Posted in Cultural, Humor, In My Experience, Things Indian Luv, tagged Indian Habit, Queue, Things Indian Love on 9 March 2008 | 7 Comments »
Indians love queues. Despite the diversity, there is nothing that aligns all Indians like a long line. The image of Indians standing in a queue is the national symbol. In India everywhere you go, every situation you encounter, every activity you attend there is a queue waiting for you and plenty of Indians waiting in [...]
Posted in Cultural, Humor, In My Experience, Religion, Society, Things Indian Luv, tagged Indian God, Indian Male, Lingam, Shiva, Shivaratri on 6 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
Indians love their idols - not the kind that was recently copied from America, but the kind they had for a long time. And it must have been a really long time since they came up with really bizarre ones — some grotesque, some mutant: one with monkey face, and other with elephant head. Then [...]
Posted in Humor, In My Experience, Observation, Things Indian Luv, tagged IIT, IIT graduates, Indian Institute of Technology on 5 March 2008 | 304 Comments »
There are two distinct tribes in India: the one that went to IIT, and the one that did not. If you are wondering, how to tell them apart, I have good news: you do not have to. They would tell you before you can finish your hello. At times all you need is a glance [...]
Posted in Cultural, Humor, In My Experience, Society, Things Indian Luv, tagged Bindi, Dots, Forehead Decoration, Sindoor, Vermillion on 3 March 2008 | 12 Comments »
Forehead is the choice of canvas for fine arts in India: the designated destination for decorative art. In a land where lipstick on lips is frowned on, there is complete freedom when it comes to forehead. It is not just the married woman, it is everyone: small children, gown up men, domesticated animals, and of [...]
Posted in Humor, In My Experience, Observation, Society, Things Indian Luv, tagged Indian No Spitting Sign, Spitting on 1 March 2008 | 4 Comments »
Indians cannot wait to part with their bodily fluids, and saliva is no exception. Everyone spits all the time and everywhere: no respite from spit in India. What are they trying to do? Is it part of a nation wide distributed grass root mandatory irrigation project that I did not know about? Are they trying [...]
Posted in Humor, In My Experience, Observation, Things Indian Luv, tagged Indian Movie, Movie, Things Indian Luv on 1 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
Okay, the title is annoying. It is dishonest, and what the heck is luv. What language is that? But I won’t get into that right now - may be another time. There are some Indian fascinations that baffle me. More importantly, they vex me. I am not talking about individual idiosyncrasies, we all have them. [...]
Posted in Humor, In My Experience, Observation, Society, tagged India, Indian Constitution, Indian Customs, Indian Philosophy, Indians, Origin of India on 29 February 2008 | 14 Comments »
Origin: Origin of India is a confusing one. The confusion is caused by Columbus when he decided to discover India in a different location. Despite significant migration in the later part of the twentieth century, the relocation was never completed, and the confusion persists. Even today, inhabitants of widely spread call centers across the country [...]
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Observation, Stories and Experiences, tagged Bargaining, Indian Habit on 24 February 2008 | No Comments »
Bargain may be just a skill in most part of the world, but in India is an art form. It takes years of practice under the supervision of skillful masters, such as your experienced grandfather, your fast talking aunt, or your street smart uncle. What separates a mere skill from an art is the passion. [...]
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Observation, Society, Stories and Experiences, tagged Birth, Death, Death Rituals, Indian Customs on 24 February 2008 | No Comments »
What did you witness first: a birth or a death?People in our neighborhood had livestock: a few cows, a chicken coup, a small army of goats. There were always the string of stray dogs and cats. It was only natural that we witnessed animal birth on regular basis. All the children in the neighborhood would [...]
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Observation, tagged Indian Language, Mother Tongue, Official Language of India on 21 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
India may lack literacy, but not language. We are proud of our mother tongues. Name another country on this planet that has twenty-two official languages. We are not even counting the unofficial ones and dialects.
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Musing, News and Views, Observation, Society, tagged Indian Identity, Who is Indian on 15 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
“Are you Indian?” It is a common question for Indians in a foreign land. I am told. They may be attending a two day conference in Singapore, or on a weeklong package tour in Malaysia, or on semiannual visit to their children in America, or born and lived their entire life in London or Johannesburg. [...]
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Indian Economy, Musing, News and Views, Observation, tagged Capitalism, Capitalistic Democracy, Consumerism, Indian Economy, Proverty on 14 February 2008 | 8 Comments »
“Why you spend so much money on hay?” I once asked Ramu uncle.
He was busy feeding the cows in his backyard. His overworked body was scarred but strong. He had no time for a pesky boy. I asked again.
He tuned to me with visible annoyance in his eyes, “What is that to you?”
Posted in Cultural, Entertainment, Humor, In My Experience, Indian History, Observation, Relation, Society, Stories and Experiences, tagged Indian Men, Romance, Valentine's Day on 13 February 2008 | 30 Comments »
You like it or not, Valentine’s Day is upon us. It is a recent import: came in the same box with McDonald and outsourcing - accidentally. Like most invasive imported species, it is thriving in the new land, surpassing its success in the native land. That is not a surprise. There was a saying in [...]
Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Observation, Relation, Society, Stories and Experiences, tagged Indian Mother, Indian Society on 12 February 2008 | 3 Comments »
Indian mothers are a mystery to me. They baffle me every step of the way. Every aspect of their existence confounds me; every action of their lives confuses me. Yes, I am talking about all Indian mothers, every single one of them. No, I am not talking about Indian women. Just Indian mothers and what [...]
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