One cannot judge the value of an opinion simply by the amount of courage that is required in holding it. – A famous Bihari in an unfinished essay on writer Evelyn Waugh, 1949 Do you schmucks know the identity of this famous Bihari? Since God has not bestowed Indians with enough gray matter, my innate […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion Indian-American kids are crushing the rest of the contestants in the 2012 Spelling Bee competition. Of the 50 youngsters who have reached the 2012 Spelling Bee semifinals, at least 20 are of Indian origin. Desis do not account for even 1% of the U.S. population but 40% […]
My bosom pals on SI know I greatly relished French director Jérôme Salle’s Anthony Zimmer (Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal). Anthony Zimmer is a classy film, far superior to the crude Hollywood remake The Tourist featuring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Between Sophie Marceau and Angelina Jolie, I’d take Sophie in a heartbeat. Sophie oozes class […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion I counted 45 Indian kids from the 278 shortlisted contestants for the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee Competition. Of the 45 desis, 23 are girls and the rest boys. The youngest Indian kid is eight-year-old Ashrita Vadlapatla from North Carolina. Ashrita can trace her roots to the great […]
In the rest of the world, people travel inside trains. But as with most things it’s always a different story in Incredible India. People clamber on top of trains, ride alongside trains by hanging on to the doors or windows and, yes, they do travel inside trains too. Watch the below video to see how […]
Is not general incivility the very essence of love? – Lizzy in Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Chapter 25, P.73, Kindle (iPad) edition Jane might have been the prettiest of the five Bennet girls but Lizzy shall forever remain my favorite. Just in case you’re wondering about the context of the above quote, an […]