Bikram believes so:
But have we ever realized ( I didn’t either till I came here), how we behave ourselves, standing by the roadside in india we want to call a Rickshawala we say
“OYE BHAIYA”… and please don’t tell me the BHAIYA word is meant as brother cause it is not… The word does mean Brother [...]
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Are Indians the most racist people?
Published by December 11th, 2009 in Indiaspora and Racism. 4 CommentsHeading west
Published by October 15th, 2009 in Education, Government, Indiaspora and Science & Technology. 0 CommentsAmid all the hoopla over Dr. Ramakrishnan being the new “Indian” Nobel laureate, read Mohan Sinha’s very interesting and thought-provoking article about the false pride we take over people who win awards abroad and we sing and dance that they have an Indian gene somewhere:
And look at the way the Bongs and the Tams fighting [...]
Filling his daughter’s shoes
Published by September 16th, 2009 in Globalisation, Indiaspora, Personal and Terrorism. 0 CommentsVartika is in New York and she lost the heel of one of her shoes one morning. Read on about the touching things that followed that eventful morning:
He just listened.
Listened to it all; nodded but said nothing.
“Right here this is my place.”
“I am sorry I guess I talk too much.”
“Not an issue…You sound just like [...]
Shahrukh Khan at the airport
Published by August 21st, 2009 in Government, Indiaspora and Politics. 3 CommentsOver at the Punekar blog, Sagar Sheldekar thinks “its all in the name”:
Thousands of Indians get frisked everyday on airports all across the globe. My wife is an American citizen and she has to go through the same security checks every time she is entering or leaving the US. So I fail to understand what [...]
Open up, India
Published by August 16th, 2009 in India, Indiaspora, Prejudice and Society. 1 CommentThe Psycho Babbler visited India after four and a half years. And she thinks we need to have a more open mind about all the changes happening around us:
Those comments above beat another one hands down made by another friend who thought I should seriously consider “settling down” (aka get married dammit!!!) because who would [...]
No bias in California
Published by June 11th, 2009 in Books, Indiaspora, Media, Prejudice, Religion and Women. 0 CommentsAn article in this morning’s Times of India is headlined Hindus teach California a lesson, and carries the sub-heading: Group wins $175,000 from state education board for defaming Hinduism. The Sacramento Bee covers the case rather differently; Its headline reads, Hindu group to get just $175,000 in textbook bias suit.
It appears the Bee is right [...]
Cool it please!
Published by June 2nd, 2009 in Human Rights, India, Indiaspora, Media, Prejudice, Racism and World. 1 CommentRajni A.Luthra asks Mediawallahs to cool it please!
Most Indian homes in Australia have had this phone call from concerned family in India by now. “Are you alright? What are they doing to you guys over there?”
It’s almost as if Australian gangs are roaming the trains seeking out Indians to bash up, or roaming the streets [...]
From Paki-bashing to curry-bashing
Published by June 1st, 2009 in Human Rights, Indiaspora, Prejudice and Racism. 3 CommentsWhether they are white teenagers in Melbourne, Victoria, of 2009; white lager louts in Leeds, Yorkshire, of 1990; or son-of-the-soil Marathi-speaking shiv sainiks in Mumbai of the 1970s- Joe Pinto says, all of them are driven to hate by sheer ignorance:
Within the first weeks of shopping in July 1990 at the Leeds city centre, we [...]
More on attacks in Australia
Published by May 31st, 2009 in Education, India, Indiaspora, Prejudice, Racism, Violence and World. 2 CommentsRashmi Bansal offers some insights:
Actually, back in March, the Economic Times had reported on this issue as follows:
The growing number of attacks on Indian students in Australia has become a big cause for concern at the Indian High Commission in Canberra. A senior diplomat at the High Commission told ET that in the last six [...]
Attacks on Indian students in Australia
Published by May 30th, 2009 in Caste, Education, Indiaspora, Prejudice, Racism, Violence and World. 173 CommentsSome bloggers seem to think they’re racially motivated.
Sanjeev Sabhlok, in a long detailed post, disagrees:
I agree that more can be done to ensure the safety of Indian students. But I am personally outraged at the unsolicited allegation being made about Australian racism by the Indian Foreign Minister (and India’s High Commissioner as well). This amounts [...]
Why the Green Revolution wasn’t such a blessing
Published by May 28th, 2009 in Caste, Dalit, Development, Economy, History, Indiaspora, Politics, Prejudice, Religion and Violence. 0 CommentsVidya Bhushan Rawat looks at the roots of the current conflict in Punjab:
Problem is in our perception about Punjab as a casteless society where Sikhism grew. The fact is that inspite of great preaching in the Guru Granth Saheb and their own sacrifices, the leadership that emerged in Punjab is upper caste dominated feudal Sikhs. [...]
