Super quiz, Anand.
Though it's been years since I read the canon I'm happy to have
scored 50%. Recollecting the stories based on the answers felt very
good after all these years.
Sri
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "anandpillai6"
<anandpillai6@y...> wrote:
> Hi sherlockians
>
> One of the quizzes I authored for the trivia site
> www.funtrivia.com on Sherlock Holmes.
>
> Here is the complete link for anyone interested
> in trying it out.
>
> http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=140069
>
> There are many more SH quizzes on this very nice site.
> This one is one of the highest rated. It is ranked
> "Tough", so I wish you all the best!
>
> -Anand
Hi sherlockians
One of the quizzes I authored for the trivia site
www.funtrivia.com on Sherlock Holmes.
Here is the complete link for anyone interested
in trying it out.
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=140069
There are many more SH quizzes on this very nice site.
This one is one of the highest rated. It is ranked
"Tough", so I wish you all the best!
-Anand
Hello Anand
You are very much welcome here. And yes, we too are 101%
sherlockians. We hope to see you actively participating in our
discussions.
As for your other field of expertise...I'm not much of a software
buff. I use my comp to interact thru the net and typing out my
pastiches or fanfics. That's as far as my horizons extend in the
computer world...but seeing that I'm on the net almost 24 hrs...you
can imagine how far my horizons in other parallel worlds extend. lol.
My interests include reading (profusely), writing, video shooting and
theatre. and my obsessions are Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings and
Harry Potter...
Enough about me...Waiting to hear your opinions soon.
Manraviel
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "anandpillai6"
<anandpillai6@y...> wrote:
> Hi Sherlockians!
>
> I am Anand Pillai from Bangalore. I joined this society today and
> would like to contribute something original as a true Sherlockian.
>
> A few details about me. I am a software engineer by profession, and
> an IIT alumni. I am active in many internet groups, software forums,
> programming language discussions and develop my own software in free
> time. I have authored and hosted a few popular webpages on
programming
> in the internet and written some popular software.
>
> Apart from all that, the reason why I am here. I am a 101% original
> sherlockian. I have read the whole canon countless times,
participated
> in Sherlock Holmes debates, Quizzes etc. I carry most of the
> characters and events in the canon inside my head. I have written
> parodies on Sherlock Holmes and authored a few quizzes on some
> internet sites on the master.
>
> I hope to start a Sherlock Holmes discussion blog quite soon
> as a part of my activities. I hope to get some help from
enterprising
> members here, the true Sherlockians.
>
> Here is a link to one of my programming pages. Nothing to do
> with Sherlock Holmes, but gives an idea about me.
>
> http://members.lycos.co.uk/anandpillai
>
> I would like to take part in discussions here. Eager members
> are welcome to write to me about the Canon, especially some of
> the stories connected with actual events & societies like "The
> Five Orange Pips".
>
> Cheers!
>
> -Anand
Dear Friends,
After showing THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Originally made in English but
dubbed in Russian) in two parts REN TV is showing THE SIGN OF FOUR (again dubbed
in Russian) from 5:30 PM on 20th and 21st August 2003. It can be watched
anywhere in India and Nepal if your Cable TV operator shows you REN TV.
yours in the world of Doyle and Holmes-
Mihir Lochan Saran
Pustak Bhandar Publishing House
Govind Mitra Road
Patna - 800 004 (Bihar)
INDIA
Phones :.
+91-612-2301 341 (Off.)
+91-612-2301 338 (Res.)
E-mail id.<pbphpatna@...>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Hi Mihir
Thanks for the information. It is a pity that the movie channels
of these days, i.e popular ones like HBO and Star Movies tend to
air hollywood stuff which is the favorite of the masses.
Hallmark is one channel that caters to the audience who likes
more classical movies. But even they dont air Holmes movies.
I have gone about many places in bangalore looking for Holmes
VCDs but all I got was some cartoons, quite amateurish ones depicting
Watson as a comic character!
If anyone in this group has a good collection of VCDs I would
like to know about it.
Thanks folks,
-Anand
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., Mihir Lochan
Saran <pbphpatna@v...> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> Yesterday (18th August 2003) and today (19th August 2003) I got an
opportunity of watching THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ( originally
made in English but dubbed in Russian ) on REN TV a Russian TV
Channel. The same channel had telecasted a film " The Real Sherlock
Holmes" a film based on the life of Dr Arthur Connan Doyle during Sir
Arthur's days in the medical college and days as practicing physician
along with his real life detective exploits.
>
> HBO had shown Steven Spielberg " Young Sherlock Holmes" twice in
last ten days.
> I personally feel the other TV Channels in India like AXN, Star
Movies , Zee MGM an which show English Films should also show
Sherlock Holmes Movies.
>
> Even Govt of India's Channel Doodarshan India (DDI) (most widely
watched channel in India) have telecasted movies like SIGN OF FOUR,
HOUND OF BASKERVILLES and serials like " ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
" and " RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES" in the past but have stopped
showing those classics and keep Sherlockians like us starving.
>
> -Mihir Lochan Saran
>
> Pustak Bhandar Publishing House
> Govind Mitra Road
> Patna - 800 004 (Bihar)
> INDIA
> Phones :.
