Comments on: Thank you, Shailu Iyengar http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-183522 Shripriya Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:43:53 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-183522 Hi Sharifah - my aunt talked about you too - your name is very familiar. It is so nice to hear from you, thank you very much for your comment.<br><br>Thanks also for all those memories of her - I can visualize the expressions on her face right now. I loved how she laughed or rather chuckled. :) I can imagine her curled up reading, reading, reading...<br><br>Yes, she was such a great writer. I wish she'd put herself first instead of always focusing on helping and supporting others and putting herself and her needs last. Saddens and angers me at the same time when I think of how much of a back seat she took, how truly selfless she was. <br><br>I wish I could talk to her now. Hi Sharifah – my aunt talked about you too – your name is very familiar. It is so nice to hear from you, thank you very much for your comment.

Thanks also for all those memories of her – I can visualize the expressions on her face right now. I loved how she laughed or rather chuckled. :) I can imagine her curled up reading, reading, reading…

Yes, she was such a great writer. I wish she'd put herself first instead of always focusing on helping and supporting others and putting herself and her needs last. Saddens and angers me at the same time when I think of how much of a back seat she took, how truly selfless she was.

I wish I could talk to her now.

]]> By: Sharifah http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-183521 Sharifah Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:27:55 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-183521 I knew your aunt when we were both at AU. She talked about you, she talked about a lot of things, she was passionate about a lot of things, about justice, about freedom of self, of societies... I remember how she always shook her head and pushed back her hair in desperation, and the look in her eyes when she was thinking about something that saddened her. She probably would have been an award winning writer if she had had the time to arrange her writing. I miss all the hours of conversation we had -- intense, intellectual, and even sometimes, when we could, the inane ones. I knew your aunt when we were both at AU. She talked about you, she talked about a lot of things, she was passionate about a lot of things, about justice, about freedom of self, of societies… I remember how she always shook her head and pushed back her hair in desperation, and the look in her eyes when she was thinking about something that saddened her. She probably would have been an award winning writer if she had had the time to arrange her writing. I miss all the hours of conversation we had — intense, intellectual, and even sometimes, when we could, the inane ones.

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-82584 Shripriya Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:43:53 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-82584 Hi Sharifah - my aunt talked about you too - your name is very familiar. It is so nice to hear from you, thank you very much for your comment.<br><br>Thanks also for all those memories of her - I can visualize the expressions on her face right now. I loved how she laughed or rather chuckled. :) I can imagine her curled up reading, reading, reading...<br><br>Yes, she was such a great writer. I wish she'd put herself first instead of always focusing on helping and supporting others and putting herself and her needs last. Saddens and angers me at the same time when I think of how much of a back seat she took, how truly selfless she was. <br><br>I wish I could talk to her now. Hi Sharifah – my aunt talked about you too – your name is very familiar. It is so nice to hear from you, thank you very much for your comment.

Thanks also for all those memories of her – I can visualize the expressions on her face right now. I loved how she laughed or rather chuckled. :) I can imagine her curled up reading, reading, reading…

Yes, she was such a great writer. I wish she'd put herself first instead of always focusing on helping and supporting others and putting herself and her needs last. Saddens and angers me at the same time when I think of how much of a back seat she took, how truly selfless she was.

I wish I could talk to her now.

]]> By: Sharifah http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-82582 Sharifah Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:27:55 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-82582 I knew your aunt when we were both at AU. She talked about you, she talked about a lot of things, she was passionate about a lot of things, about justice, about freedom of self, of societies... I remember how she always shook her head and pushed back her hair in desperation, and the look in her eyes when she was thinking about something that saddened her. She probably would have been an award winning writer if she had had the time to arrange her writing. I miss all the hours of conversation we had -- intense, intellectual, and even sometimes, when we could, the inane ones. I knew your aunt when we were both at AU. She talked about you, she talked about a lot of things, she was passionate about a lot of things, about justice, about freedom of self, of societies… I remember how she always shook her head and pushed back her hair in desperation, and the look in her eyes when she was thinking about something that saddened her. She probably would have been an award winning writer if she had had the time to arrange her writing. I miss all the hours of conversation we had — intense, intellectual, and even sometimes, when we could, the inane ones.

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-36266 Shripriya Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:53:31 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-36266 Hi Nancy - thank you for you kind words. I'm glad you found this post. Hi Nancy – thank you for you kind words. I’m glad you found this post.

]]> By: Nancy http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-36068 Nancy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:48:45 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-36068 I knew your aunt at American University and lost touch with her. I have wondered for years what happened to her. She was a very special person. I knew your aunt at American University and lost touch with her. I have wondered for years what happened to her. She was a very special person.

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-34670 Shripriya Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:38:37 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-34670 Ei - she was truly an incredibly fabulous person! And I hope you are around for a long, long time so that your nieces and nephews enjoy you as you are right now :) And when the time comes, I am sure they will remember you very warmly. Ei – she was truly an incredibly fabulous person!

And I hope you are around for a long, long time so that your nieces and nephews enjoy you as you are right now :) And when the time comes, I am sure they will remember you very warmly.

]]> By: Eileen http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/comment-page-1/#comment-34567 Eileen Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:36:47 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/03/04/thank-you-shailu-iyengar/#comment-34567 What a wonderful tribute to your aunt - I hope my nieces and nephews remember me as warmly as you do yours. What a wonderful tribute to your aunt – I hope my nieces and nephews remember me as warmly as you do yours.

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