Archive for the 'Trends' Category

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. [...]

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 [...]

Indians have safest and most satisfying sex habits

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

According to a worldwide survey done by Durex brand condoms, India ranked as the most committed, responsible and safe country when it comes to sex!
The survey conducted by the world’s leading condom brand said Indians have had least (21 per cent) unprotected sex without knowing their partner’s sexual history, as compared to the global average [...]

Boulevard Tips: cheap airfare round-trip tickets from US to India

Monday, October 31st, 2005

The readers of this blog fall into three major categories: Those who make frequent trips between the U.S. and India, those who make occasional trips between the U.S. and India, and those who would someday like to make a trip between the U.S. and India. Anyone that has given this matter serious thought [...]

Indian cuisine taking off in Vegas

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Indian fare is spreading, and in a big way. This year, the best meal in Las Vegas, a city known world wide for its gambling, 5 star hotels, and fine dining, is an Indian spread at the World Gourmet Summit. Unlike typical Indian restaurants abroad, this special spread aims to showcase the diversity [...]

Indian fashion scene heating up

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Fashion in India is no longer just for kicks- it’s big business, and serious. The Moschino fashion show proved that things are changing for Indian fashion, becoming more hi-end.
…the Moschino show, held recently in Mumbai, was indicative of big changes in the way business is done in the Indian hi-end fashion industry. [...]

Desi contestant on NBC’s Apprentice, fired

Friday, October 14th, 2005

Well, India doesn’t always put its best foot forward in global forums… especially not reality TV forums. Toral, the desi contestant of NBC’s archetypal reality show The Apprentice, was fired last night. And fired hard.
Although Toral did exhibit a few likable traits, her teamates, and most viewers found her to be “snobby” or [...]

India 2nd sexiest country in the world!

Friday, October 14th, 2005

Bust out the Champaign, because India is the number two sexiest country in the world, according to an international sex survey. Number one was Brazil, which beat out India by 0.2%. France? Too smelly. United States? Too Christian. Thailand? Well, let’s just say a little class beats out [...]

Ten flattest babes in Bollywood

Thursday, October 13th, 2005

Cause why not? Flat stomachs are in (yeah, that’s right stomachs you cheeky monkey), so check out the India Times’ 10 flattest babes in Bollywood.
(and none of them is Aishwarya Rai!)
Go ahead and click it, nobody’s watching.

Polio is no match for Aishwarya

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Beautiful Bollywood star and everyone’s favorite Indian sex symbol Aishwarya Rai will be traveling to Pakistan as India’s Polio Ambassador later this month. In an effort to eliminate the scourge of polio from the globe, Ash will be meeting with many important faces in the world of medical research, including Indian Health Minister Mohammad [...]