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Julie M. Kalman
juliemk@charter.net
Sun Jun 10 22:32:20 EDT 2007
I am honored to be the first person to sign this guest book for my dear friend Nartana who is an incredible writer and friend.
pratimashankar
pratimashankar@rediffmail.com
Mon Jun 11 04:10:53 EDT 2007
I really liked the titled writing Discovery of Laughter .iam sure a smallwindow wil open and then the big ones will follow . Keep it up Nartana WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD
praveen Moudgal
pmoudgal2000@yahoo.com
Mon Jun 11 19:33:16 EDT 2007
Finally, we get a glimpse of your writing. Thanks a lot. I just started reading ` The Discovery of Laughter'. Enjoyed it.
Anne Louise Avery
annelouiseavery@yahoo.co.uk
Wed Jun 13 04:52:29 EDT 2007
This is such a brave and beautiful website. I think you're a wonder, Nartana. Readers, take note ~ these are the writings of a major poet and a rare soul! Such courageous, fierce writing deserves a suitable comment, so I turn to another fiery tiger, Frederico Garcia Lorca, to say what I cannot. (Forgive me if the formatting doesn't work): "In the green morning I wanted to be a heart. A Heart. And in the ripe evening I wanted to be a nightingale. A nightingale. (Soul, turn orange-coloured. Soul, turn the colour of love) In the vivid morning I wanted to be myself. A heart. At the evening's end I wanted to be my voice A nightingale Soul, turn orange-coloured. Soul, turn the colour of love. Destiny awaits ~ who will visit this site, after a random,serendipitous search on google....
asha prem
ashaprem1@yahoo.com
Tue Jun 26 07:24:36 EDT 2007
God bless you with the best in life. Love Mom
deepika
coolgirldeepika@gmail.com
Thu Jun 28 05:29:21 EDT 2007
hi nartana great website! I know everyone will like it tooooooooooo!
shankar
shankar1954@gmail.com
Thu Jun 28 08:47:14 EDT 2007
"Were that my soul no more than a sermon summoned by an invisible only imaginable- only one among billions of wells of emotion." Loved every bit of it...keep it up
Kiran Rajagopalan
kiran.rajagopalan@gmail.com
Thu Jul 5 21:08:07 EDT 2007
I'm so happy to see that the website is up and running! You're going to make it big! Sincerely, Your Cheerleader
Sucheta Thekkedam
sucheta_thekkedam@yahoo.com
Sat Jul 7 00:57:57 EDT 2007
Nartana, I still have more exploring to do on your website but your writing is really a "breath of fresh air" (not to sound too cliche:). I think that you are a really creative, wonderful, and passionate writer. I especially enjoyed your "About Me" section- a nice personal touch. I look forward to seeing you soon. ~Sucheta
Monica Newsam
mnewsam@hotmail.com
Mon Jul 30 11:33:40 EDT 2007
First time on you web page. I think I will need to visit it more than once to see your work. Thank you for sharing with me. Love Monica
aisha gundaker
aga88@mizzou.edu
Mon Aug 27 12:11:53 EDT 2007
Thanks very much for sharing your work. You’re a lovely, lyrical writer, and I’m moved by the music, sensuousness, and precision in your work. You use language with deftness and dexterity and have an intuitive feel for the run of a line, its rhythm and cadence. Your work reveals you to be a romantic poet with a heightened sensibility, a poet who registers subtle emotional stirrings and responds to the world around her in a state of grace and astonishment. I’m impressed by the humanity and compassion in your writing, its meditative and spiritual quality. You imagine your way into the souls of the lost, abandoned, imprisoned and given-up-for-dead with sympathy, resonance and delicacy and without ever seeming grim and despairing. Rather, you communicate an appreciation of the miraculous in moments that are fleeting and moments that are fraught. You seem to me to be a writer who is very spiritual and who is alive to the mysterious, inexplicable and tragic as well as to the joyful, exultant and transcendent. Thank you again for sharing your work. -- Aisha
Mala Ghosh
tdghosh@yahoo.com
Wed Sep 5 00:08:16 EDT 2007
Nartana, Wow! Its late night but I can't stop reading your gripping novel excerpts. Particularly because I can recognize the name of some of the places in Japan. You are truely "gifted" and I am glad you did not succumb to the comfortable yet boring life and decided to pour your imagination into writing. Your sweet nature reflects through and through. I am truely proud and glad to have seen you grow . Good Luck and thankyou for sharing your beautiful literature with me. Mala
Scott Emanuel
scott_theliontamer@yahoo.com
Sat Nov 3 19:00:59 EDT 2007
Hi Nartana, I am visiting your site for the first time and love it. I am going to get some hot tea and soak up your writing. I have enjoyed your dancing for many years and now I will enjoy this side of the artist. All the best on your journey. May the strength of a lion keep you focused on your dreams.
Celia Gil
cgb@estesa.com
Fri Oct 19 06:18:32 EDT 2007
¡cómo me gusta todo lo que he leído! me encanta tú mundo de sueños....es muy rico, colorido, aromático, balsámico, TODO. GUAPA
Anne Louise Avery
annelousieavery@yahoo.co.uk
Sun Dec 9 19:24:11 EST 2007
Hi Nartana, Just wanted to thank you for posting the Fragility of Wonder. I was feeling a little melancholy and faded this evening, and reading your beautiful, eloquent piece, shimmering with compassion and love, steered me back on course, back to True North. All my love, Anne xxxx P.S. George would be proud
Sandhya Sharma
sandhya.sharma@yahoo.com
Sat Dec 29 13:02:37 EST 2007
Hi Nartana, It's been a while since you told me about your website. But it was only this week that I finally had a chance to sit down, explore your website, and read excerpts from your novel "The moment, before sleep." I was totally mesmerized by your writing. For someone so young, your insight into the human psyche is truly amazing. Your writing is lyrical, graceful, and melodious. You really have a god-given gift. I hope you nurture it and let it grow. Hold on tight to your dreams of being published -- I'm sure there's an agent and publisher out there who are on your very same wavelength! Thanks for sharing your writing with me. Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year! Best Wishes, Sandhya Sharma (Sangita's Mom)
Chandrika Moudgal