> +91-612-2301 341 (Off.)
> +91-612-2301 338 (Res.)
> E-mail id.<pbphpatna@v...>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Hi Sherlockians!
I am Anand Pillai from Bangalore. I joined this society today and
would like to contribute something original as a true Sherlockian.
A few details about me. I am a software engineer by profession, and
an IIT alumni. I am active in many internet groups, software forums,
programming language discussions and develop my own software in free
time. I have authored and hosted a few popular webpages on programming
in the internet and written some popular software.
Apart from all that, the reason why I am here. I am a 101% original
sherlockian. I have read the whole canon countless times, participated
in Sherlock Holmes debates, Quizzes etc. I carry most of the
characters and events in the canon inside my head. I have written
parodies on Sherlock Holmes and authored a few quizzes on some
internet sites on the master.
I hope to start a Sherlock Holmes discussion blog quite soon
as a part of my activities. I hope to get some help from enterprising
members here, the true Sherlockians.
Here is a link to one of my programming pages. Nothing to do
with Sherlock Holmes, but gives an idea about me.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/anandpillai
I would like to take part in discussions here. Eager members
are welcome to write to me about the Canon, especially some of
the stories connected with actual events & societies like "The
Five Orange Pips".
Cheers!
-Anand
I'm afraid i dont get the REN TV channel. But yes, I did see
the "Young Sherlock Holmes" a couple of times. I also have the novel
version of the story. But as for DDI, I guess I missed all of the
movies. The main reason being that they don't advertise. Some very
good classics like Citizen Kane have been shown on DD but no one
knows about it.
Manraviel
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., Mihir Lochan
Saran <pbphpatna@v...> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> Yesterday (18th August 2003) and today (19th August 2003) I got an
opportunity of watching THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ( originally
made in English but dubbed in Russian ) on REN TV a Russian TV
Channel. The same channel had telecasted a film " The Real Sherlock
Holmes" a film based on the life of Dr Arthur Connan Doyle during Sir
Arthur's days in the medical college and days as practicing
physician along with his real life detective exploits.
>
> HBO had shown Steven Spielberg " Young Sherlock Holmes" twice in
last ten days.
> I personally feel the other TV Channels in India like AXN, Star
Movies , Zee MGM an which show English Films should also show
Sherlock Holmes Movies.
>
> Even Govt of India's Channel Doodarshan India (DDI) (most widely
watched channel in India) have telecasted movies like SIGN OF FOUR,
HOUND OF BASKERVILLES and serials like " ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES " and " RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES" in the past but have
stopped showing those classics and keep Sherlockians like us starving.
>
> -Mihir Lochan Saran
>
> Pustak Bhandar Publishing House
> Govind Mitra Road
> Patna - 800 004 (Bihar)
> INDIA
> Phones :.
> +91-612-2301 341 (Off.)
> +91-612-2301 338 (Res.)
> E-mail id.<pbphpatna@v...>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Dear Friends,
Yesterday (18th August 2003) and today (19th August 2003) I got an opportunity
of watching THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ( originally made in English but
dubbed in Russian ) on REN TV a Russian TV Channel. The same channel had
telecasted a film " The Real Sherlock Holmes" a film based on the life of Dr
Arthur Connan Doyle during Sir Arthur's days in the medical college and days as
practicing physician along with his real life detective exploits.
HBO had shown Steven Spielberg " Young Sherlock Holmes" twice in last ten days.
I personally feel the other TV Channels in India like AXN, Star Movies , Zee MGM
an which show English Films should also show Sherlock Holmes Movies.
Even Govt of India's Channel Doodarshan India (DDI) (most widely watched channel
in India) have telecasted movies like SIGN OF FOUR, HOUND OF BASKERVILLES and
serials like " ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES " and " RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES"
in the past but have stopped showing those classics and keep Sherlockians like
us starving.
-Mihir Lochan Saran
Pustak Bhandar Publishing House
Govind Mitra Road
Patna - 800 004 (Bihar)
INDIA
Phones :.
+91-612-2301 341 (Off.)
+91-612-2301 338 (Res.)
E-mail id.<pbphpatna@...>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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You know you are a Sherlockian when:
10. When talking to people, you don't make eye contact because
you're too busy observing the mud splashes on their shoes.
9. Y ou put a $500 bust of yourself by the window, and crouch nearby,
waiting for a bullet to go through it at any moment.
8. Y ou can easily identify tyres by their tracks, but don't even
remember your own phone number.
7. E ven when you have e-mail facility, you prefer sending telegrams
to your friends.
6. W ho cares if your local policeman's name is Tom? You'll call him
Lestrade. Anyway, the two names sound quite similar!
5. A ll your newspapers are in tatters, because you insist on pasting
every bit of information in your scrap-book. (Hmm, something looks
quite fishy in that wiener ad. Well, that starts the 'W' section).
4. Y our friends are quite irritated at your habit of
saying 'Elementary'in reply to every question- including one by a
stranger as to which school you went to!
3. E very morning you plague your postman with questions because
you're dead sure that he's the evil leader of a terrorist group.
('Come, come, old chap, I know you call yourself John Smith and all
that rot, but what do your friends call you? The Silver Stinger?')
