The ruling Nawab requests the Maharajah to do an impossible task: to measure the earth and to count the stars, the sun’s rays, and the men on the moon. The Majarajah’s servant, Fat Gopal, comes to the… more →
BookDragonwrote 4 days ago: First things first: Indu Sundaresan’s only (thus far) short story collection (she’s best known for h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: My friend and I often ponder about returning to India… someday! In my own mind, though, I beli … more →
wrote 1 month ago: (Taking a brief break from the Q&A) One of the most notable characteristics in all of my Indian … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Swordfish asked a nice easy question that will fill my daily NaBloPoMo allotment for today, which is … more →
wrote 1 month ago: *sits down to check email, looks over at ad sidebar* Gmail Ad: Learn English Idioms! Oh, ha ha! You … more →
wrote 1 month ago: New? Start here. “Oh, hey Sanjay,” I said after I clicked over from call waiting with Anita. “What’ … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Uh, is it just me or does it feel really strange that I keep posting? I feel like I’m at a par … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday, Lips had what can only be called as a giant drama queen hissyfit. He didn’t sleep w … more →
wrote 2 months ago: (Honestly, who fails at NaBloPoMo after the first day? I mean, besides me? In my defense, my parents … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Part 3, Part 2, Part 1. The phone rang. I expected it to be my mom, calling to check up on me. Again … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I read with consternation that a Louisiana judge denied an interracial couple a marriage license. T … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Several years back, I took a Hindi/Urdu class (that’s really what is was called–Hindu/Ur … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I figured I should update about my life and you I know it. Well, the guy at the Mediterranean resta … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Oh, look I forgot to update on my cute clothes endeavor. Well, there’s one example. I went to … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I just read this post by Swistle, about her son being picked on in school, and how she, too, was tor … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Today while I was working, someone (a young someone, maybe in his teens or early twenties) came up t … more →
wrote 3 months ago: So, I was sick all weekend. It sucked. Especially because I work on the weekends so I can stay home … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I apologize for the stale blog. Ew, I hate stale blog; tastes like cardboard. I went back to work af … more →
wrote 3 months ago: This is a philosophical dish. I started with the intention of making a burfi from a Chitvish recipe, … more →