[Alexander Imich] always ate sparingly, inspired by Eastern mystics who disdain food. “There are some people in India who do not eat,” he said admiringly. – Interview with World’s Oldest Man Alexander Imich, 111, in New York Times Why do some people live long? Why do some people die young? I’m not talking here of […]
The pomposity and extravagance of these White Mughals knew no bounds. – BBC presenter Dan Snow in The Birth of Empire: The East India Company (Part 1) BBC Presenter Dan Snow in Calcutta Indians must watch BBC’s new TV program The Birth of Empire: The East India Company if only to refresh fading memories of […]
(Compiled by SI Blog reader What_If based on messages from friends & family in his WhatsApp App) To those who think WhatsApp exists merely to send innocuous texts to friends and family about passing an exam, getting a job or the birth of a baby, you couldn’t be more wrong. SI Blog reader What_If has […]
Just this morning, an Indian friend was gushing about the (almost) free text messaging app WhatsApp (costs $1 a year after the first free year). My buddy was blah-blahing about how useful WhatsApp was during his peripatetic travels. And in an odd coincidence, a few hours later I learned India was the biggest market for […]
The antics of Telugu biddas in Amreeka never ceases to surprise the Indian diaspora. It seems like not a day passes in Amreeka without another Telugu bidda doing something crazy. One day Telugu biddas are kidnapping and murdering babies; the next day they are strangling their spouses; the third day they’re groping grandmothers on flights; […]
Aahh, White suffering in Amreeka is so awful! All the pain Whites must endure because of discrimination against their pale skin. While so much media ink goes into narrations of Black and Brown victimization by Whites, there’s little public discussion about the everyday indignities White people have to weather. White people in America are experiencing […]