2. Y ou are quite sure that the numbers on report cards are not just
numerical grades, but are part of a deeper inner code. Thus, you eye
every teacher with suspicion too.
1. Y ou haven't laughed at even one of these 'Top Ten' items, because
each and every one of the actions seem perfectly normal to you.
("Well, I do this everyday, and I don't see anything wrong in it!")
Manraviel
Dear Sumal ,
A million thanks for your valuable information .
Please let me know where can I get KN Kathu's book" Sherlock Holmes India" from
?
Who are the publishers?
Is it available in Online stores?
Thanking you once again.
Mihir Lochan
Pustak Bhandar Publishing House
Govind Mitra Road
Patna - 800 004 (Bihar)
INDIA
Phones :.
+91-612-2301 341 (Off.)
+91-612-2301 338 (Res.)
E-mail id.<pbphpatna@...>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Holmes certainly smoked "his old black pipe", and like all men of
that time and place wore a hat, but the types in each case were never
specified. The calabash pipe came from stage actor William Gillette
who selected it as the least likely to detract from his famous
profile.
Sri
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "watsonjh2002"
<watsonjh2002@y...> wrote:
> Yes that's right. It was first used in the plays. But I forget by
> which actor. I research and let u guys know.
>
> Manraviel
>
>
> --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Kumar D. T.
> Bhatia" <ceco@e...> wrote:
> > dear friends,
> > here's some interesting trivia
> > it was really sidney pagets own favoirite headgear , a
deerstalker,
> that he
> > showed, Holmes wearing, in his illustrations for the Sign of
Four,
> > Silver Blaze and Boscombe Valley Mystery.
> > But I doubt if ACD ever mentioned anywhere in the canon ,Holmes
> wearing (
> > or even possessing ) one .
> > Am I right ?
> > Kumar Bhatia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:26 PM 8/11/2003 +0530, you wrote:
> > >Hi! Friends,
> > >India got the opportunity of publishing two pastiches " Mandala
of
> SH" and "
> > >Parson's Parrot" in last 2 years . Can any body of tell me about
> any new
> > >pastiche published by an Indian Publisher?
> > >Please also tell me if any SH type character has been created by
> any Indian
> > >Writer in the Indian Environment. I have only read the
translated
> (from
> > >Bengali to English) adventures of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi.
> > >-Mihir Lochan
> > >Patna
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> > >To: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> > >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:55 PM
> > >Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Digest Number 54
> > >
> > >
> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > > > sherlockholmessocietyofindia-unsubscribe@...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------
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> --------
> > > >
> > > > There are 6 messages in this issue.
> > > >
> > > > Topics in this digest:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > > 2. Re: Interesting.
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > 3. Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > 4. Hey Sumal!!!!
> > > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > > 5. Come on!
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > 6. How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 1
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:44:13 -0000
> > > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > > Subject: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > > >
> > > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
> Sherlockians in
> > > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
> cracking; get
> > > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make
> this a
> > > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our
favourite
> > > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
> Holmes. That
> > > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
> other
> > > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership
in
> the
> > > > forthcoming days.
> > > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 2
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:33 -0000
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > Subject: Re: Interesting.
> > > >
> > > > You are lucky enough to at least hear the joke. I'm yet to
find
> > > > someone around me with even an iota of knowledge of the
British
> > > > sleuth. After seeing my high school project report on Doyle,
my
> > > > friends wondered if he was a footballer. Had it not been for
the
> > > > canon and the handful of pastiches I own I would be
Holmesless
> around
> > > > here.
> > > >
> > > > And as for the 'Interesting Eh'. I didn't hear it anywhere, I
> just
> > > > thought that it would be 'interesting' to type it.
> > > >
> > > > Manraviel
> > > >
> > > > --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Ashoke
> > > > Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Regarding your 'Interesting Eh?' crack, it may interest you
> to know
> > > > > that I've been in Canada 5.5 years now, and have heard this
> joke
> > > > > frequently. However, I'm yet to hear a Canadian say 'eh'.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 3
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:36:55 -0000
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > Subject: Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hello Raakesh
> > > >
> > > > Yes it *is* a shame that there are so few members in this
group
> and
> > > > fewer participation from those who are here. We need to get
> cracking
> > > > if we have to live up to the name.
> > > >
> > > > I would have put something in today but I don't have the
canon
> with
> > > > me right now...so expecting some thing from u guys..
> > > >
> > > > Manraviel
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> > > >
> sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "raakesh_thayyil"
> > > > <raakesh_thayyil@y...> wrote:
> > > > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > > > >
> > > > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
> Sherlockians
> > > > in
> > > > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
> cracking;
> > > > get
> > > > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets
make
> this
> > > > a
> > > > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our
> favourite
> > > > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
> Holmes.
> > > > That
> > > > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
> other
> > > > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership
> in the
> > > > > forthcoming days.
> > > > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 4
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:20 -0000
> > > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > > Subject: Hey Sumal!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hi there Sumal.
> > > > Listen MAIL me. I've got something for u. Raakesh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 5
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:54:08 -0000
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > Subject: Come on!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > One solution may be to post something lively and entertaining
> > > > ourselves, instead of exhorting others to do so.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 6
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:44:27 +0000
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > Subject: How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings, all.
