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India 100 Years Ago

Posted in Cultural, Observation, tagged , , , , , , on 27 June 2008 | 23 Comments »


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Reasons to Marry an Indian Man

Posted in Humor, Observation, tagged , , , , , on 18 March 2008 | 8 Comments »

Over the years, Indian men got a bad name all over the world. Most women complain about immaturity, insensitivity, and insufficient evolution of Indian men. The demand for dowry did not help the image at all. The news of burning bride turned most women against them. But ladies no one ever tells you about the [...]

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Padmavati: Performance in Paris

Posted in Cultural, Dance and Drama, Entertainment, Fiction, From Headlines, From the Past, General, Indian History, Movies, News and Views, Stories and Experiences, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 18 March 2008 | 1 Comment »

Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Devdas fame got standing ovation at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Not for another Bollywood movie, but for an opera-ballet titled Padmavati: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s adaptation of the 1923 opera-ballet by Albert Roussel, one of the greatest yet least understood masters of twentieth-century French music.

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You Are Still an Indian If, Part 2

Posted in Cultural, Humor, Observation, tagged , , , , , on 16 March 2008 | 5 Comments »

For those who are not yet sure, here are ten more questions for you to find your Indian identity.

If your gold tooth filling is your only dental expense, you are still an Indian.
If you put your ears on your digital wrist watch to make sure [...]

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You Are Still an Indian If

Posted in Cultural, Humor, Observation, tagged , , , , , on 12 March 2008 | 15 Comments »

Are you an Indian living in America? Or are you a person of Indian origin? Do you waste a lot of time trying to shade your Indian identity? Or you do everything to cling to it? If you are either of those, we can help. We have developed Simple Home Identity Test for you. Whether [...]

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Made In India: Babies Outsourced

Posted in Cultural, General, Information, News and Views, Observation, Stories and Experiences, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 12 March 2008 | 9 Comments »

In India, there is a new IT industry: the new Infant Trading. After the adults, it is now the babies turn to be outsourced. Reproductive Outsourcing is catching on. The industry is valued at more than $450 millions, and the number of cases of surrogacy has doubled over the past three years. [...]

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Jodhaa Akbar Clouded by Controversy

Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews, Movies, News and Views, tagged , , , , , , , on 17 February 2008 | No Comments »

Jodha Akbar, with cost estimated at Rs. 400 million and featuring country’s two biggest stars, was finally premiered all over India this Friday. Its release was postponed twice. However, it did not see acceptance for release from the very state this historic tale is based on: Rajasthan. It was banned from screening in the scheduled [...]

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