tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post5150013529718367724..comments2023-11-05T04:42:25.153-08:00Comments on The View from the Middle: Convocated!themiddlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-46026796259494109272007-08-10T02:13:00.000-07:002007-08-10T02:13:00.000-07:00@AnandMy understanding is this... the main aim was...@Anand<BR/><BR/>My understanding is this... the main aim was to overthrow the King. But the theory was that King came from God.<BR/>Therefore to displace the King, the religious had to be convinced that the King was not Divine.<BR/><BR/>BUT the main motivation was to overthrow the King. Ideas like equality, fraternity, separation of Church from State were part of the ideology to achieve the Revolution.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I presume it must be a bit more involved than this. I read Fench Revolution in school but I am fairly certain this was the broad argument.themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-10893677708772540852007-08-10T02:00:00.000-07:002007-08-10T02:00:00.000-07:00I think the separation of state and church LED to ...I think the separation of state and church LED to the French Revolution, not vice versa, as your line seems. Church and State got separated, so it was no longer sin to rape the Marie Antoinette ;)<BR/>And yeah man, convo is not an event. It's a feeling (the oft-used line for Saarang :D )Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614770707625574879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-30086630173242294052007-08-10T00:37:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:37:00.000-07:00@chintamaniAgree on the concept. Often, we slam ri...@chintamani<BR/><BR/>Agree on the concept. Often, we slam ritualism but the thing is we tend to look at these things as processes that have to be performed. (which is in truth the definition of a ritual)<BR/><BR/>But since one thinks of it as a process, it doesn't affect the ritual basher as much.themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-8882196899288851172007-08-10T00:30:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:30:00.000-07:00@Aziz:D Yes man... On second thought, it is more f...@Aziz<BR/><BR/>:D Yes man... On second thought, it is more fashionable to claim to be an unrecognized genius!<BR/><BR/>@Shanks<BR/><BR/>Thank you :) Same to you as well.themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-68182841873896972452007-08-10T00:29:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:29:00.000-07:00@WimpErr... this year our section hasn't had surpr...@Wimp<BR/><BR/>Err... this year our section hasn't had surprise quizzes which is why I went. Otherwise I would have chickened out myself... faccha term da!<BR/><BR/>Hmm... will remember the point on IIMB convo. In fact, I was expecting the opposite... since this would have the last degree for the bulk of the junta!themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-48835312007960532532007-08-10T00:20:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:20:00.000-07:00For me, what is surprising is this, our insti is f...For me, what is surprising is this, our insti is full of scientists who slam all rituals, but what is convocation but a ritual?Chintamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819220329880992097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-41464857841669024482007-08-09T20:12:00.000-07:002007-08-09T20:12:00.000-07:00good to know that you went da. i'm sure the muggoo...good to know that you went da. i'm sure the muggoos RG and Bus didn't! even in our batch, a lot of supposedly "chill" guys chickened out bcoz of a FinAcc quiz the next day. of course, that didn't stop baada and me from going. <BR/><BR/>don't know why but the IITM convo has this strange halo which i found was sorely missing at IIMB. dunno why. maybe it's bcoz it's the first time. maybe it's bcoz you know you won't be meeting some of your classmates ever again. maybe the fact that you go back to campus for it... remember this and answer me a year and a half down the lineKarthik/SK/wimpy/SKimpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739419013546787051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-40096235927200768792007-08-09T19:08:00.000-07:002007-08-09T19:08:00.000-07:00congratz on your degree :)congratz on your degree :)Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964829561704012380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-32380014587889246552007-08-09T10:03:00.000-07:002007-08-09T10:03:00.000-07:00"In the bare and functional architecture of SAC, i..."In the bare and functional architecture of SAC, it is really difficult to feel anything more than the urge to play badminton!"<BR/><BR/>Lovely line!<BR/><BR/>As for the medals... don't worry da.. they just didn't put up enough riders for junta like us... Highest CGPA in Chemical Engineering Dept scored by a Mandakini student born in July... surely that award is mine!!!Ashishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976659636164428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-43072026114846045222007-08-09T09:28:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:28:00.000-07:00@DesbaI know man... I really missed the foreign sa...@Desba<BR/><BR/>I know man... I really missed the foreign saraku.<BR/>But as you put it best, it was the 'degree' of satisfaction.<BR/><BR/>@Czar<BR/> <BR/>:)themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-35597203543998966552007-08-09T09:20:00.001-07:002007-08-09T09:20:00.001-07:00:):)Czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607933940851715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-19346778177805263222007-08-09T09:20:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:20:00.000-07:00Ada paavi.. what was so satisfying about the convo...Ada paavi.. what was so satisfying about the convo da??<BR/><BR/>You didnt even stay with us afterwards... I got scotch and all, foreign saraku... <BR/><BR/>But all in all, the "degree" of satisfaction is what counts i guess after the convoVishwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228140773802014426noreply@blogger.com