Loving India
We Indians are quite a patriotic lot…or a very patriotic lot!
I know many friends who have been born outside India but still call themselves Indian, and they are Indian - they may not speak the same language, they may not share the same customs, but the roots are the same - we understand the same [...]
The great Indian middle class…
…growing at a rapid rate. There are a few million ascending into the middle class every year. This reflects the robust growth of the economy.
But of course, this also is evidence to the rising wealth among India’s poor. The lower class people are slowly, but steadily, entering the lower middle class - which is a [...]
Mesmerizing symbolism of Hinduism in two legends
I just couldn’t help posting this here. I read it and was so mesmerized by the extremely logical interpretation of the symbolism of the Shiva-Ganesha-Parvati story.
You have to read it again and again to understand and admire the beauty of Sanatana Dharma! All praise to our scholarly ancestors who saw so much wisdom in symbolism, [...]
Mumbai vs. New Orleans - look at the stats
I got this email, as many of you may already have. I wonder if all of those stats are true, but I know that most of them are. Anyway, it’s just one of those feel-good emails out of a dreadful situation. You have the choice of either to feel good or…..
Inches of rain in new [...]
Don’t have enough guests at your wedding? Hire them!
As crazy as it may sound, this agency has already sent its guests for 10 weddings. That is certainly a big deal in our weddings where we do take pride in the number that we can command. Who are we kidding - we worry about the costs, but also want hundreds on our guest-lists.
Now, if [...]
Sania to play tennis in burkha?
Sania has received threats from her highly vocal and highly physical community to cover herself when she’s playing tennis. What do the maulvis expect her to wear - salwar, or sari?
Mirza has refused to be drawn on the controversy over her clothes and is scheduled to play in Kolkata beginning on Monday, despite the call [...]