> > > >
> > > > Let me tell you how I started reading them. In the summer of
> 1960, when I
> > > > was about nine, my parents and I went, as usual, for a
holiday
> in
> > >Nainital.
> > > > My brothers studied at St. Joseph's College there, while I
went
> to St.
> > > > Columba's Delhi. In the train along the way, a travelling
> companion
> > > > mentioned to my parents that I should try Sherlock Holmes if
I
> was looking
> > > > for something new to read. On seeing the complete Holmes
> stories in two
> > > > volumes at my best friend's home back in Delhi, I remembered
the
> > >gentleman's
> > > > chance words and borrowed them one at a time.
> > > >
> > > > I found them quite riveting and exquisitely thrilling. Around
> 1978, I
> > > > borrowed the lot in a single volume, this time from
> another 'best friend'
> > >of
> > > > my undergraduate days and read them again, in Kolkata. They
> were almost
> > >new
> > > > to me, though I could vaguely recall parts of the stories.
> > > >
> > > > It has been said that we rarely forget that which has made a
> deep
> > >impression
> > > > on our minds, and so it was with the Holmes stories. I intend
> to read them
> > > > yet again when I've time.
> > > >
> > > > Cordially,
> > > >
> > > > Ashoke
> > > >
> > > >
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Folks,
HEre's what turned up in my research.
"The deerstalker came from Holmes's original illustrator, Sidney
Paget, who habitually wore one: the hat's association with hunting
made it a natural for manhunter Holmes. Sidney, by the way, was
*not* the Paget that the Strand Magazine (in which many of the Holmes
short stories first appeared) had wanted for the Holmes stories: they
meant to contact his brother Walter to do the illustrations, but
addressed the letter to Sidney by mistake. Sidney's depiction of
Doyle's detective proved very popular, though, and the Strand never
felt like changing thereafter. Walter still got in on it, though: he
sat for his brother as the model for Holmes!
Sri
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "watsonjh2002"
<watsonjh2002@y...> wrote:
> Yes that's right. It was first used in the plays. But I forget by
> which actor. I research and let u guys know.
>
> Manraviel
>
>
> --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Kumar D. T.
> Bhatia" <ceco@e...> wrote:
> > dear friends,
> > here's some interesting trivia
> > it was really sidney pagets own favoirite headgear , a
deerstalker,
> that he
> > showed, Holmes wearing, in his illustrations for the Sign of
Four,
> > Silver Blaze and Boscombe Valley Mystery.
> > But I doubt if ACD ever mentioned anywhere in the canon ,Holmes
> wearing (
> > or even possessing ) one .
> > Am I right ?
> > Kumar Bhatia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:26 PM 8/11/2003 +0530, you wrote:
> > >Hi! Friends,
> > >India got the opportunity of publishing two pastiches " Mandala
of
> SH" and "
> > >Parson's Parrot" in last 2 years . Can any body of tell me about
> any new
> > >pastiche published by an Indian Publisher?
> > >Please also tell me if any SH type character has been created by
> any Indian
> > >Writer in the Indian Environment. I have only read the
translated
> (from
> > >Bengali to English) adventures of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi.
> > >-Mihir Lochan
> > >Patna
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> > >To: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> > >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:55 PM
> > >Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Digest Number 54
> > >
> > >
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> > > >
> > > > Topics in this digest:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > > 2. Re: Interesting.
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > 3. Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > 4. Hey Sumal!!!!
> > > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > > 5. Come on!
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > 6. How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
>
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> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 1
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:44:13 -0000
> > > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > > Subject: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > > >
> > > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
> Sherlockians in
> > > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
> cracking; get
> > > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make
> this a
> > > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our
favourite
> > > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
> Holmes. That
> > > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
> other
> > > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership
in
> the
> > > > forthcoming days.
> > > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 2
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:33 -0000
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > Subject: Re: Interesting.
> > > >
> > > > You are lucky enough to at least hear the joke. I'm yet to
find
> > > > someone around me with even an iota of knowledge of the
British
> > > > sleuth. After seeing my high school project report on Doyle,
my
> > > > friends wondered if he was a footballer. Had it not been for
the
> > > > canon and the handful of pastiches I own I would be
Holmesless
> around
> > > > here.
> > > >
> > > > And as for the 'Interesting Eh'. I didn't hear it anywhere, I
> just
> > > > thought that it would be 'interesting' to type it.
> > > >
> > > > Manraviel
> > > >
> > > > --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Ashoke
> > > > Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Regarding your 'Interesting Eh?' crack, it may interest you
> to know
> > > > > that I've been in Canada 5.5 years now, and have heard this
> joke
> > > > > frequently. However, I'm yet to hear a Canadian say 'eh'.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 3
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:36:55 -0000
> > > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > > Subject: Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hello Raakesh
> > > >
> > > > Yes it *is* a shame that there are so few members in this
group
> and
> > > > fewer participation from those who are here. We need to get
> cracking
> > > > if we have to live up to the name.
> > > >
> > > > I would have put something in today but I don't have the
canon
> with
> > > > me right now...so expecting some thing from u guys..
