Tribe Desi, Vol. 237: Husain, Huma, Vandross and Russert

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vol 237| June 18, 2011| Pure.Spicy.Unfiltered Signup | View on the blog    REFLECTIONS Coming on the heels of Mother's Day is Father's Day - the third Sunday in June celebrating fathers was signed into law by President Nixon in 1972. One of the best quotes I have seen is by Tim Russert, who said "When my life's over, there's nothing more I'll be judged on than what kind of father I was..." Coming to what we have been reading/curating, some sad news from South Asia - the brutal murder of two experienced journalists, Jyotirmoy Dey in Mumbai, and Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan, who were killed because they were investigating their respective governments... You probably had enough of Weiner-gate, but in case you missed the South Asian connection (and our tweets - follow @dfwdesi), it is his wife,Huma Abedin: "As Weiner�s career collapsed, his wife�s stature only grew. James Carville, Bill Clinton�s 1992 campaign manager, described her as �one of the most popular people in the Democratic party�. The feminist writer Ann Friedman even suggested she run for her husband�s vacant seat. Having been accused at different time of being Mrs Clinton�s lesbian lover, a Saudi Arabian agent, a link to the Muslim Brotherhood, not to mention her ordeal over the past three weeks, Abedin is nothing if not battle-tested..." Another tweet which you may have missed (but was picked up by a variety of blogs and sites) was the one about an Indian village renaming itself Snapdeals.com Nagar... ...and finally, the death of M.F. Husain - starting from a painter painting street hoardings to a acclaimed artist (have you seen Sita and the deer?) - who was painting till his last days at 95 (and driving a Ferrari...) Till next time...and remember, the little things do matter! The DFW Desi Tunics for the summer from Silk Threads...nationwide... SOCIETY Dance with my father again...  "Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me and then Spin me around til' I fell asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me And I knew for sure I was loved If I could get another chance Another walk, another dance with him I'd play a song that would never ever end How I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again, ooh..." By Luther Vandross  Happy Father's Day! View the video here CULTURE Death of kitsch?  "Kitsch has often been described as anti-art, or as the thing that money purchases when trying to buy beauty. Leaving aside the purist point of view, there is no taking away from its commercialism. �It is a mix of art and business. We have to make money and give people what they want,� says designer Nidhi Chopra of the brand pop Goes the Art, which designs kitsch wall clocks, cushion covers, table lamps and laptop bags. She admits that desi kitsch has become a victim of commercialisation. �the audience for kitsch is steadily growing. people want art to be a part of their daily lives rather than something that hangs on the wall. So they choose ashtrays, boxes, furniture and other unusual items. Most of them want images that are tried and tested, like dabbawalas, posters from Don or Mother India, calendar art set in eclectic colours.� Read more... SOCIETY The Indian Picasso? "...one cannot be happy in exile or in oblivion. One cannot always be a stranger. I want to return to my homeland, make all my loved ones happy. I see no further than this.� - Albert Camus "But why had everyone remained silent when the artist was still alive? Why did the art community not forcefully rise in protest against the senior fellow-traveller�s exile? Why did the government remain generally cool and indifferent about his security concerns? Why didn�t the likes of Raj Thackeray welcome Husain back to Mumbai, and offer him a safe and congenial atmosphere to work?" Read on... Please send any recommended Non-profits, with South Asian involvement, to desi@TribeDesi.com, to be considered for inclusion in this newsletter. Thanks 18,000+ active members. To advertise here, please email desi@TribeDesi.com