Speaking of MTV Desi, and other Desi television, another thing pops into my mind. Has anyone else seen those annoying advertisements on Z or Sony etc. ? Is anyone outraged by the New York Life Insurance Advertisements on Z TV (or is it Sony) ? If you have seen them you know what I mean. […]
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Flesh and blood and all things Indian
Just finished reading Bharati Kirchener’s “Sharmila’s book”, and its OK, just OK. The story is off-beat in that an American born Desi female goes back to India for an arranged marriage, and steps right into our patriarchial Bharat, complete with cliched (although true – you really meet people like that) characters. The main reason I […]
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