ct. 2nd comes with a bang this time. Yes, it’s Gandhi’s Birthday allright, and all the netas are still doing the media rounds garlanding all Gandhi statues in the vicinity, so nothing’s changed there. But this time there’s a fervor sweeping the nation (or maybe just the media ?). Watching TV and all the stuff […]
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Hindi films and cultural slopes
The hubby and I have decided that we will let the kids watch some Hindi movies. This will help the Hindi, we think and one must after all allow desi culture to seep in. The Hindi is varied in it’s dialect , goes from Mumbaiya to Awadhi to Punjabi. The culture is questionable. But still […]
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Some time back I remember seeing Bina Ramani on TV, being interviewd by Ruby Bhatia on one of those mind-body-health shows. Ruby has been places on that show, a monastery in Eastern India, an ashram in the South etc. and has interviewed various people on the show. On that show she interviewed Ramani and asked […]
Read the rest of this entry »My KANK review on Rediff
Rediff had called for review submissions of this movie, and I sent mine (a shortened version of the original which appears on my movie review blog). It was judged to be among the 10 best reviews (which makes my day, to put it mildly) and is now featured on Rediff here. Categories : _films , […]
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Some days back there was a voice message on my answering machine. In a male Indian sounding voice it said, that now Direct TV viewers had free access to Doordarshan India. Imagine that ! Doordarshan in the good old United States ! I am delighted to say the least, although I’m not sure I’ll actually […]
Read the rest of this entry »Vacationing in India – 06 (Continued)
In continuation (see first part of this post) : The traffic situation is better I think, although I don’t drive there; the honking has lessened. At times though it’s almost embarrasing to be following the law and actually waiting at a red light while all other traffic whizzes past nonchalantly. No one considers it a […]
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Back in the US after a 4 week long vacation in India, I am now well and truly jet-lagged. Surprisingly wasn’t very jet-lagged the first time (after landing in India). Am glad to be back though, because nice as it is to meet parents and siblings, after a while I long to be back “in […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to offend Indian sensibilities 101
There are now several ways to offend various sections of the Indian public. If you are female you have so many more options than the men – oh, lucky you ! Take your pick : 1. You could speak your mind on pre-marital sex, and offend political parties, and get sued, like Khushboo. 2. You […]
Read the rest of this entry »Can she eat sattu like us ?
Having easy access to desi channels here adds to one’s entertainment in many ways. Besides the obvious doses of Hindi film and songs etc., one also gets the chance to view Indian politicians make unabashed fools of themselves on international television. This morning, on NDTV, I watched with disgust Amar Singh’s diatribe against Sonia Gandhi’s […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wardrobe malfunctions : the new social evil
I’ve been hearing obout the brouhaha over the clothing slip-ups (pun intended) at Lakme India Fashion week. Reading about the perturbations it’s causing is so much more fun though – I haven’t laughed so much in some time. Looking through the dailies on the web, I came across this gem : Probe ordered into Mumbai […]
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