Its been a while. So time for something new.
A friend turned me on to an article in the NY Times detailing the post-Iraq life of Shaheen Khan, a Pakistani woman who is now paralyzed after a few months as a laundry worker in the Green Zone in Baghdad. KBR, formerly known as Kellogg, [...]

Desi, Economics, Immigration, Palestine, Race, Resistance | 1 Comment »

Admittedly, I’m drawn to stories about South Asian characters and exploring themes that seem to fly with such characters. I was reading the story Our Lady of Paris by Daniyal Mueenuddin and wanted to see what other people thought. If you care to, read the story, and then tell me what you think.
Oh, [...]

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Israel continues the shelling of Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. For three soldiers. Shelling is a misnomer; let me restate that:
Israel continues its grossly disproportionate blood bath by an equally machismo war machine.
There is certainly no justification for this incursion. I’ve been wondering what has made Israel come to this, to nearly [...]

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Seconds ago, I found out about seven rail blasts along Bombay’s commuter train network. I was there earlier im Bombay earlier this year and took these trains often; they served equal doses of fear (of getting pushed off due to the monstrous people density) and utter happiness (for not having to deal with constant [...]

Desi, Politic | 4 Comments »

There’s been a lively discussion happening with a friend that started when I said the word ‘desi’ one day. You can track some of it here and, more recently, here.
My stance is that the d-word indicates a shared experience, and is particular to the diaspora. It doesn’t indicate a homogeneity of people coming [...]

Desi, Politic, Race | 7 Comments »

So here’s what I’ll do at every once in a while. Post some clues (probably related to a Bollywood movie I just watched) and people should comment with their guesses! Its fun, I swear!
Whats the name of the movie?
1. A main refrain in a song involves a play on the name of [...]

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I just saw the movie Page 3 which was directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, who also directed Chandni Bar. I really liked it.
Ever since I saw Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, I’ve become a big fan of both Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma, only the latter of which was in Page 3. As I [...]

Desi, Politic | 4 Comments »