Satis Shroff has come from the Himalayas to the Black Forest, lives in the lovely town of Freiburg-Kappel and writes about his travels, people he's met, seasonal events in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), his Männergesangsverein (MGV Kappel)and books-reviews.He likes networking with people that have the same wavelength..
Zeitgeist: Angst, Religion, Ideology (Satis Shroff) After Arundhati Roy’s ‚God of Small Things,’ Kiran Nagarkar, an author from Mumbai, came up with ‚God’s Smaller Warriors,’ which didn’t make it to the Man Booker Prize. Nagarkar’s book is about a protagonist...
LIFE AND STRUGGLE (Satis Shroff) Herbert Ernst Tombreul is a free lancing artist from Kappel who does abstract and modern art. His service-centre is in the Ziegelmatten Strasse 14 Freiburg-Kappel. This article is about two of his paintings with the themes:...
The Fasbet Tree (Fasnetbaum) opposite the Rathaus in downtown Freiburg & Schauinsländer Berggeister in Kappel at the funeral of Ignaz Fasnet (pics (c) satisshroff Sunflower on his face.Or is it a she? Two merry souls during the fasnet near the cathedral...
Ehrung eines aktiven MGV Sängers in Freiburg Satis Shroff: Ehrung für 20-jähriges Engagement für Flüchtlinge und Migranten Der Burgermeister für Kultur, Jugend, Soziales und Integration Ulrich von Kirchbach hat den aus Nepal stammenden Dozent, Dichter,...
Complementary and Modern Medicine: Strange Bedfellows? (Satis Shroff) In the 80,000 hamlets of Nepal, there are over 400,000 shamans and traditional healers, who have to some extent acquired the basics of modern medical treatment through the Health Ministry....
Satis Shroff on www.lulu.com/satisle Satis Shroff is a writer and poet based in Freiburg (poems, fiction, non-fiction) who also writes on ethno-medical, culture-ethnological themes, and writes regularly for The American Chronicle (www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/1207),...
Footnotes to Oblivion (Satis Shroff) The face has become harsh, Rugged, chiselled in granite. Can we live without a conscience? Why is everyone Pickin’ on him? Even Felix E. Müller from Helvetia’s NZZ Demanded an apology. Barbara Zehnpfennig of FAZ-fame,...
ON RAIN (Satis Shroff) To the simple Hindu mind No rain Clawing dust, Thirst, In the entire subcontinent. Hindu priests make pyres and beckon Agni, One of the ancient and sacred Gods. Agni appears in Heaven as the Sun, In mid-air as lightning, On earth...
This time Satis Shroff's Zeitgeistlyrik deals with a female writer who was deported to Auschwitz where she died:Nemirovsky who has written Suite Francaise, David Golder, Le Bal (including Snow in Autumn),The Courilof Affair, All Our Worldly Goods is a...
Since 1974 I have been living on and off in Nepal, writing articles and publishing books about Nepal, this beautiful Himalayan country. Even before I knew Satis Shroff personally (later) I was deeply impressed by his articles, which helped me very much...
Creative Writing Critique (Satis Shroff): FIRE IN THE BLOOD Review: Irene Nemirovsky Fire in the Blood, Vintage Books, London 2008, 153 pages, 7,99 Sterling Pounds (ISBN: 978-0-099-51609-5) Denise Epstein was 13 when her mother Irene Nemirovsky was deported...
Memoir: IN THE STREETS OF PRAGUE (Satis Shroff) ‘It’s awfully nice to see you in Czech surroundings’ said my long-lost friend Kundan, as he raised his massive and ornate glass of pivo, the famous black Czech beer. That was in 1976 and the Czechs and Slovaks...
Mountain Flight: FLYING OVER THE HIMALAYAS (Satis Shroff, Freiburg) "Will the passengers please fasten their seat belts," said a soft voice over the intercom. And I slid one end of the belt into the heavy metallic slot, sat back, and peered through the...
HINDUISM IN NEPAL (Satis Shroff, Freiburg) Hinduismus ist das Ergebnis eines langwierigen Entwicklungsprozeßes. Hinduismus ist nicht nur eine Religion, sondern eine philosophische Weltanschauung und eine bestimmte Art zu leben. Hinduismus hat seinem Ursprung...
Nur Sagarmatha weiß es (Satis Shroff) Der Sherpa stapft durch die Schnee Keucht und Kämpft Und bereitet den Weg Mit Fixierseil, Leitern, Haken und Spikes vor, Und sagt: „Folgen Sie mir, Sir.“ Letzte Saison war es ein Tiroler, ein Tokyoter Und ein Gentleman...
Die heilige Kühe von Kathmandu (Satis Shroff) Heilige Kuh! Der Bürgermeister von Kathmandu Hat es geschafft. Seit Jahrhundert eine Tabu Die freie, nonchalant Kühe von Kathmandu Wurden zusammengetrieben Wie bei einem Rodeo von der Nepali Polizei. War es...
link Wer den Dichter will verstehen Muß in Dichters Lande gehen. - Goethe ----------------------------------- LIKE PROMETHEUS AND ICARUS (Satis Shroff) Up and up we flew exultantly Towards the Himalayas. Kathmandu, Bhadgaon and Lalitpur With their palaces,...
The Loss of Mental Metamorphosis (Satis Shroff) Eight Indians on the run, Fifty Neonazis behind them. 'Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus! Hier regiert der nationale Widerstand!' Roars from the throats of the Neos, Beer in their blood, Defiance...
ON CAROLINE WALTER (Satis Shroff) I took a walk to the old cemetery With its cultural treasures, And saw the Dance of Death At the entrance of Michael’s chapel. The gravestones expressed The self-consciousness of the citizens. There were many stories...
On Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles (Satis Shroff) Dr. Johann Faust, the man who sold his soul to the Devil. A mythical figure? Certainly not. I went to the pretty town of Staufen via Bad Krözingen from Freiburg. From the distance you can see the ruins...
MADLY IN LOVE WITH VENICE (Satis Shroff) It was a bright sunny morning when Claudia, Giacomo, Silvana I headed for Italy from Freiburg. The first Swiss town we went through was Basel, which is known for its university and chemical firms near the Swiss-German...
LIVING WITH AIDS IN GERMANY (Satis Shroff, Freiburg) "It's the 1st of November (Allerheiligen) and I ask myself: why do you give the dying company? In all those years I haven't visited a single grave. I can't let go of my clients before they die. I just...
Nepalese metaphors: Satis Shroff writes political poetry: about the war in Nepal, the sad fate of the Nepalese people, the emergence of neo-fascism in Germany. His bicultural perspective makes his poems rich, full of awe and at the same time heartbreakingly...
Der Buddhismus war ursprünglich eine philosophische Reformbewegung, eine von vielen, die aus der Krise der vedisch-brahmanischen Religion im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. resultierten. Der historische Buddha wurde um 563 v. Chr. in Lumbini, im Süden des heutigen...
THE AGONY OF WAR (Satis Shroff) Once upon a time there was a seventeen year old boy Who lived in the Polish city of Danzig. He was ordered to join the Waffen-SS, Hitler’s elite division. Oh, what an honour for a seventeen year old, Almost a privilege...