> > > >
> > > > Manraviel
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> > > >
> sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "raakesh_thayyil"
> > > > <raakesh_thayyil@y...> wrote:
> > > > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > > > >
> > > > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
> Sherlockians
> > > > in
> > > > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
> cracking;
> > > > get
> > > > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets
make
> this
> > > > a
> > > > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our
> favourite
> > > > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
> Holmes.
> > > > That
> > > > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
> other
> > > > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership
> in the
> > > > > forthcoming days.
> > > > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 4
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:20 -0000
> > > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > > Subject: Hey Sumal!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hi there Sumal.
> > > > Listen MAIL me. I've got something for u. Raakesh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 5
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:54:08 -0000
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > Subject: Come on!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > One solution may be to post something lively and entertaining
> > > > ourselves, instead of exhorting others to do so.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > > >
> > > > Message: 6
> > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:44:27 +0000
> > > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > > Subject: How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings, all.
> > > >
> > > > Let me tell you how I started reading them. In the summer of
> 1960, when I
> > > > was about nine, my parents and I went, as usual, for a
holiday
> in
> > >Nainital.
> > > > My brothers studied at St. Joseph's College there, while I
went
> to St.
> > > > Columba's Delhi. In the train along the way, a travelling
> companion
> > > > mentioned to my parents that I should try Sherlock Holmes if
I
> was looking
> > > > for something new to read. On seeing the complete Holmes
> stories in two
> > > > volumes at my best friend's home back in Delhi, I remembered
the
> > >gentleman's
> > > > chance words and borrowed them one at a time.
> > > >
> > > > I found them quite riveting and exquisitely thrilling. Around
> 1978, I
> > > > borrowed the lot in a single volume, this time from
> another 'best friend'
> > >of
> > > > my undergraduate days and read them again, in Kolkata. They
> were almost
> > >new
> > > > to me, though I could vaguely recall parts of the stories.
> > > >
> > > > It has been said that we rarely forget that which has made a
> deep
> > >impression
> > > > on our minds, and so it was with the Holmes stories. I intend
> to read them
> > > > yet again when I've time.
> > > >
> > > > Cordially,
> > > >
> > > > Ashoke
> > > >
> > > >
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Yes that's right. It was first used in the plays. But I forget by
which actor. I research and let u guys know.
Manraviel
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Kumar D. T.
Bhatia" <ceco@e...> wrote:
> dear friends,
> here's some interesting trivia
> it was really sidney pagets own favoirite headgear , a deerstalker,
that he
> showed, Holmes wearing, in his illustrations for the Sign of Four,
> Silver Blaze and Boscombe Valley Mystery.
> But I doubt if ACD ever mentioned anywhere in the canon ,Holmes
wearing (
> or even possessing ) one .
> Am I right ?
> Kumar Bhatia
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:26 PM 8/11/2003 +0530, you wrote:
> >Hi! Friends,
> >India got the opportunity of publishing two pastiches " Mandala of
SH" and "
> >Parson's Parrot" in last 2 years . Can any body of tell me about
any new
> >pastiche published by an Indian Publisher?
> >Please also tell me if any SH type character has been created by
any Indian
> >Writer in the Indian Environment. I have only read the translated
(from
> >Bengali to English) adventures of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi.
> >-Mihir Lochan
> >Patna
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> >To: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
> >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:55 PM
> >Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Digest Number 54
> >
> >
> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > > sherlockholmessocietyofindia-unsubscribe@...
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
--------
> > >
> > > There are 6 messages in this issue.
> > >
> > > Topics in this digest:
> > >
> > > 1. Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > 2. Re: Interesting.
> > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > 3. Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > 4. Hey Sumal!!!!
> > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > 5. Come on!
> > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > 6. How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:44:13 -0000
> > > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@y...>
> > > Subject: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > >
> > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > >
> > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
Sherlockians in
> > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
cracking; get
> > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make
this a
> > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our favourite
> > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
Holmes. That
> > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
other
> > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > >
> > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership in
the
> > > forthcoming days.
> > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:33 -0000
> > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > Subject: Re: Interesting.
> > >
> > > You are lucky enough to at least hear the joke. I'm yet to find
> > > someone around me with even an iota of knowledge of the British
> > > sleuth. After seeing my high school project report on Doyle, my
> > > friends wondered if he was a footballer. Had it not been for the
> > > canon and the handful of pastiches I own I would be Holmesless
around
> > > here.
> > >
> > > And as for the 'Interesting Eh'. I didn't hear it anywhere, I
just
> > > thought that it would be 'interesting' to type it.
> > >
> > > Manraviel
> > >
> > > --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Ashoke
> > > Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Regarding your 'Interesting Eh?' crack, it may interest you
to know
> > > > that I've been in Canada 5.5 years now, and have heard this
joke
> > > > frequently. However, I'm yet to hear a Canadian say 'eh'.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 3
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:36:55 -0000
> > > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@y...>
> > > Subject: Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > >
> > > Hello Raakesh
> > >
> > > Yes it *is* a shame that there are so few members in this group
and
> > > fewer participation from those who are here. We need to get
cracking
> > > if we have to live up to the name.
> > >
> > > I would have put something in today but I don't have the canon
with
> > > me right now...so expecting some thing from u guys..
