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Sunday, July 24, 2005

A quick tale 50

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Her marital status was mentioned unfailingly each time her name came up in discussion. Much like how it’d be said of a certain monument. That it was one of the seven wonders of the world. Or how a certain entertainer was always the King of pop. Or how such-and-such actress was the most beautiful woman in the world. Similarly, she was not the one who wrote free verse or climbed the steps on an escalator or had infinite patience or cried at the plight of children or gave away money unflinchingly or ran a business ruthlessly or had a weak knee or suffered frequent insomnia. She was always the one who had not married.
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31 comments:

  1. kayJuly 24, 2005 11:02 am

    i love this.

    and i love how emotion is masterfuly understated in your writing.

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  2. HarishJuly 24, 2005 11:06 am

    :)

    *stands up and applauds seeing QT touch 50*

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  3. LJuly 24, 2005 11:56 am

    Really too true...!! and Congos on reaching QT 50...!!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 24, 2005 1:58 pm

    Congrats Ammani for this milestone
    QT50. Excellent one.

    D Govardan.
    Marital Status - Married

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  5. UnknownJuly 24, 2005 2:46 pm

    oh yeah does that happen all the time or what??? .... it will take a long long time for us to accept that culturally and socially!

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  6. TJJuly 24, 2005 2:59 pm

    And the first question anybody who became close to her asked was the reason why she had not married. And every one of them showed disbelief when she said it was just her choice.!!
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    Great One! Congrats on the half
    century!!

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  7. BalajiJuly 24, 2005 3:41 pm

    congrats on QT 50 :) And after a few 'over my head' kinda QTs, felt nice to c u back to form in #s 49 and 50 :-)

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  8. (Mis)Chief EditorJuly 24, 2005 4:50 pm

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  9. (Mis)Chief EditorJuly 24, 2005 4:51 pm

    அன்புள்ள அம்மனி அவர்களுக்கு,

    தங்களுடைய குயிக் டேல் 50ஐப் படித்தேன். மனம் வருத்தமுற்றேன்.

    வாழ்க்கையின் வளமையான பகுதிகள் பல இருக்க, இருளைத் தேடி அலைந்து, வெளிச்சமாக்கத் துடிப்பது...உங்களைப் போன்றோர்க்கு அழகல்ல...

    'நாலு' பேர் பேசியதுதான் விலை போகும் என்றால், நானூறு பேர் பாராட்டியது, நெகிழ்ந்தது, என்னவாகும்?

    குயிக்காய் யோசிக்காமல் நிதானமாய்ச் சிந்தித்தால் உங்கள் எழுத்தின் அபத்தம் உங்களுக்கே புரியும்.

    இதுதான் 50 என்றால், என்னால் நிச்சயம் வாழ்த்த முடியாது.

    என்றும் அன்புடன்,
    ரங்கநாதன்

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  10. AnonymousJuly 24, 2005 9:01 pm

    like tendulkar's clean sweep to reach a milestone, this one is the best yet.

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  11. RanjJuly 25, 2005 4:14 am

    Ammani: Been reading your QTs for a long time now and am a big fan! Love how there is so much said in very few words, how there is no stand you make yet make your point so very clear. Crystal clear.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 25, 2005 11:51 am

    yes, and isnt it just a crying shame that marital status is still THE identifying factor for women...

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  13. Swathi Sambhani aka ChimeraJuly 25, 2005 12:13 pm

    yaa agree Single women rnt spared in our society (even married women with no kids)

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  14. karmaJuly 25, 2005 5:05 pm

    very nice story...stunningly intense message in surpringly short story
    :-)

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  15. Subramaniam AvinashJuly 25, 2005 5:57 pm

    like ethiopian food, eh? lentil wott is simply awesome with sourdough bread.

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  16. AnonymousJuly 25, 2005 6:27 pm

    Hi Ammani,
    That was an amazing QT.. and TJ's comments makes it complete..
    Congrats !! 50 QTs and still going strong.. Good Luck !

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  17. UnknownJuly 25, 2005 6:27 pm

    Sad but so true. Loved the QT 50

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  18. AnonymousJuly 25, 2005 7:21 pm

    Excellent. So true, if you deviate from normal convention, that's the only thing people note about you. Congrats, this QT 50 was awesome..

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  19. AFJuly 25, 2005 7:31 pm

    Congrats on the 50th QT!.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 26, 2005 5:36 am

    Congrats on the 50 the one.

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  21. kaaju katliJuly 26, 2005 6:50 am

    Half century mubarak ;-)

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  22. PaavaiJuly 26, 2005 12:46 pm

    till such time she married and a child did not happen

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  23. The ramblings of a shoe fiendJuly 26, 2005 1:12 pm

    as someone who got married at the age of 21 i faced the exact opposite problem! Oh this is ____ she got married when she was 21. Sigh. Grass is always greener

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  24. The ramblings of a shoe fiendJuly 26, 2005 1:12 pm

    as someone who got married at the age of 21 i faced the exact opposite problem! Oh this is ____ she got married when she was 21. Sigh. Grass is always greener

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  25. AnonymousJuly 26, 2005 3:15 pm

    Quick tale 50 ku engal vaazhtukkal

    - amma, appa, annan, anni, thangachee, thangachee purushan

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  26. The Last BloggerJuly 26, 2005 6:30 pm

    Marriage is less a matter of choice and more a matter of obligation and necessity in India. The choice is only an illusion. Its always the subtle pressures and what not.

    TLB
    Married when he chose to:)

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  27. AnjaliJuly 27, 2005 5:22 pm

    waiting for the 100th one.awesome ammani.

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  28. Sneha AcharyaJuly 28, 2005 11:45 am

    WOW! ... Conrgats to u on the 50th QT!

    Am new to the Blog community, but watching you closely .. ur recipe blog is one of my favorites :-)

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  29. AnonymousJuly 28, 2005 4:02 pm

    congratulations on the fifty.......and wat a fifty it was.

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  30. UKJuly 28, 2005 4:16 pm

    Ammani... why so much negativity in your tales these days.. ?

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  31. ~phobiac~July 29, 2005 3:19 am

    yenna ammani ???...

    Indian team maathiri 50 adichitu...apparum runs-e kaanum ??...

    U know ...we r all waiting for the next one !!

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