Violence in Vienna
Published by May 27th, 2009 in Caste, Dalit, History, Indiaspora, Prejudice and Religion. 1 CommentAmardeep Singh reflects on the violence in Vienna and tries to ‘imagine a narrative that led to these events’:
Then, when a new temple opens, many of the heterodox members of the congregation jump at the chance for a different kind of experience. The new temple is run by heterodox Ravidasias, who do things slightly differently [...]
Of soft rasogollas and deep fried burgers
Published by May 9th, 2009 in Culture, Food, Humour and Indiaspora. 0 CommentsRimi is in Boston. And a very long way away from Kolkata. Read her post for the amazing nostalgia of Bengali food and the culture shock of “authentic” American food, on her blog titled Sauce!:
But this sweetness of most things Oriental on the one hand, the deep-fried mayo-dipped burgers on the other, and the ridiculously [...]
Physical structures– Mothers and Others
Published by April 6th, 2009 in Children, Gender & Sexuality, Human Rights, India, Indiaspora, Prejudice, Science & Technology, Society, Spotlight Series and Women. 9 Comments[ This is Essay No. 34 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
Physical structures– Mothers and Others
By Anu
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I have started to feel physical spaces change, ever since I became a mother a few years back. They appear changed in response to my changed status. Not in their form, function or appearance but in [...]
Does the West know more of Indian music now?
Published by February 20th, 2009 in Cinema, Globalisation, India, Indiaspora and Music. 0 CommentsAfter A.R. Rehman’s awards for Slumdog Millionare, Gluestick at the aavakai blog thinks the answer to the question is both yes and no :
The truth is that Indian music has been on the international radar from a long time – Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Zakir Hussain have won Grammies before this. Classical music appealed to [...]
What does Barack Obama mean for India?
Published by January 21st, 2009 in Geopolitics, India and Indiaspora. 0 CommentsArchana thinks it is hope:
I too have started blogging heavily these days with a few hopes. And I think this is what makes us lead our lives. The hopes that, something good will happen at the next turn, or through the change we are going through. As they say, daylight is bestowed upon us after [...]
Psych Babbler senses discrimination at the Indian embassy in Sydney:
I guess what pisses me off more is that Indians complain about racism from the ‘whites’. Well, I have so far not felt discriminated against by a single Aussie — ‘whites’ included. I have even been to the likes of Newcastle where I stand out big [...]
This feeling
Published by November 24th, 2008 in Activism, Children, Education and Indiaspora. 0 CommentsAfter a CRY fundraising dinner, Mansi finds she loves this feeling of giving.
More on Sonal Shah
Published by November 14th, 2008 in Indiaspora, Politics, Religion and Secularism. 0 CommentsJo suggests she is guilty by association:
Well, I wouldn’t blame her friends supporting her (after all they are her ‘friends‘), but I am not sure about some of their substantial reasons in their articles in support that “I am a born Christian and an atheist…” or “I am a Muslim but never felt…” kind of [...]
Responsibility by Association
Published by November 14th, 2008 in Indiaspora, Politics, Religion and Secularism. 0 CommentsAnasuya joins the debate on Sonal Shah:
My key disappointment with the entire debate that has sprung up over Shah’s appointment – and her own response to it – is that it continues to be framed, if unwittingly, in problematic binaries: in the waning days of Bush, we still seem to settle on ‘you’re either with [...]
Reuben defends his friend, Sonal Shah, who was recently appointed to President-elect Obama’s team of advisors:
The Hindustan Times and the Times of India were the first to allege that Sonal Shah was linked to the RSS and the extreme right-wing of the hindu fundamentalist movement. The Daily Times of Pakistan upped the ante by stating [...]
Vikram looks at a paper that examines how Hindi films have changed over the last two decades:
One very important aspect of the new Bwood is the representation of the NRI,
NRIs are shown as more patriotic, more knowledgeable about Indian culture. In comparison, Indians are shown as more irritated, more dogmatic, they are not as concerned [...]
I feel ashamed to be an Indian
Published by November 2nd, 2008 in Government, Human Rights, Indiaspora, Law and order, Patriarchy, Prejudice, Society and Women. 0 CommentsSK quotes on his blog:
India being my mother nation it is with heavy heart I’m saying that I wish to change my citizenship to a country where men are not considered to be criminals and rapists by birth! I feel ashamed to be the citizen of a country where its administration and judiciary do not [...]
Tata Crucible ‘08 – Singapore
Published by October 28th, 2008 in Education and Indiaspora. 0 CommentsRohit at Quintessential Theory is all gung ho about the Tata Crucible quiz ‘08 at Singapore. Read more about the exploits:
As Anirban , the defending champion said- “The prelim was extremely easy, there was no scope for any error. With 16 out of 20, it was surprising to note that we weren’t in the top [...]
For a videshi, what’s living with Indians like? Siren65 offers her comments from a ringside seat:
One of my best friends, an educated, feisty and independent woman can be found searching for a husband for her sister-in-law on shaadi.com, despite the fact that she herself had a love marriage. And this isn’t casual surfing either. It’s [...]
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