> > >
> > > Manraviel
> > >
> > > --- In
> > >
sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "raakesh_thayyil"
> > > <raakesh_thayyil@y...> wrote:
> > > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > > >
> > > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us
Sherlockians
> > > in
> > > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get
cracking;
> > > get
> > > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make
this
> > > a
> > > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our
favourite
> > > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock
Holmes.
> > > That
> > > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing
other
> > > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership
in the
> > > > forthcoming days.
> > > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 4
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:20 -0000
> > > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > > Subject: Hey Sumal!!!!
> > >
> > > Hi there Sumal.
> > > Listen MAIL me. I've got something for u. Raakesh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 5
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:54:08 -0000
> > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > Subject: Come on!
> > >
> > >
> > > One solution may be to post something lively and entertaining
> > > ourselves, instead of exhorting others to do so.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
______________________________________________________________________
__
> > >
> > > Message: 6
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:44:27 +0000
> > > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...>
> > > Subject: How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > >
> > > Greetings, all.
> > >
> > > Let me tell you how I started reading them. In the summer of
1960, when I
> > > was about nine, my parents and I went, as usual, for a holiday
in
> >Nainital.
> > > My brothers studied at St. Joseph's College there, while I went
to St.
> > > Columba's Delhi. In the train along the way, a travelling
companion
> > > mentioned to my parents that I should try Sherlock Holmes if I
was looking
> > > for something new to read. On seeing the complete Holmes
stories in two
> > > volumes at my best friend's home back in Delhi, I remembered the
> >gentleman's
> > > chance words and borrowed them one at a time.
> > >
> > > I found them quite riveting and exquisitely thrilling. Around
1978, I
> > > borrowed the lot in a single volume, this time from
another 'best friend'
> >of
> > > my undergraduate days and read them again, in Kolkata. They
were almost
> >new
> > > to me, though I could vaguely recall parts of the stories.
> > >
> > > It has been said that we rarely forget that which has made a
deep
> >impression
> > > on our minds, and so it was with the Holmes stories. I intend
to read them
> > > yet again when I've time.
> > >
> > > Cordially,
> > >
> > > Ashoke
> > >
> > >
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Here's the link again
http://ratmmjess.tripod.com/wold8.html
But I'm really sorry, the Indian's name is not mentioned in the essay.
And sorry for posting so late. I was out of townn. It was the opening
show of the play and I was the head of the backstage. The trip was
both good and bad. We had a fun time and the show was a hit but I
fell from the 5 ft high stage and broke my foot. Ahh . Anyway
Caio
Manraviel
--- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., sumalsn
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
> Mark,your link is not functioning.Spare us the curiosity ,who is
the
> Indian, you have mentioned
> sumal
1. Silver Blaze - While 'the dog that did not bark' is the more famous
reference from this story, what I found much more powerful was the
understated observation of the cow which could trot, canter and gallop
There's another great one - Yellow Face is the name, I think - where,
towards the end, Holmes' client tells his wife that "I may not be a good man
but I am a better one than you give me credit for" and it ends with Holmes
telling JW that if he ever (again) becomes overconfident, Watson should
whisper [XYZ] (the name of the village) to him.
2. I never counted Moriarty to be particularly evil - he seemed to be more
of an intellectual equal of Holmes and given to criminal activities for
reasons of money and/or power. The real evil villains surface more, I think,
in the stories set in the rural world - I'm thinking of good folks like the
snake owner in "Speckled Band" or Mr. Roylott (of Copper Beaches?) etc.
There are quite a few more of the ilk.
As I keep saying, must find time to read them again!
Nikhil
----Original Message Follows----
dear sumal, thanks for the "wake-up" call.
a) which according to you is the best story in the canon.
b) who is the most evil villain in the canon ( not counting prof. moriarty )
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dear friends,
here's some interesting trivia
it was really sidney pagets own favoirite headgear , a deerstalker, that he
showed, Holmes wearing, in his illustrations for the Sign of Four,
Silver Blaze and Boscombe Valley Mystery.
But I doubt if ACD ever mentioned anywhere in the canon ,Holmes wearing (
or even possessing ) one .
Am I right ?
Kumar Bhatia
At 09:26 PM 8/11/2003 +0530, you wrote:
>Hi! Friends,
>India got the opportunity of publishing two pastiches " Mandala of SH" and "
>Parson's Parrot" in last 2 years . Can any body of tell me about any new
>pastiche published by an Indian Publisher?
>Please also tell me if any SH type character has been created by any Indian
>Writer in the Indian Environment. I have only read the translated (from
>Bengali to English) adventures of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi.
>-Mihir Lochan
>Patna
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
>To: <sherlockholmessocietyofindia@...>
>Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:55 PM
>Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Digest Number 54
>
>
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > There are 6 messages in this issue.
> >
> > Topics in this digest:
> >
> > 1. Come on Guys!!!!!
> > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@...>
> > 2. Re: Interesting.
> > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> > 3. Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> > 4. Hey Sumal!!!!
> > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > 5. Come on!
> > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> > 6. How I came by the Holmes stories.
> > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:44:13 -0000
> > From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@...>
> > Subject: Come on Guys!!!!!
> >
> > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> >
> > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us Sherlockians in
> > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get cracking; get
> > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make this a
> > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our favourite
> > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock Holmes. That
> > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing other
> > issues of the day. We can do it.
