The lace was itchy, the elastic was uncomfortable and I couldn’t breathe. “I hate it!” I told her.
“They’re French!” she said, shocked. “How can you hate it?”
“I don’t care where they were made,” I insisted stubbornly. “I hate them.”
She fiddled with the straps and pushed and pulled (not that there was much at the time [...]
Archive for August 31st, 2008
‘The State is secular, are you?’
Published by August 31st, 2008 in Caste, Democracy, Prejudice, Religion and Secularism. 0 CommentsSuparna Sharma says ‘the Constitution of India drops secularism at our doorstep’ leaving us ‘to behave appropriately or otherwise — in our private lives’:
Uma Bharati, Bharatiya Janshakti Party leader, said: “Shabana Azmi is lying. Actually, many people don’t respect actors and don’t want to give them their houses. Everybody watches Shabana Azmi’s movies, not just [...]
A Novelist’s Perspective on Pakistan
Published by August 31st, 2008 in Books, History and South Asia. 0 CommentsCHUP! (’Changing Up Pakistan’) interviews Bapsi Sidhwa:
Lenny is very different from me. If she was like me, I would have been very self-conscious and couldn’t have written the book because it would have become autobiographical. Someone once said that autobiography is always sort of a lie, whereas fiction has much more truth. You lose your [...]
Nimmy deplores ‘war through women’:
Kashmir is place which is turning out to be goldmine for army and politicians. They need to ensure that the state of trouble remains the same, atleast for their life span as to make the most out of it for selfish motives. Militants on the other hand keep the area [...]
Scott Rothstein reviews Dr. Stephen Huyler’s Daughters of India:
Dr. Stephen Huyler, an American art historian, cultural anthropologist, photographer, and author introduces twenty of these women in his new book, Daughters of India. Huyler, whose mentor was Beatrice Wood, first traveled to India over 37 years ago on her recommendation. Since that first visit, he has [...]
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