Category: on indian roots
Un-Indian
| October 6, 2010 | Posted by caroline under on identity, on indian roots |
I’ve spent all these years trying to understand my roots and ethnicity. It’s this uneven feeling I carried with me across the desert and across the sea, from Dubai to Canada, and have yet to balance out. People always ask me what my background is and I tell them I’m Indian, but others suggest that…
Travel Tips for Goa and maybe Mumbai, Cochin, Bangalore, etc.
| December 25, 2009 | Posted by caroline under on indian roots, travels |
Hey!It is Christmas Day and I’m writing a blog post! A lot of my loved ones and friends live in India or are visiting this winter, so I am reminded of my past travels to this region. I don’t wish I was there, but do remember good times spent on the streets of Mumbai, beaches…
the dubai phenomenon
| January 16, 2009 | Posted by caroline under freeform, on identity, on indian roots, storytelling, travels, Uncategorized |
There are parts of Dubai that have been left to the hands of suspended disbelief, a figure of development, capitalism, juxtaposed against a backdrop of browns, greys, and unending streams of men with the glaze of hard work on their faces.
Slumdog Millionaire review, a prettily painted picture
| December 31, 2008 | Posted by caroline under arts and literature, on indian roots, Uncategorized |
I just watched Slumdog Millionaire with my parents and brother(s). It is referred to as the “feel good movie” of the year. As the winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Cadillac Award, with high ratings from pretty much every self-proclaimed movie critic I know on the ground, I went in with my expectations reined…
the seaface
| January 12, 2008 | Posted by caroline under humour, on identity, on indian roots, storytelling, travels, Uncategorized |
so it’s saturday…story time.. some of the things i’ve been doing here? well..i’ve gone to town a few times on my own, by train.. i’ve gone to a few of the clubs here in bandra, with my cousin and some random friends through the fam.. done a lot of eating..hit up the best restaurants, apparently?…
bangalore
| January 9, 2008 | Posted by caroline under arts and literature, on identity, on indian roots, travels, Uncategorized |
i went to bangalore for a meeting and well, drove around for the whole day, chatted with the driver, who didn’t speak english..so we conversed in his broken english, my broken hindi and attempts at tamil, and…music..we chatted in music, it’s true..he played my beatles, he played his kannata music (which i thoroughly enjoyed!! i…
found it..
| January 4, 2008 | Posted by caroline under humour, on indian roots, personal, travels, Uncategorized |
arrived in goa dec 29th..we left at 5am this morning to return to mumbai…i thoroughly enjoyed the 10hr ride there and back…the morning air was as crisp as the skin of the vada baji we ate at 6am, with tea..the bathroom reeked so badly that i couldn’t use it, and i later found a lovely…
mumbai senses
| December 13, 2007 | Posted by caroline under lifestyle, on identity, on indian roots, storytelling, travels, Uncategorized |
ok ok i’ve been meaning to tell you about this.. from my cousins’ house, in the centre of bandra “the queen of the suburbs”, i hear a ZiLlIoN sounds..i smell a zillion more other things, but maaaan.. so i’m going to come back here everytime i smell or hear something new.. just now, i heard…
Indian Eating Etiquette
| November 30, 2007 | Posted by caroline under humour, lifestyle, myself, on identity, on indian roots, storytelling, travels, Uncategorized |
alright, so i’m in sharjah, u.a.e… just got back from 2.5hrs at the salon..tiring..can you believe i walked barefoot on the street because i forgot to wear sandals for my pedicure? mind you, it was only a few steps and then i hopped into a car, but..i would never dare tell my mom, and definitely…
The Indian Consulate, Toronto
| November 20, 2007 | Posted by caroline under humour, myself, on indian roots, storytelling, Uncategorized |
i really don’t get why everyone at the canadian passport offices and indian consulate have something stuck up their asses. is it the same object? is it sharp? do they have it inserted daily or is it placed there for the whole working period, when they first get the job? cause really, they don’t even…
