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This may be a DREAM come true
I am a bit ill this week and trying to relax before exams so this is a short note – The DREAM Act has taken off as the #1 idea on Change.org and the many students coming out with their Read More …
Diwali – the festival of noise, excess sugar and electricity consumption
It’s close to 2am as I write this blog post. Everyone else in the house is sleeping. But the room next to mine–the prayer room–is well-lit with ‘X-mas’ lights, candles (diyas) and a megawatt standing lamp. The room is brighter Read More …
Proposition 8 – Asian Indians lagging behind in supporting equality
Only 47% are opposed to Proposition 8 according to this recent survey. What should be more embarrassing is that, as a group, we lag behind other Asian Americans in opposing Proposition 8. Alas, the report was unnecessarily nice to the Read More …
The definition of an Indian Writer in English (IWE)
If I ever made it ‘big’ as an author, I probably won’t be considered ‘Indian Writer in English’ either since I have never been to India. At least that seems to be one of the central assumptions of the reporter: Read More …
Size Zero Not for Indian Women
Shilpa Shetty (of Big Brother fame) blasts the concept of size zero in this video, stating that “Indian women cannot be size zero.” Addendum: Unless you are petite and flat-chested. I think it is high-time. What began as a cultural Read More …