> >
> > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership in the
> > forthcoming days.
> > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:33 -0000
> > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> > Subject: Re: Interesting.
> >
> > You are lucky enough to at least hear the joke. I'm yet to find
> > someone around me with even an iota of knowledge of the British
> > sleuth. After seeing my high school project report on Doyle, my
> > friends wondered if he was a footballer. Had it not been for the
> > canon and the handful of pastiches I own I would be Holmesless around
> > here.
> >
> > And as for the 'Interesting Eh'. I didn't hear it anywhere, I just
> > thought that it would be 'interesting' to type it.
> >
> > Manraviel
> >
> > --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Ashoke
> > Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Regarding your 'Interesting Eh?' crack, it may interest you to know
> > > that I've been in Canada 5.5 years now, and have heard this joke
> > > frequently. However, I'm yet to hear a Canadian say 'eh'.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:36:55 -0000
> > From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> > Subject: Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> >
> > Hello Raakesh
> >
> > Yes it *is* a shame that there are so few members in this group and
> > fewer participation from those who are here. We need to get cracking
> > if we have to live up to the name.
> >
> > I would have put something in today but I don't have the canon with
> > me right now...so expecting some thing from u guys..
> >
> > Manraviel
> >
> > --- In
> > sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "raakesh_thayyil"
> > <raakesh_thayyil@y...> wrote:
> > > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> > >
> > > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us Sherlockians
> > in
> > > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get cracking;
> > get
> > > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make this
> > a
> > > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our favourite
> > > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock Holmes.
> > That
> > > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing other
> > > issues of the day. We can do it.
> > >
> > > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership in the
> > > forthcoming days.
> > > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:20 -0000
> > From: raakesh_thayyil
> > Subject: Hey Sumal!!!!
> >
> > Hi there Sumal.
> > Listen MAIL me. I've got something for u. Raakesh
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:54:08 -0000
> > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> > Subject: Come on!
> >
> >
> > One solution may be to post something lively and entertaining
> > ourselves, instead of exhorting others to do so.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:44:27 +0000
> > From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> > Subject: How I came by the Holmes stories.
> >
> > Greetings, all.
> >
> > Let me tell you how I started reading them. In the summer of 1960, when I
> > was about nine, my parents and I went, as usual, for a holiday in
>Nainital.
> > My brothers studied at St. Joseph's College there, while I went to St.
> > Columba's Delhi. In the train along the way, a travelling companion
> > mentioned to my parents that I should try Sherlock Holmes if I was looking
> > for something new to read. On seeing the complete Holmes stories in two
> > volumes at my best friend's home back in Delhi, I remembered the
>gentleman's
> > chance words and borrowed them one at a time.
> >
> > I found them quite riveting and exquisitely thrilling. Around 1978, I
> > borrowed the lot in a single volume, this time from another 'best friend'
>of
> > my undergraduate days and read them again, in Kolkata. They were almost
>new
> > to me, though I could vaguely recall parts of the stories.
> >
> > It has been said that we rarely forget that which has made a deep
>impression
> > on our minds, and so it was with the Holmes stories. I intend to read them
> > yet again when I've time.
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Ashoke
> >
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Hello,
The former Indian home minister and freedom fighter ,shri Kailash
Nath Katju was a great Sherlock Holmes fan. He in fact published a
book called 'SHERLOCK HOLMES IN INDIA'.Mark, can you do some research
on this being our official researcher and mihir, I think this will
answer your query too.
sumal
Hi! Friends,
India got the opportunity of publishing two pastiches " Mandala of SH" and "
Parson's Parrot" in last 2 years . Can any body of tell me about any new
pastiche published by an Indian Publisher?
Please also tell me if any SH type character has been created by any Indian
Writer in the Indian Environment. I have only read the translated (from
Bengali to English) adventures of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi.
-Mihir Lochan
Patna
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> There are 6 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. Come on Guys!!!!!
> From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@...>
> 2. Re: Interesting.
> From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> 3. Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
> From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> 4. Hey Sumal!!!!
> From: raakesh_thayyil
> 5. Come on!
> From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> 6. How I came by the Holmes stories.
> From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:44:13 -0000
> From: "raakesh_thayyil" <raakesh_thayyil@...>
> Subject: Come on Guys!!!!!
>
> Hey all you Sherlockians,
>
> Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us Sherlockians in
> India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get cracking; get
> all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make this a
> lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our favourite
> detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock Holmes. That
> is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing other
> issues of the day. We can do it.
>
> I hope that there will be an increase in the membership in the
> forthcoming days.
> Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:33 -0000
> From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> Subject: Re: Interesting.
>
> You are lucky enough to at least hear the joke. I'm yet to find
> someone around me with even an iota of knowledge of the British
> sleuth. After seeing my high school project report on Doyle, my
> friends wondered if he was a footballer. Had it not been for the
> canon and the handful of pastiches I own I would be Holmesless around
> here.
>
> And as for the 'Interesting Eh'. I didn't hear it anywhere, I just
> thought that it would be 'interesting' to type it.