cmoudgal@li ve.com
Thu Oct 9 10:53:54 EDT 2008
Dear Nartana, The world rare ly comes across truly gifted people and you are clearly one of them. Though I ha ven't really read much of your work, a glimpse into " The Moment, Before Sleep" truly reflects your talent. Keep up the good work and success will soon be withi n your reach. Chandrika
Chandrika Moudgal

cmoudgal@li ve.com
Thu Oct 9 10:11:54 EDT 2008
Dear Nartana, The world rarel y comes across truly gifted people and you are clearly one of them. Though I hav en't really read much of your work, a glimpse into " The Moment, Before Sleep" t ruly reflects your talent. Keep up the good work and success will soon be within your reach. Chandrika
Mrs A Salis

zumanda@ozem ail.com.au
Sun May 18 22:29:33 EDT 2008
Dear Nartana, thank you fo r reading your work aloud so that others can enjoy it in the way it is meant to be enjoyed, like a song. I have read your work over the years and have enjoyed i t so much, and now hearing your work aloud, in your own beautiful, melodic voice , has bought a huge new dimension to your work. AMAZING!!!! Your poetry is even more of a balm for my soul when I hear it aloud, and the goosebumps of pleasure your work typically bring me are 10-fold magnified when I hear your work. Thank you, and I trust that more and more people will be able to enjoy your spoken wor k.
Mrs A Salis

zumanda@ozem ail.com.au
Sun May 18 21:52:45 EDT 2008
Dear Nartana, thank you fo r reading your work aloud so that others can enjoy it in the way it is meant to be enjoyed, like a song. I have read your work over the years and have enjoyed i t so much, and now hearing your work aloud, in your own beautiful, melodic voice , has bought a huge new dimension to your work. AMAZING!!!! Your poetry is even more of a balm for my soul when I hear it aloud, and the goosebumps of pleasure your work typically bring me are 10-fold magnified when I hear your work. Thank you, and I trust that more and more people will be able to enjoy your spoken wor k.
Raj Sampath

rajsampath63 @gmail.com
Thu Jan 17 09:01:56 EST 2008
Hope you make it big !! W here is your guest book ??
Rick Gregory

rick.gregory@swic.edu
Wed Feb 17 13:28:45 EST 2010
Nartana read from her work at the East St. Louis Community College Center's Writer's Workshop in East St. Louis, IL on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, and her presentation was magical. Not only were her readings well chosen and indicative of her writing style (which is beautifully poetic), but she is so versed in explaining Hinduism to a lay audience. The total presentation was very educational for the students at the East St. Louis center, and expanded the students' worldview immensely. I personally liked her ?dance of Spring? poem. As someone who gardens quite a bit, I had never thought of all things "dancing" in Spring, but I have often thought how happy the worms, the squirrels, butterflies and all living beings seem when the Earth warms up. Nartana's poem wondefully captured this time of year. Having lived in Nepal and travelled a fair amount in India, her readings had me enraptured and daydreaming about the enchantment of south Asia. Nartana is a talent to watch. I recommend that you keep checking her website to read some of her latest writings and book her to speak to your organization, school or church. You'll be well pleased.