Maddy recalls a hilarious experience of one of his friends, when they first came to Istanbul.
Soon the house was set, the stove was up and running and the ‘sadam’ preparation was in full steam…Turkish yoghurt was a perfect accompaniment and curd rice came along famously. However our Mallu boy had his personal share [...]
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Ageless Bonding turns 50, and wonders why 50 can’t be just that, instead of being the new 40.
• At 40 it comes as a shock when a 25 year old calls you “aunty”; at 50 nothing affects you – not even when the 40 year old neighbour calls you aunty.
• People’s expectations from you are a [...]
Indian women aren’t politically aware?
Published by May 3rd, 2008 in Personal, Politics, Theory and Women. 0 CommentsBrijesh Nair says American women are more politically ‘conscious’ than Indian women:
If we take 5 Indian men and women each, at least 2 men will be politically conscious but I am sure 4 of the women will never take any interest in understanding the various political issues around them. They hate talking about politics. I [...]
Kiran gets caught with a newly-wed couple and is subjected to a lot of information apparently unknown:
They: And he really seems to know things about dresses - I mean, his selection of my sarees, and other dresses exactly matched my preferences!
Me: (Holy crap! Where is my dessert?!) Ohh, that’s fantastic! You guys are just made [...]
Fellow Blogbhartian Shruthi on why she decided to become a Stay-At-Home-Mother (SAHM) and quit her work, at least temporarily:
People ask me all the time why I chose to be with home with my baby after being so vociferous about women standing up for their rights. Please understand - working out of home does not imply [...]
Rahul is about to graduate. And his mind is on auto-pilot:
I don’t want to leave college. I miss home terribly. I wish I could give didi a hug this very moment. I want to scream, real loud, really really loud. Pull my hair, break a glass. I have an uncanny love for family dramas. It [...]
When the best payments are the ones made in kind…
Published by April 23rd, 2008 in Misc, Personal and Society. 0 CommentsGowri reminisces about the two elderly characters at their tea estate - the cook and the carpenter.
The poor old man would arrive at work early in the morning, hunched up and shivering. He’d go home for his breakfast and bath and come back at around eleven o’clock, now walking straight, and actually looking younger. We [...]
Housewives. Sweaty slaves of the kitchen fires! They woke up at unearthly hours, muttered ancient prayers, and produced breakfasts, lunches and dinners in endless succession. They wore faded cotton sarees, their blouses damp with sweat. They chased and scolded and cajoled children. “Home makers” they might be - but when their husbands summoned them by [...]
Dignity, among other things
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Caste, Human Rights, Personal, Poverty and Prejudice. 0 CommentsJina asks whether reservation ensures dignity, and instances from her life leaves her with shades of grey. Nice read.
This, in one of the most evolved campuses known for its social conscience and moral fibre.I have heard sob stories from fellow management classmates [who happened to be belonging to a caste which offered him reservation] on [...]
MAC Attack
Published by April 16th, 2008 in Appeal, Community, Feminism, Personal, Prejudice, Society, Women, sexual harrassment and sexuality. 0 CommentsEllie posted about her encounter with one creep on her blog:
Only last week, the Sunday evening was beautiful and at around 6:30 in the evening, in broad daylight, I decided to walk down to Dodo’s place, less than a km away from my flat. I put my really wasted jeans and a very un-flattering kurta [...]
Prajakta shares her experiences and a FAQ of sorts about her twin sister and their growing up together:
“When is your birthday?” And then turning to my sister “And when is yours?”
heehee…that’s dumb! Nevermind…happens! :D
Well, Both of us share the same birth date…and obviously the same birthplace…
I think some people are so thrilled to have our [...]
Vishv Veer Singh Sambyal says: being a patriot and a soldier has more to do with loving your country rather than hating another nation. And relates the story of an encounter between two brigadiers, an Indian and a Pakistani, to illustrate his point:
However on that fateful day, your son and I were soldiers, unknown to [...]
Vasuki enters into a conversation with an auto-driver, picks up some inside info about the Kannada movie industry, and gets offered a chance to act in a movie!
