Comments on: From Enid Blyton to Indian Idol - Redefining “Cool” in India

By: Shreya

Shreya — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:56:42 +0000

You’re welcome. In fact, I can’t take credit for finding the photo. It was all the webmaster, but I think it illustrates what I mean.
And I’m glad all of you liked the article. I knew it was something all Indians could relate to!

By: corrieb

corrieb — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:12:42 +0000

the pic of the books was taken on my couch! the books were found in a second hand store in Eugowra (a tiny town in New South Wales, Australia) and i’m fairly sure they used to have illustrated cover sleeves, but they are long gone now.

Thank you for using my photo Shreya!

By: alaknanda

alaknanda — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:32:26 +0000

I bet I am right, Watson!

Shreya confirm!!

By: VJ

VJ — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:06:35 +0000

I have never seen that kind of binding in the PCL.
You fail ! Sherlock.

By: alaknanda

alaknanda — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:51:47 +0000

Oh tell me about ‘pop-culture identity crisis(PCIC)’. I spent most of childhood refusing to read all things pop-culture, I saw people reading famous fives and secret sevens and I went out to get malory towers and st.claire’s…how very rebellish of me (hehe) and I still refuse to read harry potter. I have never read nancy drews either. I guess, I figured I would avoid my PCIC by not being part of any pop-culture

nice read.

“I was a casualty in this long-drawn out battle.” I love that line, just the right amount of drama

PS: inconsequential observation: love how you picked colourfully bounded enid blytons and took the shot with the camera on the PCL floor, for the pic.

By: VJ

VJ — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:59:22 +0000

What is topsy-turvy is that this shift in defining “cool” happened just when our generation finished up with high school/college - those who wanted to stand out as mavericks are now ordinary and part of the change. Those who thought they were “normal” or mainstream are stranded.

A couple of personal notes.

1. When I first read them, i was convinced that Enid Blyton was a guy and T.S. Eliot a woman. It … was not to be.

2. I say “thank goodness” with an effort to ensure not saying “thank god” which I gave up since I stopped believing in the presence of a supreme being.

By: Simrat

Simrat — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:01:54 +0000

great article! im sure plenty of people identify

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:18:32 +0000

Great Read!

By: ankit

ankit — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:15:09 +0000

Nice!

By: Aditya

Aditya — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:42:27 +0000

Interesting read…