posted September 24, 2005 01:56 PM              

i would like to know what is the kind of image that india projects . its not a problem if its politically negative .

posted September 24, 2005 06:31 PM              

A little random-word free association:
Spiritual
Tough
Teeming
Sickness
Conflicted
Ancient
Kama Sutra
Hinduism
Buddha
Islam
Assassination
Colonialism
Poverty
Mother Teresa
Gandhi
Masscre
Protest
Technology
Don't-Have-Your-Period-And-Go-To-Your-Friend's-Sleepover (Long Story - I went my friend Kajal's house for her birthday sleepover when I was 12 while on my period; I put a tampon wrapper in her bathroom's trashcan and was greeted later by her, wide-eyed and with her Mom, saying, "You didn't go in Grandma's room today, did you...?" - that's where they kept their shrine since she had hit menopause).
Short (though, to be fair, that's gotta be all dietary - that same friend was nearly half a foot taller than her Dad by the time she hit puberty)
Doctor
Professional (It's cliche, but sooo many Indians who come over here become Drs or IT professionals)
Hope

~~~
It may seem obvious from what I've written, but I like India.
I really do.
And I think it's a little funny that it seems that so many people in India don't seem to realize the impact that some of your biggest names have had on the "outside".
Like M. Gandhi - I cannot think of a time when I've not known his name.
Then when I was in college working at my part-time job at a video store, a guy - I'm guessing just arrived in the US from India - said, "Do you realize that you have a quotation from an Indian on the back of your shirt?" (It was a Peace Studies shirt and the back had a quote that said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world.")
"Yes...Gandhi."
"Yes, Gandhi is an Indian!"
"...I know..."

posted September 25, 2005 12:48 PM              

why do u feel tough?

ok, do u know , india's colonilaism has a direct connection with americs's war of independence and its subsequent freedom .

massacre- yeah thats a sad part . bloody politics . we are ashamed of it .

protest-why?

your short story is common , may be not so common with u all .lololololololol

do u know , hindus ( those who eat meat ) do not eat that on some special days . like tuesday or thursday . i myself do n't eat non veg on these days especially.

thanks .

ag: mysticism is a part of life in hinduism.

posted January 06, 2007 04:53 PM            

quote:

---

I like sari/saree's too. I only wore one once to my friends wedding. For most weddings and occasions i usually wear shalwar kameez

---

posted January 06, 2007 11:01 PM            

I heard they almost adopted Swahili as the official language there in Zambia but changed their minds....they didn't want to be reminded of the "slavetraders" from centuries past. The irony is that their official lauguage is that of their former oppressors (English).
Too bad, I've heard it spoken once and its sounds great.