Ms.Anona has a descriptive fiction piece on the Muslim woman’s life as seen through the eyes of a Western woman.
Jane heard a soft, light voice say something brief from the kitchen where Rabia was preparing dinner. She had said placidly…
A Little Wit. A Little Wisdom. Lots of India.
February 28th, 2008
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East versus West
February 26th, 2008
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Temple Tales from Houston
Rajan, as part of his series on Temple Tales shares his pictures of the Meenakshi Temple in Houston [hat tip: Pooh]. Strangely in spite of living only an hour and a half away, I’ve never been to this temple.
…February 24th, 2008
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A sign from God?
It was indeed striking to see the snake head for the Shiva temple and not any other place. Perhaps the street vendor was right.
Maharaj Dhiraj on the ’sign from God’ at Rishikesh that stopped traffic for a while. Interesting to note…
February 22nd, 2008
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Chasing dreams or Running from Reality?
There is this girl I know. Your average mid-twenties-Jane from India. She finished her education here, wanted to go to the US to do her masters. Her father, reasonably well off, took a ten odd lakhs loan here in India,…
February 21st, 2008
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Who should be the next Presidential Science Advisor?
In the 1950s, Dwight Eisenhower brought scientists into the White House with the creation of the President’s Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). His aim was to dissolve barriers between the President and objective scientific advice so that responsible scientists could report…
February 19th, 2008
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The Rosogolla Revisited
Some time back I had blogged about the Rosogolla and how shocked I was to discover it had originated in Orissa. That post gets a lot of hits even now, and if you re-visit it you will notice a fierce…
February 15th, 2008
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Ethnic Prejudices in The Indian Workplace
BullzI Rebuttal takes on the question of workplace groupism and asks if Indians suffer ethnic-group prejudices.
Does the corporate workplace in India reflect the prejudices of race, religion, caste etc. that exist in our society at large?
Readers’ views are posted in the…
February 14th, 2008
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Murky Depths
I read this absolutely appalling article in Indian Express a few days ago – which exposed an even darker side to the dark underbelly of Pune city. A story about how preteen girls sold to the flesh trade were given…
January 31st, 2008
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Mongrels in the Night By Frank Cynatra
Mongrels in the night, exchanging curses
Wondering in the night
What were the chances, Cockerel would crow
Before our sleep was through?
Something in the air, was so enticing
That all the area’s mutts came a-sprinting
Something in my brain
Told me I must (not) shoot…
January 21st, 2008
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The Hindutva movement in the US
Arzan Sam Wadia highlights the rise of Hindutva in US universities and campuses.
With the victory of people like Narendra Modi and the slow rise of Hindu nationalistic movement in all walks of life, this news further sanctifies the push that…
