This is a question to all my Indian readers, What is your take on the growing menace of "cultural appropriation"? Confused? Let me put it another way. Would you be offended if someone "not connected" to India wears a bindi? Say, Katie Perry? Or our own Amy Jackson? Can they wear Saree? How about Mehendi? … Continue reading On Cultural Misappropriation
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Don’t let a school stand in your way of education
We thank our teachers in September. September also has days for engineers, daughters etc. So basically a month filled with thankless roles in our life. Apparently, it also has translation day, language day and so on. Overall, it's a dull month. Thank God, it is over now. BTW What's the relation of sin with cos? … Continue reading Don’t let a school stand in your way of education
Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Question: According to you, what is the most corrupt entity in Independent India? Please ignore all the 100 bucks you slipped under the table for a file to be moved to next table. I am talking about the big stuff. The Corruption at a level of the complete collapse of the moral values and the … Continue reading Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
On our History Books
Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid - Valary Legasov History was one of the most disliked topics during my school days, and it was a prevalent opinion. It was one of the most pointless subjects with its only aim to test my memorization skills. The … Continue reading On our History Books
Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?
This post is more of a note rather than a blog post. I fact, I wasn't even looking (or heard) for Kalash tribe. I stumbled upon this while I was researching on 'India connection' of Romanis and Yezidis Get this. Apparently, Kalash is the 'smallest minority' of Pakistan. We all know what that phrase means. … Continue reading Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?
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