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Nothing is Exotic: September 2013
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Saturday, September 14, 2013. The fate of the Delhi rapists, and an exercise in situation ethics. The past two days have been filled with thinking, and talking, and chatting, and Facebook commenting, about the death sentence given to the rapists. Of Jyoti Singh Pandey. One has already died in custody. Amidst suspicious circumstances. The other, a juvenile at the time of the crime, will spend three years. My first, most visceral response, was t...
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Nothing is Exotic: June 2013
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Saturday, June 15, 2013. Money doesn't buy happiness, but happiness doesn't bring money. Apparently I am now at an age where I am expected to give Good Advice to Young Adults. I didn't expect that so soon, but after over a decade in the working world, I guess I should have. During the last month or so, I have read numerous posts on Facebook (perhaps relating to graduation? That sound a little like this:. There is no direct relationship between...
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Nothing is Exotic: October 2013
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Thursday, October 24, 2013. Lost in the shadows of the city lights. Portrait of Saurish Lahiri by Anirban Saha. Post originally written in April 2012 as a reaction to the above photo for Anirban Saha's photography project. His fantastic website is http:/ www.anirbansaha.com. There's a comfort in anonymity; in being one in a million. One in five million, to be more precise. Everything is important right now. The weather, the cars, the girl&...
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Nothing is Exotic: April 2013
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Accidental Racist" is accidentally racist. And honestly, I'm not that surprised. I get the point that Brad Paisley is trying to make. The Confederate battle flag is a part of Southern culture. For better or worse, it just is. But does wearing it make him a racist? He's offended that people might think that. He's just a good ol' boy, tryin' to do no harm. And so he wrote a song about it. And when I see the above things, ...
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Nothing is Exotic: March 2015
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Sunday, March 29, 2015. My article in Cricbuzz! When I went to London in high school, the hotel helpfully provided a 'basics of cricket' leaflet for its foreign guests. I looked at it, thought it was too confusing, and didn't bother learning anything about it at all. Then I moved to India, where it was certainly necessary to learn the basics. But I never thought I'd get an article published in a well-known online cricket news site! Top 10 Must...
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Crash course in Bengali familial relationships | When Latke Met Ladki
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When Latke Met Ladki. When Latke Met Ladki. Can a vegetarian Jewish guy and an omnivorous Desi girl happily live together? Crash course in Bengali familial relationships. January 26, 2014. Category : Culture and Customs. 6 thoughts on “ Crash course in Bengali familial relationships. January 26, 2014 at 3:18 pm. I love it–but more! We can link it to our Learn Bengali sites. Pingback: Mashi or pishi? My Bangla Diary আম র ব ল ড ইর. January 26, 2014 at 4:40 pm. January 29, 2014 at 5:59 am. Which country mos...
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Nothing is Exotic: July 2014
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Thursday, July 10, 2014. What a Virgo does on her day off work. The organized cabinets, which contain (from bottom) tea and other drinks,. Sweeteners, and spices I use almost daily; other useful ingredients like. Corn starch and kosher salt (and medicine, to make sure it stays out of. The light), spices I use on a less regular basis; and on the top, extras. Of everything stored so they are easy for a short person to access. I've found that it'...
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Nothing is Exotic: February 2015
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Monday, February 2, 2015. I put the world in neutral. Over the last few months, I have drifted far, far away from my daily Bengali study. Will they laugh at me if I do? Apply to more than just things you see? What about things you hear? Why am I wondering these things when I should be enjoying the time with friends, the good food, the music? But from yesterday on, I'll make my tiny futile attempts to do just that. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Nothing is Exotic: December 2013
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Examining various facets of life within and between cultures. Thursday, December 19, 2013. Translation: Hawa from the film Damadol. Every December, or perhaps October, a song comes along that just captivates me. This year I was lucky to have encountered such songs in both October and December; this is the December one. (October was St. Lucia's "Elevate" which needs no English translation! হাওয়া - ডামাডোল. Wind (from the film Damadol - "Chaos"). Chup chap kichu kotha. Silently some thoughts fly away.
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