On one of our first days in the lesser famous city of Bandung, Indonesia, we hired a car to take us around the place. The driver named Md. Alam spoke passable English and we managed to have a decent conversation as he drove us around the city showing us various historical sights there. …
Tag: Culture
#NotAllMen —- The Other Side of the Looking Glass
He was 3 years old as I walked him home, from his kindergarten. His tiny sister craddling in my arms. We passed a rickshawala arguing with his wife on the street. The man slapped her, snatched the money out of her hand, pushed her to the ground. I hastily pulled my son with me and…
What Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma actually meant when he asked Women to not wear skirts in India ……
A few days back, the Culture Minister of India, Mahesh Sharma issued an Advisory Note for the tourists visiting India. Since, the time this has happened, almost all the ladies I know and their aunties, who want to get them married off, have got their chuddidars and sarees in a bunch. Mahesh Sharma,…
JalliKattu……Such a Load of Bull !!
Jallikattu has been in news since the last few days. The BJP Government at the Center in an obvious attempt to woo the voters had lifted the ban off JalliKattu which is the traditional bull-fighting sport of Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court has at the moment suspended the Center’s notification, thus bringing the Ban back…
The Desi Cracked Pot 