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 […]
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Culture in the big, bad USA
Reading Indigo Warp’s take on the Indian family, I see many different repsonses, sort of contesting differences between cultures, and subtly (or overtly) stressing that “our” culture is best, because we can readily point out the flaws in a foreign culture. However our culture doesn’t become better by criticising other cultures. And you can criticise […]
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A very interesting and side-splitting article from NDTV. Presumably you’ve all heard of the debacle Feroze Khan created in Pakistan when over there for his brother’s film’s (Taj Mahal) premiere. Of course, more entertainment ensued after that gaffe. The BJP vice-president Muktar Abbas Naqvi jumped up to support Feroze Khan, calling him a true nationalist. […]
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 […]
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