tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post6108400082007925068..comments2023-10-31T20:33:26.817+05:30Comments on Past Continuous: TORCH-BEARERSucharita Sarkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-81945093655151516142009-06-22T16:00:27.555+05:302009-06-22T16:00:27.555+05:30This is still used by us who stays in remote place...This is still used by us who stays in remote places where there is no electricty. Generators are putoff after 10.30 P.M and it is that torch that works.pradipwritenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321320863952722189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-3875945152527142602009-06-15T11:44:24.423+05:302009-06-15T11:44:24.423+05:30Thanks, everybody, for passing on a torch of memor...Thanks, everybody, for passing on a torch of memories.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-80318728568543533962009-06-11T23:02:59.508+05:302009-06-11T23:02:59.508+05:30"I loved to put my palm over the torch light ...<i>"I loved to put my palm over the torch light and see the red between the fingers and imagine blood..."</i><br /><br />Oh, my gosh, so did I, though my fantasy ran more to fluoroscopes and imagning I could see through my hand.<br /> ==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-27678960915955017422009-06-11T16:35:42.703+05:302009-06-11T16:35:42.703+05:30Last year, I went to the US to visit my son. As I ...Last year, I went to the US to visit my son. As I unpack my suitcase, what does tumble out? A torch.<br /><br />My son had a hearty laugh and decided that a man who carried a torch to the US had to be a very old man. (And possibly senile, but he didn't say so explicitly.) But I was in good company, even Phelu-da often carried a torch!<br /><br />In December, there was a big snowstorm and in some places in Connecticut, electrical lines were snapped by fallen trees. Although our area was spared of power-failure, we saw fire tenders rushing through the night. <br /><br />As you can imagine, that night, my humble, much-derided torch was in high demand, and was kept at a central place in the living room.Santanu Sinha Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062744470522359652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-83758050474956821832009-06-11T15:26:23.907+05:302009-06-11T15:26:23.907+05:30I loved to put my palm over the torch light and se...I loved to put my palm over the torch light and see the red between the fingers and imagine blood...you do bring back a host of memories Sucharita.sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-74983670281857321672009-06-11T10:14:53.593+05:302009-06-11T10:14:53.593+05:30Sorry for taking up your time and possible enrichi...Sorry for taking up your time and possible enriching Richard Dawkins, but I've tagged you for a meme. This one asks some interesting questions about travel and food, and it offers the latitude (as if you needed permission from me) to trim, expand or otherwise modify the questions. <br /><br />You'll find my answers <a href="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2009/06/4x4-meme.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. If you choose to take part, let me know, and I'll link to your post. <br /><br />Thanks.<br />============== <br />Detectives Beyond Borders <br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home" <br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-39747717015768457182009-06-10T17:20:52.700+05:302009-06-10T17:20:52.700+05:30I still do that Sky-and-torch game play in the ope...I still do that Sky-and-torch game play in the open. My daughter pretends that someone in the Moon can see our torch light.Mampihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151567171626446275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-41783646481001704122009-06-10T16:15:07.908+05:302009-06-10T16:15:07.908+05:30You have touched upon the beautiful memories of th...You have touched upon the beautiful memories of those days. It used to be fun with shadows created by torch and candle light.Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325697671806865458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-86189228581878096182009-06-10T13:00:20.999+05:302009-06-10T13:00:20.999+05:30Its amazing how you bring out such beautiful gems ...Its amazing how you bring out such beautiful gems with such accurate details from good old days of our childhood!!!!<br />I am still forced to maintain a small torch (We still call it by that name!!!) in my handbag/luggage depending on where I am travelling......and yes it is still potentially very useful....in fact any light is welcome while staying alone on business trips, I am dead scared though I pretend to the world that I am not :-)Koelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762451489932745571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-21375432772337223822009-06-10T12:37:50.833+05:302009-06-10T12:37:50.833+05:30My father sleeps with a small torch tucked under h...My father sleeps with a small torch tucked under his pillow. He claims he can dream better as his eyesight is now poor. I think he suffers from "chronic haywire imagination dysfunctionality" too.<br />Seriously, there are so many torch memories I don't even know where to start.Awesome post.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-61575775854810789152009-06-10T10:11:25.283+05:302009-06-10T10:11:25.283+05:30Torch-bearer. It sounded "Lord of the Rings&q...Torch-bearer. It sounded "Lord of the Rings"!<br /><br />With the incessant blackouts, the flashlights... ahem... torch... still lives in our homes. But the exotic long steel ones has been replaced with bland looking modern ones that can be plugged into the electrical socket. Steel ones are another relic from the past. :(Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-7818158927508422072009-06-09T23:15:16.849+05:302009-06-09T23:15:16.849+05:30Back home this was called the 'battery' ! ...Back home this was called the 'battery' ! <br /><br />years later i wondered why nobody called it a torch. In the rural plains, till date, this slender piece of white light,saves many from snakes, and the odd stone on the road.<br /><br />It used to be fascinating.Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-46685603894563593192009-06-09T20:53:12.680+05:302009-06-09T20:53:12.680+05:30"torch" ~ I've never heard of it cal..."torch" ~ I've never heard of it called this, how sweet! I think just about every home in New Orleans has a flash light by the nightstand. It's on the "Prepare for Hurricane" list that we keep by the nightstand.<br /><br />We didn't always use flashlights though. It seems antiquated, but my parents still have a "hurricane lamp" in their bedroom. It's beautiful and a little dangerous to use, but it will last a long time.Aletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-318753470738324892009-06-09T20:16:52.589+05:302009-06-09T20:16:52.589+05:30Speaking of which...living in India, I know how mu...Speaking of which...living in India, I know how much we need a torch. Now...where the HECK did I put that thing?<br />:)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-71152793172473642002009-06-09T17:09:02.303+05:302009-06-09T17:09:02.303+05:30The torch had a special place at my grandparents ...The torch had a special place at my grandparents house too... until the summer holidays...when a bunch adventurous, "chronic haywire-imagination-dysfunctionality" affected cousins descended upon the house. The torch led us on many a treasure hunt through the attic and into old dust laden suitcases.Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629301732033178347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-49796910629531149512009-06-09T16:16:20.797+05:302009-06-09T16:16:20.797+05:30hey, how identical is our elders fascination with ...hey, how identical is our elders fascination with torch. my father still has a collection of torches, which would start from the days when he would have just started to earn. torch is still the gadget my grandpa is familiar with, out of all the present day gizmos. i still remember my father reminding me to carry a torch when it was taken that i would return late at night. and kerala with all its vegetation is one super dark monstrous place, and we too had the disfunctionality you have mentioned.i guess torch was the past generations biggest companion, and what mobile is to the present ones.Nice writeup again.ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447730465256670305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671536805876663540.post-12285136406065874562009-06-09T15:50:47.810+05:302009-06-09T15:50:47.810+05:30yaaay, another interesting and beautifully written...yaaay, another interesting and beautifully written post.<br /><br />I also remember playing the role of a ghost while focusing the torch on the mirror and me standing in front...at times, holding the lighted torch just below the chin also gave a similar scary effect...<br /><br />i also remember and feel proud of my father's torch collection... :DSupriya Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503551055190735344noreply@blogger.com