Archive for November, 2005

Indians return home from America, find their own communities

Monday, November 21st, 2005

The November issue of Little India magazine is out with two page article on Indian ex-pats who return to India. Until recently, more and more Indians were going to America to find their fortunes. Now, many of them are taking their new skills (and money) with them back to their homelands. [...]

Living in luxury with Louis Philippe

Friday, November 18th, 2005

The ultra-premium brand of Louis Phillippe are now available in India at an all new gallery/store.
These stores have a unique retail identity emphasising the character of the brand in every element of the store. The uniqueness is expressed in the size of the store (averaging about 3000 square feet) and the layout, which focuses on [...]

Desi styles making big splash in New York club scene

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

More and more Americans are beginning to apreciate the popular culture of India. According to an article on DNAindia, dance clubs in New York City are cramming in crowds with Indian beats and Indian stars are making their fortune in American streets:
America isn’t the only country that knows how to spin and export fantasies. [...]

Aishwarya Rai: bikini in next feature?

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

If the rumor mill is to be believed, our beloved Ash will be donning a bikini for her upcoming role in Dhoom 2. The sexy starlet will be playing a sleek badgirl in the sequel, and has asked for a couple months to “get into shape” for the role! Maybe losing a pound [...]

It’s official: Kajra re the best song of 2005

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

A survey of 500 random people from different age groups can’t be wrong, can it? Kajra re is the best song of 2005!
The whole of India is “dancing to the tunes” of Kajra re, the song from Aditya Chopra’s Bunty Aur Babli featuring former Miss World Aishwarya Rai along with the father-son duo of [...]

India goes down 0-1 in first match vs. South Africa

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Well, it looks like the Indians are human after all. Mostly due to a collapse in the top of India’s order, the boys in blue went down hard to their South African rivals. Their late game, 83-run rally was not enough to overcome the early loss of wickets.
South Africa is the 2nd ranked [...]

Happy Birthday, Sania!

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Our two favorite girls both have birthdays, first Ash, now Sania! Today is Sania Mirza’s 20th birthday. According to her, the best birthday present she got was sharing the stage with cricket ace Sachin Tendulkar .
As for her birthday party, it will be a private matter:
Sania’s birthday will be a close [...]

India finishes series 6-1, prepares for test match

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Dhoni and Singh were the one-two punch that eliminated Sri Lanka on Saturday, bowling and batting the islanders into submission. India closed out the 6-1 route with a big boundary from Dravid, meeting the Indian’s target of 245.
They now prepare for a test match against Sri Lanka followed by another one day series against [...]

Why do Africans and Arabs love Bollywood?

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

A neat article over at the Hindustani Times about the universal language: Bollywood! Its appeal is clear even in non-Hindi speaking countries. Why? Because you don’t need to understand the words to understand the stories.
Critics always turn up their noses at Bollywood’s exaggerated style of story-telling but that is exactly what makes [...]

India shocks Sri Lanka 5-1

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

India soundly thrashed Sri Lanka yesterday in a seven-wicket victory over the islanders, bringing the series to 5-1. Thanks to some spiffy fielding and first-class batting by Dravid’s squad, Sri Lanka set the bar pitifully low with a target of 197. Yuvraj Singh was much obliged to deliver. 6 boundaries and an [...]