Is there a Ph.D. in the House?

citycabn (citycabn@gateway.net)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:49:40 -0800 

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Or current aspiring Ph.D. or Vedantin or amateur reader who has =
drunkenly read all of the Glass Stories plus all of the Glass =
criticism???

In 1971 I took a seminar on the Glass family from Dr. Som P. Ranchan at =
Cal State Fullerton.  For 18 months, he, his wife and three children =
were, one might say, a kind of Glass family to me.  When I took the =
seminar, he had not written the book.  According to amazon, Ranchan's =
book on JDS is OP, was published in 1990, appears to be an Indian =
publisher.  Title:  An Adventure in Vedanta: JDS's Glass Stories, or =
something close to that.

Has anyone  read it, seen it, or know if it was really published?  =
Perhaps it is but a "ghost" publication.  (I dont have real access to =
Int. Lib. Loan.)

AND:  should any of you bananafishers, by some incredible stroke of  =
synchronicity, actually know Dr. Ranchan, and his address in India, =
PLEASE send me an email.  Sonny, are you out there???  (Have been =
enjoying your website and the JDS FAQ.  I think it was your link that =
took me to the Ramakrishna-Vivek. center in NYC:  it had a wonderful =
photo of their building; it should be on  any bananafisher's list of =
sites to see while in the Big Apple.)  All I know is that in the late =
70s Ranchan  returned to India, to teach at the University in Simla.  =
Alas, along life's sometimes very bumpy road, I lost contact...

I am in the midst of reading the Glass Stories for the first time after =
a hiatus of 24 and 1/2 years, which makes me shudder to think some of =
you weren't even born in 1974.  Whilst in the seminar, no one, alas, =
seemed quite as drunk on the Glasses as I was; though there was one =
woman who could double for Boo Boo Glass. It feels great to know there =
are others out there! (No, doctor, I am not totally insane.)

Greetings to all from sunny, brisk San Francisco (whose Golden Gate =
Bridge, which I see a snippet of from my living room  is not golden--a =
rusty off-red, I'd say). =20

Oh:  anyone interested in the Indian writer, Raja Rao?  If so, do you =
know if he is still alive?  Care to discuss R.R. by email?

Many thanks to all,
Bruce=20

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Or current aspiring Ph.D. or = Vedantin or amateur=20 reader who has drunkenly read all of the Glass Stories plus all of the = Glass=20 criticism???
 
In 1971 I took a seminar on the = Glass family=20 from Dr. Som P. Ranchan at Cal State Fullerton.  For 18 months, he, = his=20 wife and three children were, one might say, a kind of Glass family to = me. =20 When I took the seminar, he had not written the book.  According to = amazon,=20 Ranchan's book on JDS is OP, was published in 1990, appears to be an = Indian=20 publisher.  Title:  An Adventure in Vedanta: JDS's Glass = Stories, or=20 something close to that.
 
Has anyone  read it, seen it, = or know if it=20 was really published?  Perhaps it is but a "ghost"=20 publication.  (I dont have real access to Int. Lib. = Loan.)
 
AND:  should any of you = bananafishers, by=20 some incredible stroke of  synchronicity, actually know Dr. = Ranchan, and=20 his address in India, PLEASE send me an email.  Sonny, are you out=20 there???  (Have been enjoying your website and the JDS FAQ.  I = think=20 it was your link that took me to the Ramakrishna-Vivek. center in = NYC:  it=20 had a wonderful photo of their building; it should be on  any=20 bananafisher's list of sites to see while in the Big Apple.)  All I = know is=20 that in the late 70s Ranchan  returned to India, to teach at the = University=20 in Simla.  Alas, along life's sometimes very bumpy road, I lost=20 contact...
 
I am in the midst of reading the = Glass Stories=20 for the first time after a hiatus of 24 and 1/2 years, which makes me = shudder to=20 think some of you weren't even born in 1974.  Whilst in the = seminar, no=20 one, alas, seemed quite as drunk on the Glasses as I was; though there = was one=20 woman who could double for Boo Boo Glass. It feels great to know there = are=20 others out there! (No, doctor, I am not totally insane.)
 
Greetings to all from sunny, brisk = San Francisco=20 (whose Golden Gate Bridge, which I see a snippet of from my living = room  is=20 not golden--a rusty off-red, I'd say).  
 
Oh:  anyone interested in the = Indian=20 writer, Raja Rao?  If so, do you know if he is still alive?  = Care to=20 discuss R.R. by email?
 
Many thanks to all,
Bruce 
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