>
> Manraviel
>
> --- In sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "Ashoke
> Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@h...> wrote:
> >
> > Regarding your 'Interesting Eh?' crack, it may interest you to know
> > that I've been in Canada 5.5 years now, and have heard this joke
> > frequently. However, I'm yet to hear a Canadian say 'eh'.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:36:55 -0000
> From: "watsonjh2002" <watsonjh2002@...>
> Subject: Re: Come on Guys!!!!!
>
> Hello Raakesh
>
> Yes it *is* a shame that there are so few members in this group and
> fewer participation from those who are here. We need to get cracking
> if we have to live up to the name.
>
> I would have put something in today but I don't have the canon with
> me right now...so expecting some thing from u guys..
>
> Manraviel
>
> --- In
> sherlockholmessocietyofindia@..., "raakesh_thayyil"
> <raakesh_thayyil@y...> wrote:
> > Hey all you Sherlockians,
> >
> > Whats up guys. It seems there are hardly any of us Sherlockians
> in
> > India; seeing the membership of our Group. Come on, get cracking;
> get
> > all your earnest Sherlock Holmes lovers to join up. Lets make this
> a
> > lively & entertaining forum for us all to discuss our favourite
> > detective and other topics. The emphasis is on Sherlock Holmes.
> That
> > is out locus standii; but there is no bar on you discussing other
> > issues of the day. We can do it.
> >
> > I hope that there will be an increase in the membership in the
> > forthcoming days.
> > Bye, all, enjoy, Raakesh.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:46:20 -0000
> From: raakesh_thayyil
> Subject: Hey Sumal!!!!
>
> Hi there Sumal.
> Listen MAIL me. I've got something for u. Raakesh
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:54:08 -0000
> From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> Subject: Come on!
>
>
> One solution may be to post something lively and entertaining
> ourselves, instead of exhorting others to do so.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:44:27 +0000
> From: "Ashoke Dasgupta" <ashoke_dasgupta@...>
> Subject: How I came by the Holmes stories.
>
> Greetings, all.
>
> Let me tell you how I started reading them. In the summer of 1960, when I
> was about nine, my parents and I went, as usual, for a holiday in
Nainital.
> My brothers studied at St. Joseph's College there, while I went to St.
> Columba's Delhi. In the train along the way, a travelling companion
> mentioned to my parents that I should try Sherlock Holmes if I was looking
> for something new to read. On seeing the complete Holmes stories in two
> volumes at my best friend's home back in Delhi, I remembered the
gentleman's
> chance words and borrowed them one at a time.
>
> I found them quite riveting and exquisitely thrilling. Around 1978, I
> borrowed the lot in a single volume, this time from another 'best friend'
of
> my undergraduate days and read them again, in Kolkata. They were almost
new
> to me, though I could vaguely recall parts of the stories.
>
> It has been said that we rarely forget that which has made a deep
impression
> on our minds, and so it was with the Holmes stories. I intend to read them
> yet again when I've time.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Ashoke
>
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Does anyone know what GDS is?? It is The Great Detective Syndrome.
After the publication of the crime solving adventures of the Master
people all over the world wanted to be just like him. Many detectives
adopted his methods and many times even his name "sherlock holmes"
and began practicing. Most of them were successful too. According to
Jess Nevins they were all sufferers of GDS. Check out his essay at
this link. It is very interesting. What was most interesting was to
know that one of these GDS sufferers was an Indian.
http://ratmmjess.tripod.com/wold8.html
Manraviel
dear sumal, thanks for the "wake-up" call.
yes its been a while since we wrote ( not counting your fine idea of
honouring Watson on Friendship Day and Mark /Ashok seconding )
we'd like to hear from our silent-majority members too.
we have a couple of incomplete polls to wrap up remember ?.
a) which according to you is the best story in the canon.
b) who is the most evil villain in the canon ( not counting prof. moriarty )
we have sumal, mark & ashok's choice ( mine too )
so come on friends lets hear from the rest of you
kumar bhatia.
At 10:45 AM 8/9/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear Holmesians,
>What happened ,friends ?after the frenzy of june ,we seem to have
>fallen upon evil days.There has been no activity from members .Buck
>up and get going
>sumal
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Dear Holmesians,
What happened ,friends ?after the frenzy of june ,we seem to have
fallen upon evil days.There has been no activity from members .Buck
up and get going
sumal
Dear Holmesians,
There can be no devoted friend than Dr Watson in the annals of
literature.His ability to admire The M aster unclouded by any
feelings of jealousy and despite The Master"s putting down comments
is a model for all of us to emulate.There lived no greater friend
than him ever and forever.Our toast to all the loyal friends of the
world.This message is pertinent because today is friendship day.Happy
friendship day everybody
sumal
Dear Holmesians,
There can be no devoted friend than Dr Watson in the annals of
literature.His ability to admire The M aster unclouded by any
feelings of jealousy and despite The Master"s putting down comments
is a model for all of us to emulate.There lived no greater friend
than him ever and forever.Our toast to all the loyal friends of the
world.This message is pertinent because today is friendship day.Happy
friendship day everybody
sumal
I just saw the movie Young Sherlock Holmes by Spielberg and Chris
Columbus on HBO yesterday. Though I didn't quite like the story..it
was a wonderful presentation. Spielberg did his job.
Manraviel
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