tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254449254130574874.post1722930840188578618..comments2023-05-11T15:40:02.709+05:30Comments on writeclick: Absence & BooksDeven Sansarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07264227267492735937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254449254130574874.post-80636037012602615612009-08-07T20:05:35.059+05:302009-08-07T20:05:35.059+05:30So true Sush. When I started telling stories to my...So true Sush. When I started telling stories to my first kid, I realized something that had escaped me all these years: Most Western stories have animals as villains, whereas most Indian stories have animals as either heroes or victims of human villains. It's a cultural thing, but I wonder why...Deven Sansarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264227267492735937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254449254130574874.post-5325385220710235402009-07-31T19:18:38.670+05:302009-07-31T19:18:38.670+05:30actually, I have noticed more and more how humor, ...actually, I have noticed more and more how humor, or something funny, depends totally on who you are and where you are. Met a recent immigrant from Mexico who was a standup comic there but can't do her stuff here at all. Its either lost in translation or not at all PC.sushhttp://www.handmadestorybooks.comnoreply@blogger.com