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Archive for December, 2008
Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in TV and film on 22 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fetishizing India
Posted in Fetishisms and Imaginaries, We All Live Downstream, tagged Humor on 22 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
(Cross-posted on my other blog, We All Live Downstream.)
You’ve Got to be Kidding Me.
Didn’t I just complain about this?
From The Huffington Post:
Mother India
by Tabby Biddle
I am packing for my trip to India! I am leaving in a few days. This is not just any ordinary trip. This is a trip to get married!
My fiancé [...]
If you come to San Francisco to get an Indian visa
Posted in Travel logistics on 12 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
-Make an appointment for same day service, and just stick around the city.
-Make sure you go to the right office on MISSION ST (NOT the Consulate on Arguello).
-Get there early, and way before 11am –lines will be long and chaotic.
They’re not joking about NO cell phones or electronics or strollers. You may want to [...]
Dubai’s superhit Malayalam radio station!
Posted in Malayalam, Resources, Weblinks, tagged Add new tag, Malayalam on 12 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First, the link to the radio station (warning, music will start almost immediately). Old and new music, Dubai weather, and silly stories are all there.
Now, the link for Roku Radio, a site where you can search for and stream lots of international radio stations.
A sitcom: Malayalees in America
Posted in Malayalam, Malayalees in America, TV and film, tagged Humor, Malayalam on 12 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My cousin just sent me a link to a sitcom about Malayalees in America (in Malayalam).
Here’s the promotional video:
Here’s the you tube site with every episode.
(I just may watch all of these to brush up on my Malayalam…although I wonder if it may be worth all the cringing…lots of caricatures from [...]
FAIL
Posted in News clippings, Uncategorized, tagged Celebrity, Mumbai, the Times of India on 6 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To borrow that idea from the popular FAIL Blog:
Amitabh Bachchan’s gun sets off (Mumbai) airport scare
(Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Bollywood actor.)
Arecanut prices fall
Posted in Malayalam, News clippings, tagged commodity prices, Wayanad on 5 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Hindu:
Wayanad farmers struggling
Arecanut (also known as betel nut or addaka) is something “older men” chew a lot of, according to my mom. I have to admit, I know little about it.
Interesting environmental news from Kerala today
Posted in Environment, News clippings, tagged Wayanad on 3 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
From The Hindu:
Planting of 10 million trees planned in Kerala
The Departments of Forest and the Local Self-government will jointly undertake one of the biggest greening projects in the World, Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said.
The Minister said more than ten million trees would be planted in the State over the next two years under [...]
