Sep19

The stork brought us in

The Family Planning Association of the UK has earned the ire of British Indian parents with its latest information booklet Let’s Grow with Nisha and Joe. The Daily News and Analysis reports that the sexual health charity, in a bid to represent Britain’s growing multicultural population, decided to replace the usually white female character in […]

Feb12

Cumin before coriander?

Conversation around the water cooler (the hub of Western civilization, if you ask me) recently gravitated toward phones and phone bills. Nearly everyone (barring other desis, of course) was horrified to learn how often I called India and for how many hours I shot the breeze across the oceans. “What do you talk about?”, asked […]

Feb7

The Inscrutable Indian Nod

The other day, a colleague wanted my opinion on a chart she’d compiled. “What do you think? Is this fine?”, she asked. I gave her what I thought was an enthusiastic nod to indicate, “Bilkul perfect! Lage raho”, only to receive a puzzled stare in return. Maybe I wasn’t vigorous enough, I thought. So I […]