Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 09:30:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: BINA MITTAL <bmittal-AT-TrentU.ca>
Subject: Re: symbolism for acculturation
To: seminar-13-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
Cc: BMITTAL-AT-TrentU.ca


He was in limbo - yes, that is what I was searching for.  Now where can I 
find this story?  Uma Parameswaran uses this imagery (and Trishanku's 
namespecifically) in much of her poetry/creative wrok to describe the 
"immigrant" persons experience.  I find it very interesting.  I know 
Himani does not.  I just wondered where I might find Trishanku referenced 
if I want to make a footnote of this point in my chapter focusing on Uma.


On Mon, 5 Feb 1996, bhaatasari wrote:

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> On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, BINA MITTAL wrote:
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> > Who is Trishanku?
> > (no, this is not a trick question!  I think you will find the symbolism 
> > quite interesting, and if not, I am curious what your thoughts are anyway!)
> > Humour me!
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> Trishanku was the guy who didn't want to go to hell, so he used 
> Vishwamitra's influence to get him  a special heaven of his own
> so Vishwamitra used his powers to make him this special "swargam"
> (Trishanku ended up in limbo, actually...)
> 
> did i get it even vaguely right?
> 
> Radhika
> 
> p.s. Jaspal - hang on a while - will try to answer those qs...
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