-06T13:06:05.357+05:30I am amazed! With AD's Wow^4 performance! Kudo...I am amazed! With AD's Wow^4 performance! Kudos, Shri! Also, with a clue in the Guardian Quickie today: Sanskrit language (4). The answer seems to be URDU! <br /><br />As one who has studied Sanskrit and Urdu, I am truly overwhelmed for not having realised it.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-35614839602114235462015-03-06T12:39:21.619+05:302015-03-06T12:39:21.619+05:30+1
Hats off to AD+1<br /><br />Hats off to ADmohsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749919963362102268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45432734475010128892015-03-06T12:38:50.233+05:302015-03-06T12:38:50.233+05:30@Richard sir, you are correct. That's indeed w...@Richard sir, you are correct. That's indeed what's written on the flag.<br /><br />Btw, there's no 'pa' in arabic!<br />Which reminds me, a can of Pringles (the chips), when branded in Arabic, reads Brinjals!mohsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749919963362102268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91806453103128446622015-03-06T11:50:27.701+05:302015-03-06T11:50:27.701+05:30Now that you mention it, I tried to recollect the ...Now that you mention it, I tried to recollect the little Urdu I learned while at school. I am able to make out the start of the 2 words-A and the end bar (the dot at the bottom being the difference between pa & ba.<br />I am reminded of a joke I read years ago. <br />A detergent manufacturer made out a huge hoarding for advertising their new product and they wanted it to be clearly seen as a visual without going into a lot words. So they put 3 pictures- the first one of a dirthy cloth, the 2nd it being dipped in soap water and the third that of a sparklingly clean cloth. Lo & behold! Their sales slumped immediately thereafter. It was a big puzzle for them. While checking with a local dealer they understood the problem and the hoarding was immediately removed.<br />Can you guess?<br />They forgot that Arabic/ Urdu was written and read from right to left!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81067042377895970582015-03-06T11:45:28.470+05:302015-03-06T11:45:28.470+05:30The tricolour is charged with the takbīr (Allahu a...The tricolour is charged with the takbīr (Allahu akbar, "God is great")Nadathur Rajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617463765008509834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81244718184444270712015-03-06T11:32:43.919+05:302015-03-06T11:32:43.919+05:3010A With my limited proficiency in Arabic, I can d...10A With my limited proficiency in Arabic, I can decifer the legend on Iraq' s flag as <i>Allah Akbar (God be great)</i>. Mohsin and others may confirm this. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82471072633724498902015-03-06T11:27:17.013+05:302015-03-06T11:27:17.013+05:30Nice crossword and equally amazing splash of colou...Nice crossword and equally amazing splash of colours.<br /><br />Happy Holi to you all.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79516819993407894082015-03-06T10:36:07.936+05:302015-03-06T10:36:07.936+05:30Really wondering how much,time, work, strain and s...Really wondering how much,time, work, strain and stress would have gone into this grid! Simply superb!Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-61607417218715313912015-03-06T09:58:39.013+05:302015-03-06T09:58:39.013+05:30Thanks, Col Sir.Thanks, Col Sir.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69865404961847954952015-03-06T09:45:54.657+05:302015-03-06T09:45:54.657+05:30See Q feverSee <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_fever" rel="nofollow">Q fever</a>Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.com