Category Archives: Culture
Fair, lovely, handsome and blah!
Shah Rukh Khan is everywhere. Yesterday, after being assaulted with images of him sending out flying kisses to the audience during the cricket match, I gasped and grunted as today’s BBC Breakfast show did a little piece on an advert … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Rants and Rambles, UK
Give me your DNA, I shall tell Gothram
This made my day. All you perverts indulging in relationships within your gothram, under the pretense that you have no idea about which one you belong to – pay attention! Your excuse is no longer valid. Our SINGLE DNA REPORT … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Random Links
Paris thoughtlets: On cities, museums, souvenirs, fakes etc.
Like any other city driven and shaped for tourists, Paris is abundant with souvenir shops. I don’t quite know how to react to souvenirs. When I was working in India, we used to pick up local handicrafts. But over time … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Borrowed Words, Cities, Culture, History and Monuments, Photographs, Rants and Rambles, Travel
Holi, afterall!
Image courtesy Wikipedia. Happy Holi hai ji! I wish I could find a place in London that sells gujiyas. Sigh! Holi stopped being fun after the age of eight. Except for a few years spent in college, where the element … Continue reading
Women, veils, religion and the bravest 13 year old in the world
Vidya sent me a link to a fabulous video at YouTube. It’s a part of a documentary called “A stranger in her city” by Khadija Al-Salami. al-Salami’s documentary follows a fabulous, spunky 13 year old girl – Najmia in Yemen. … Continue reading
The end to privation – the miracle called Dosai
Sri and I decided to put an end to our privation. We bought a wet grinder and carried the heavy bundle of stone and plastic home. The miraculous dough that makes dosais was prepared with much care and consultation over … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Family and Friends, Food and Gastronomy, Self
Begum Samru and the Sardhana Church
While in Delhi, we decide to go to Sardhana (about 20 kms from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh) to pay Begum Samru a visit. From wikipedia, Begum Sombre(d. 1836)(also known as Zebunissa, Farzana and Joanna after baptism) started her career as … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, History and Monuments, India, Photographs