FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

Migration: THE SKY’S NOT REALLY THE LIMIT (Satis Shroff) ‘We’re expecting 40,000 refugees from our southern neighbours,’ said the German Foreign Minister Steinmeier. Nice neighbours,eh? Minister  Steinmeier was in Prague recently: ‘I suggested a quota system for my East European colleagues---to no avail.’ What about CSU and CDU? They’re both on the warpath: a course of confrontation. Berlin, Vienna and Budapest had agreed to allow refugees to enter Germany by train. This is the biggest challenge in the history of the EU and it is expected that the European nations will show solidarity. Steinmeier: Even though the German people helped tremendously, we have finally reached a stage when even we have to say that we’ve reached the migration capacity. In the meantime, more and more refugees are coming along the Balkan route. In Serbia 5540 refugees were registered on Thursday, a new daily record. Hungary’s Viktor Orban warned in no uncertain terms that in f...

We in Freiburg will also be doing the same with candles this evening at the Augustinerplatz (5pm) to remember the Nepalese and foreign visitors who lost their lives in Nepal due to the earthquake recently. May their souls rest in peace. --  Creative City Freiburg / Satis Shroff Zeitgeistlyrik: RING THE TEMPLE BELLS (Satis Shroff) Ring the temple bells of Pashupati, The lofty Dharara tower is razed down, A quake rages over Nepal. The hungry tremor buries humans As the soil parts, Swallowing what lay above. Ring the stupa gongs of Swayambhu, Our memories are so treacherous, For we've ignored the warnings, Of a forthcoming disastrous quake. A week hence the Swiss search-team, Gives up its sniffing canine Tail-waggling sleuths. What remains is confounded decay Of tourists and Nepalis, Under piles of debris. The Nepali Army digs still, And saves the souls of some. Ring the cloister bells of Tengboche, Burn the incense sticks, Offer tormas to the Buddhist and Hindu deit...

NEPAL: AFTER THE QUAKE (Satis Shroff) (Acryl by Satis Shroff: Kanchenjung Massif) The birds were flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted had been pulverised and what remained were gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu in the morning of April 27, 2015 measuring 7,8 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre l...

Commentary: Nepal After the Seismic Shock (Satis Shroff)   The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range ...

Nepal After the Seismic Shock (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 km. The...

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EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. At least 1000 people have died, 1700 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 k...