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Kids? No Kidding!
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| SN |
Apr 28, 2008 |
| What a nice article.thanks for bringing up this sensitive topic in such a nice way. |
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Modernists and Saris
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| Amy |
Apr 7, 2008 |
| I just found this blog. I have always been intriqued by saris. My pediatrician, when I was younger, always wore one and I rember thinking how beautiful they were. Now I am quite a bit older, but I still love saris. I even have a few of my own. My husband thinks that it is a little strange, since i am a white american, but he indulges me. It is nice to know that there are other non indian women like me who love saris. |
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What Grandpa Wanted
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| Subodh Mathur |
Mar 31, 2008 |
| The website www.dadinani.org is looking for stories about grandmothers and grandfathers. I am the Editor. Please check out the website or contact me. |
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A Christmas Chronicle
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| Shyam Amladi |
Mar 31, 2008 |
Some provocative thoughts in this article. Innocence is surely fleeting. Not sure, though, how belief-turned-to-disbelief in Santa relates to filial relationships, or is there symbolism here I am missing?
On a broader score, the two attributes that seem to have worked for me as a parent are: knowing when to let go and being there for our children.
On the first point, carrying our cultures deeply into our lifestyles does have its disadvantages. One huge one for Asians is that we want our children to be more perfect than us and so we never stop being parents. There is a fine line between wanting it, wishing it, nurturing it, and being obsessed by this thought.
At some point you have to balance managing your children by a fanciful yardstick you may not measure up to, and . . . . .simply letting go.
On the second point, being there means being a parent---guide, coach, seer, helper, financer etc. But it is even more important to discern the rite of passage in the life of your child when you shift your role from being a parent to being a close friend. Think of it as your own bit of growing up. Sadly, some parents never do.
I think being a 24/7 parent for a couple of decades is hard enough. Becoming a lifetime parent---pardon me, but that is a curse! |
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Kids? No Kidding!
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| Shanthala |
Mar 24, 2008 |
To tejasvee to sent me a private comment:
Thanks for your comments. I wish you good luck in having kids - since that's what you want. Yes, many people certainly feel that having kids is one of the major purpose in their life. To them, when they hear about "child-free", it indeed seems strange.
In fact, it had not occured to me either until about 9 years ago... until I read about other childfree people in the US! And, it was like a 'eureka' moment for me. Now I wonder how I never thought of it for so many years.
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Born Confused
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| Anonymous |
Mar 23, 2008 |
this book is absouloutely amazing, i couldn't stop reading it and when i had finished i wanted more.
but my freinds had a promblem reading this book as there was lots of hindi in it.so i wasnt quite sure if this book was just ment for indians or everyone. this book was really intersting to read and it really pin points alot of indian culture. it seemed real! |
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The Years of Rice and Salt
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| Victor Gao |
Mar 23, 2008 |
I appreciate the summary of the book.
"As the pace flags and the focus blurs, the reader can’t help but start thinking that the book would have benefited greatly if about 200 pages had been pruned or condensed. "
But must disagree with the above. TYORAS was intended as a reader's roadmap to an alternate history dominated by Islam and Far East cultures, but it was not KSR's intent to make haste that journey, but rather to encourage the reader to take his or her time, to enjoy the caravanserai and jiudian along the way, to imagine and meditate on the minutiae of a historical what-if blossomed out to their anthropological conclusions, and to, at journey's end, look back and feel at once both satiated for all one has seen and longing for that 200 additional pages which could have been written but were sadly omitted... |
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Holy Cow
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| Sama |
Mar 21, 2008 |
I have to agree with Rouhana. I think that everyone is taking Sarah's comments too seriously. So what if she recognised the pollution etc of India.. it would be hard for a close-minded person to at first, see anything beyond that. Although at first her descriptions appear to be callous, the overall change she experiences as a result of her journey outweigh the negatives. People don’t want to hear the cold truth of what India is like. Don’t get me wrong I love the country but incidences such as Sarah constantly being the centre of unwanted attention are quite accurate and do happen a lot.
I didn't find the book that offensive, however some bits did hit a little close to home. If anything I 'should' be extremely offended as I am female, muslim and originate from India however I was born and raised in Australia and attended a Christian school.
In the end its important to note this is her experience and how she felt about India and its people. I personally found the wit amusing however overall, I was left unsatisfied.
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The Story of Nowhere Man
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| Sian |
Mar 19, 2008 |
| An inspiring article Chandna. Born and brought up in the UK as you know, I share your feelings about "where do I come from" and your philosophy that our aims in life to be kind and considerate, caring and compassionate will be the values that our children adopt in these ever competitive times. |
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Topsy-Turvy: It is all about choice
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| Shreeku |
Mar 5, 2008 |
| I am a preteen in the midwest, and I really think that a lot of kids take everything here for granted...even some of the ones who have been to India and seen the shortages. They don't understand how lucky they are to be able to take those long, hot showers, and someone needs to reach out and teach them and make them understand how much it means to choose one or the other. |
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The Laments of a House-Seller
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| Anonymous |
Mar 1, 2008 |
| My friend is still attached to her lost abode, even though the new owner is giving it an ugly look by adding steps to it. |
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Try, Try, And Try Again
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| Anonymous |
Mar 1, 2008 |
| I enjoyed reading about your writing efforts. I too hope to be a writer one day. I don't like your ending statement that giving up could be fatal to your writing health. I'd rather say that giving up could be fatal to your fan club. So, stop not until you reach your goal. You seem to have given up midway. |
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God and Religion
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| Anonymous |
Mar 1, 2008 |
| Since you grew up steeped in Hinduism, perhaps I can ask you a question that has been bothering me for 10 years now. Why did Hanuman have to be give a token ornament to prove to Sita that he was a Messenger from Lord Rama? He could've narrated a secret only known to the two of them instead? It would've made his flight to Sri Lanka so much easier on his hands :) |
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Power of Full Engagement
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| Anonymous |
Mar 1, 2008 |
| A multi-pronged approach in every dimension of life is the recipe for overall success. |
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