The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind

Paagla Dashu · May 24th, 2005, 11:03

Bob Dylan's 33rd b'day bash at 64

SHILLONG: There is another festival besides Christmas that Shillong celebrates with fervour. This North-East city full of rock musicians and rocky mountains, marks Bob Dylan’s birthday — May 24 — with the deference reserved for Pongal in the south, Diwali in the north and Bijoya Dasami in the east.

The picturesque hill station is once again decked up and ready for the annual ritual — feting Dylan, featuring his songs and fretting about a golden-blues past that has gone with the man who created a global anthem when he wrote Blowin in the Wind . Dylan will be 64 this year and the festival here 33.

From The Times of India

Read on

kamapa · May 26th, 2005, 20:23

Greetings to all,

Tourists still need permission to visit the north-eastern states?

Where would you be during the monsoon months, if you could choose?

thanks.

torryquine · May 26th, 2005, 20:33

Hi,

You need a permit for Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and I think Nagaland. No permit is required for Assam or Meghalya.

Shillong is easy to get to from Guwahati and a lovely journey, but I don't recommend it for the monsoon - unless you like rain "big time"!

kamapa · May 26th, 2005, 21:17

thanks for enlightening.

so... where would you be in the monsoon to have it "small time" ?

i have a horrendous memory from Manali - Leh way, when God got rid of all the water warehouses sotred in the sky... at once!
forget drops.... there were none.... only pools of water pouring from above, no mercy....
each time i exited the jeep to get rid of my personal water warehouse i got more and more wet, and it was like that for three days.
my first time in India....
second visit, in Rishikesh monsoon, much better. i roamed around barefoot, tired of "slaloming" between wet poo and raindrops... it was kind of liberating experience....

and now - i just cannot figure out where to go.
help...

bora · May 27th, 2005, 01:03

Monsoons in Uttaranchal may be nice but I'd surely recommend a quieter version of Goa, if you're gonna be around that side.

As for Meghalaya, you might not like it during that time. It's the wettest place on earth!

kamapa · May 27th, 2005, 05:10

hi,

thanks for the advice. have been thinking about Uttaranchal and am glad not to be alone with this idea. Goa, though, is a new thought and i like it.

i have been trying to figure out how much is one lakh and one crore in us dollars, and it's a tough job....
one Indian merchant said - 2,174 usd is one lakh.
on wikipedia - totally different story: one lakh = 100,000 usd !!!

shocking difference, isn't it?

the truth is out there......

cyberhippie · May 27th, 2005, 05:17

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Bob a lyricist who inspired a generation or two!

Wha's like him; damm few an there awe deid

kamapa · May 27th, 2005, 05:17

a good site with weather, temperature and rain charts and a whole lot of other intersting and useful stuff:

http://www.joshvision.com/indiatravellers.html

Rob_The_Pom · May 27th, 2005, 05:20

With the love of hot curries that many of us on here have, those would seem appropriate lyrics!

Paagla Dashu · May 27th, 2005, 06:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamapa

i have been trying to figure out how much is one lakh and one crore in us dollars, and it's a tough job....
one Indian merchant said - 2,174 usd is one lakh.
on wikipedia - totally different story: one lakh = 100,000 usd !!!

shocking difference, isn't it?

the truth is out there......

One lakh = One hundred thousand = 0.1 million

One crore = One hundred lakhs = 10 million

One lakh INR = 2174 USD (depending on exchange rate)

One lakh USD = 100, 000 USD

machadinha · May 27th, 2005, 07:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamapa

i have been trying to figure out how much is one lakh and one crore in us dollars, and it's a tough job....

The lakhs and crores normally refer to rupees, conversion takes place afterwards. Confusion may arise of course, some IM members habitually refer to a rupee as a buck.

btw You sure found one wrong thread to post your questions in! This one was about Bob Dylan I think.

kamapa · May 27th, 2005, 13:28

Hi,

many thanks guys, and
of course, Machdinha, it's my love to Dylan that drew me here....

and no need to shout in red, am not deaf or blind...

