==I think I picked up both these refs from *Rama Bhima Soma Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka* (2025) by Srikar Raghavan, but upon checking again the several highlighted portions in the first half - I could not!== # Kapila Vatsyayan’s Hookah Anecdote Cited by Ananthamurthy to illustrate the Paradox of Identity. In this anecdote, scholar Kapila Vatsyayan describes a family heirloom, a hookah, that has supposedly been in the family for centuries. Over the generations, the clay bowl cracked and was replaced; the wooden pipe rotted and was replaced; the silver mouthpiece was lost and replaced. - ==Find the ref== ## Ramayya’s Sickle Anecdote Ramayya used the same sickle his entire life. To keep it sharp, the blade is ground down over years until it is a mere sliver. He then has a blacksmith forge a new blade onto the old handle. Later, when the handle breaks, he fits a new handle to the blade. - ==Find the ref== Last updated: 2026-02-22 19:28