‘The story of an ordinary Indian’
Published by April 8th, 2008 in Caste, Education and Personal. 0 CommentsThis post isn’t about an ordinary Indian: Rahul Pandita writes about an extraordinary individual (and an extraordinary family), who sacrificed more than a promising career, around forty years ago, to build a school in a backward region:
Meanwhile, Nirmala had given birth to twin sons. And now, in the absence of her husband, she was required [...]
Deep realizes ‘now things are very different’ on Indian roads and …not so different:
I also realize that woman don’t wear helmets. So I ask my driver why that’s the case — he says, “oh the ladies were furious that their hair was being messed up. Woman have many rights you know. Men in the goverment [...]
Indic Twitter
Published by April 6th, 2008 in Blogging, Community, Personal, Society and public space. 1 CommentThe joys of Twitter are many. As Kiruba Shankar finds out,
Another reason why I like Twitter because its a place where I can write down things that I think are too frivolous for a blog post. “Crap! The crow just shat on me!”.
Sometimes, it can be a place for me to type my thoughts down [...]
# 3) You see a line of white dashes down the middle of your side of the road. You must:
# Immediately move your car so as to straddle it, and thus ensure that cars behind you cannot overtake. Few people are aware of it, but the accepted meaning of that line the world over is [...]
Chekkutty recalls the first time when he met Kadammanitta Radhakrishnan, the Malayalam poet who passed away on Monday, March 31st of 2008.
It was evening and suddenly a crowd collected in the town and in no time there took place an impromptu demonstration, people shouting slogans condemning Emergency and Indira Gandhi, in an expression of defiance [...]
North East Diary
Published by March 31st, 2008 in Adivasi, Culture, North East, Personal and Women. 0 CommentsSriram Anathanarayan notices the strong presence of strong women in the North East:
Of course my heart took a little dive when I saw the local Sub-Inspector of the Assam Police at the station receive his weekly bribe as they were unloading the sacks, but even here the women’s chutzpah was evident. She handed him [...]
Looks like Shruthi, fellow Blogbhartian, belongs to a family that believes: a family that blogs together…. Well, they blog on different sites but they do seem to share a common zest for life- of turning little things into wonderful stories. While Anil Kumar JL, Shruthi’s uncle, admits it was his niece who was instrumental in [...]
Silverine’s brother M decides to masquerade as his grandfather and slaughters a teenager’s Easter:
M (continuing mercilessly): And will you be drinking?
Roshan: No achchacha! I am not yet 18!
M: Ha!! I know you will drink!! Rascal!!
Roshan (hurt): I swear achchacha I won’t.
M: Remember the old saying when Satan tempts you, “Do not drink and park, [...]
AMIT Budhiraja and Rinku Sachdeva had everything: good jobs, a nice flat, money to splurge, and a future that beckoned with promise. Or at least that was what the world thought. It is now obvious they were leading tormented inner lives before Amit killed her and hanged himself on Sunday.
Ramakrishna SR asks: do these murders [...]
Three years on a beautiful island
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Environment and Personal. 0 CommentsEvery month or so, we would cross the Pulicat lake to get to the mainland for shopping, tuition classes, or just for a break from the monotony of the colony. The Pulicat lake, dry and lifeless during summer, would come to life after the rains in October. Thousands of migratory birds would fly in from [...]
Viswapriya observes the similarities and differences between two stories- a short story and a true story:
But could it be the same love? Or have we all finally reached this stage where instant gratifications have taken over every other parameter of our existence? Love- now, Justice-now, everything- now? Or is fiction, as always, an idealization of [...]
“(Yo)nifying with the self”
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Culture, Feminism, Personal, Society, South Asia, Women and sexuality. 0 CommentsAfter much debate with her inner voices, Sunshine finally submits her scripts for “Yoni ki baat” a play inspired by Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues”. Some of her scripts were accepted and she’s now rehearsing for the play.
More than reaching out to the South Asian community, I have reached out to myself, in some of the [...]
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