I been hangin' on threads,
I been playin' it straight,
Now, I've just got to cut loose
Before it gets late.
So I'm going,
I'm going,
I'm gone.

May 24th, 2005, 11:03	#1
Paagla Dashu Unreasonably Unreasonable Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Where They Wear Clogs Posts: 1,222	The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind Bob Dylan's 33rd b'day bash at 64 SHILLONG: There is another festival besides Christmas that Shillong celebrates with fervour. This North-East city full of rock musicians and rocky mountains, marks Bob Dylan’s birthday — May 24 — with the deference reserved for Pongal in the south, Diwali in the north and Bijoya Dasami in the east. The picturesque hill station is once again decked up and ready for the annual ritual — feting Dylan, featuring his songs and fretting about a golden-blues past that has gone with the man who created a global anthem when he wrote Blowin in the Wind . Dylan will be 64 this year and the festival here 33. From The Times of India Read on Last edited by Paagla Dashu : May 25th, 2005 at 16:41.

May 26th, 2005, 20:23	#2
kamapa Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 8	Permission Needed for Shillong? Greetings to all, Tourists still need permission to visit the north-eastern states? Where would you be during the monsoon months, if you could choose? thanks.

May 26th, 2005, 20:33	#3
torryquine Oilfield Trash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 700	Hi, You need a permit for Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and I think Nagaland. No permit is required for Assam or Meghalya. Shillong is easy to get to from Guwahati and a lovely journey, but I don't recommend it for the monsoon - unless you like rain "big time"! __________________ http://werenotafraid.com/

May 26th, 2005, 21:17	#4
kamapa Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 8	So where would you go? thanks for enlightening. so... where would you be in the monsoon to have it "small time" ? i have a horrendous memory from Manali - Leh way, when God got rid of all the water warehouses sotred in the sky... at once! forget drops.... there were none.... only pools of water pouring from above, no mercy.... each time i exited the jeep to get rid of my personal water warehouse i got more and more wet, and it was like that for three days. my first time in India.... second visit, in Rishikesh monsoon, much better. i roamed around barefoot, tired of "slaloming" between wet poo and raindrops... it was kind of liberating experience.... and now - i just cannot figure out where to go. help...

May 27th, 2005, 01:03	#5
bora Member..... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In front of a PC, pretending to be very busy Posts: 91	Monsoon in India Monsoons in Uttaranchal may be nice but I'd surely recommend a quieter version of Goa, if you're gonna be around that side. As for Meghalaya, you might not like it during that time. It's the wettest place on earth! __________________ I'm a Cowboy A steel horse I ride I'm Wanted Dead or Alive

May 27th, 2005, 05:10	#6
kamapa Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 8	Lakh, Crore, What a Mystery hi, thanks for the advice. have been thinking about Uttaranchal and am glad not to be alone with this idea. Goa, though, is a new thought and i like it. i have been trying to figure out how much is one lakh and one crore in us dollars, and it's a tough job.... one Indian merchant said - 2,174 usd is one lakh. on wikipedia - totally different story: one lakh = 100,000 usd !!! shocking difference, isn't it? the truth is out there......

May 27th, 2005, 05:17	#7
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea? Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind Bob a lyricist who inspired a generation or two! Wha's like him; damm few an there awe deid

May 27th, 2005, 05:20	#9
Rob_The_Pom offcourse essentric Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,299	With the love of hot curries that many of us on here have, those would seem appropriate lyrics! __________________ There is no God but Dawkins and Hitchens is his prophet.

May 27th, 2005, 13:28	#12
kamapa Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 8	Many Thanks Hi, many thanks guys, and of course, Machdinha, it's my love to Dylan that drew me here.... and no need to shout in red, am not deaf or blind... I been hangin' on threads, I been playin' it straight, Now, I've just got to cut loose Before it gets late. So I'm going, I'm going, I'm gone.

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