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Friendly Neighbourhood Festival

March 13, 2010

I expected the local temple festival to be a quiet and restrained affair. I couldn’t have been more wrong!

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An NRI With Indian Cravings

February 25, 2010

A whiff of spices, a Bollywood track… anything Indian can set off nostalgia for the homeland. Even if you’ve never lived there.

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Indian Class Divide – Alive And Kicking

February 18, 2010

It might be changing with the rise of a sizeable middle class, but we still turn a blind eye to gaping inequalities.

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Baby Food 101: Baingan Bharta

February 16, 2010

‘Growing up without meat stunts growth’ say some of my family. Well, my vegetarian 7-month-old is heavier than some 1-year-olds…

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Indian Weddings: Best Of Both Worlds

January 31, 2010

When I was little, there was one thing I could count on – a million summer weddings. But how have they changed since?

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Is Diwali Dead?

November 9, 2009

What does Diwali mean to NRIs? It’s one of the world’s biggest festivals so shouldn’t we make a much bigger fuss?

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I’m Just As Dark As They Are!

October 2, 2009

I love my camel-coloured skin, but why does walking into an Indian grocery store raise so many eyebrows?

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It’s All Hindi To Me

October 2, 2009

I sometimes wish the mother-caring, father-providing roles had been reversed. Why? My Hindi would have been more fluent.

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The African In Me

September 2, 2009

When you think of your roots, you automatically think of India, right? But a trip to Africa stirred up different feelings.

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Coconuts On Trial

September 2, 2009

Is it a crime to be the Indian who skis and prefers pasta to pakora? Why does it make others think, ‘uh-oh, coconut’?

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