Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Tribe Desi, vol 242: Kagaz ki kishti, Dented Tubas, and ramen noodles

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SOCIETY

Are we making sure we neglect our
young?

I found Sukhraj Beasla's story by
accident - I was looking to do some research on CNN's iReport
public reporting experiment, and the story title caught my
attention. Reading through it, and the associated comments on
the blog, some things are very clear - which not be obvious to
the mainstream reader.


The comment from her father
that "'God, you're 30 years old and I
really expected you to be somewhere right now,'"
 is not unheard of in
the Indian-American community, which has high expectations of
its children. 



ARTS

A Painter - and an immigrant success
story 

One of Dallas' own - started painting as a hobby,
not influenced by Hussain and now doing gallery
shows and selling from Southlake to Sweden....Ladies and
Gentlemen, presenting Rahul Vyas...


CULTURE

Who are the men behind the
tubas? 

We have all seen them - a fixture in the streets
of North India (or in movies) - especially during wedding
season, in their hand-me-down uniforms and dented tubas...who
are these men, and what is the life behind the
glitter of the wedding lights? An interesting video, exploring
their lives by Poh Si Teng...




FASHION

Saffron is popular? 

What does this picture remind you
of?
Yes, the Saffon-clad sadhus...now coming to
Herm?s ready to wear Spring Summer
2012...



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