Hello. My name is Himadri, and I’m an argumentative old git.
Well, no, I’m not really – but it’s best to be self-deprecating before someone else deprecates you!
I started this blog in February 2010, shortly after I turned 50, not really knowing what direction this blog will take. I had a vague idea of writing about books, and sharing my views and opinions on literary matters. And maybe a few other matters as well. What I think I was hoping for was a sort of literary cyber-café, where like-minded people can drop in and discuss literary matters.
I can, I realise, be opinionated at times, but I do think that it is a mark of civilised discourse that one may disagree without being disagreeble. Even on the internet!
As for other matters, I am, by profession, an operational research analyst; I live near London with my wife and two teenage children; and what little spare time I have is taken up with reading, listening to music, and, lately, indulging my logorrhoea on this blog.
Please feel free to join in. I look forward to hearing from you.
Posted by Lisa on May 4, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Himadri,
I love your blog! Keep writing!
Posted by argumentativeoldgit on May 4, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Thanks Lisa – keep dropping in!
Posted by Kat on November 10, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I loved your comparative critique of Great Expectations and L’Education Sentimentale. You are a very gifted and insightful writer yourself.
Posted by argumentativeoldgit on November 10, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Thank you very much, Kat, that is very kind of you: that’s certainly the best notice I’ve had yet!
I love both Great Expectations and L’Education Sentimentale immensely, and just being able to think and to write about them is a privilege. That anyone actually enjoys reading what I write is a bonus!
Cheers, Himadri
Posted by Brian Joseph on February 18, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hello Himadri – I just want to say I love your blog. You have a great style and I really like your reading choices. I have been reading though some of your older posts. I particularly like your commentary on the Shakespeare plays.
Posted by argumentativeoldgit on February 19, 2012 at 10:45 am
Hello Brian, thank you for your kind words, & welcome to this board.
This blog really started because, to commemorate my 50th year some time back, I decided to read through all the Shakespeare plays, in the order – as far as we may ascertain – in which they may have been written. And as I was oing so, I was making my own notes. Once I had finished my project, I thought it might be a good idea to polish those notes up a bit and put them up somewhere on the net. And since then, it has grown.
I am not sure which direction this blog will take. I’ve recently been finding it difficult to find the time to write the kind of post I want to write, so I may well slow down a bit. But it’s good, I think, to be able to communicate with like-minded literary enthusiasts!
All the best,
Himadri