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And you, what's your little name?

Today we celebrate in India Ambedkar’s birthday (you can google it ; to sum-up he was an untouchable who fought to suppress the cast system and finally converted to Buddhism when he understood it would not happen within Hinduism ; he later on participated to wirtting the Indian Constitution). Talking about him to a colleague, I heard for the first time that...

Publié le 14/04/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Gandhi revival!

While the Middle-East is in chaos, an Indian man lies down on a place in the center of Delhi. He started a hunger strike on April 6 th . He is rebelling against corruption!! In India, there is a law (Lokpal Bill) “that has been kept in the freezer for 43 years” by all the governments (I hope this doesn’t surprise anyone!). Apparently now he had enough… ...

Publié le 09/04/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

I also have something to say about cricket!!

I am always bewildered by cricket. To sit in front of the TV for 8 hours watching guys (not even fit and good looking) throwing a ball and pretending to run, I don’t get it… And when sport becomes an excuse for a stupid nationalist attitude, I just hate it (and I hate it for any sport as a matter of fact). So many people told me about the "importance" of the...

Publié le 06/04/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Anecdote…

On a hot Sunday, I hop up in a taxi. All beat-up. Seeing the driver, old and wizened, hardly able to stretch his stiffened fingers out to hold the wheel, I feel a wave of emotion/compassion/pity overwhelming me. What kind of bitch of a life makes a grandpa older than India drive such a piece of garbage?? I take a photo to share this later – it has become a weird habit to take a...

Publié le 02/04/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

A thick-skinned myth…

I met a French girl travelling in India who told me it would be a good thing if Indians became « leaders » of the world because they are non-violent. I had a quite violent reaction…! Indians are like every other human being, not more violent, not less violent. Hum, maybe with a few exceptions: §...

Publié le 31/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

The hundred dollar question!

Why do Sikhs wear a turban?? A few words about this religion first. It was founded over 500 years ago. The founder of the Sikh religion was Guru Nanak who was born in 1469. The origin of this religion is not agreed upon but it was created at a time where Hindus and Muslims kept fighting and it takes a lot from both religions. Guru Nanak preached a message of love...

Publié le 27/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

A very glamourous story about spitting and peeing...

My Indian (male) friend has made a weird observation: many Indian men spit while peeing. Not one spit but constant small spits. And he asked me (me!) why! So ok I am very curious about Indian customs but how could I possibly know about this one?? After some research (Read more below) I learned that apparently many men around the globe spit in the toilet...

Publié le 25/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

The pedicure

The other day I indulged my self in a very girly activity I had never done before: a pedicure! Please meet my pedicure: Yeah, a guy!! And there were only guys doing that. Pedicures and manicures!! He did well, no complain – I even wondered whether I would ever cut my nails myself again!! Just a remark on the polish choice. I took 10 minutes to carefully...

Publié le 23/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Guruji

Ah, Guruji! There is a friend of mine who always amazes me: when he has to make an important decision, he will go and ask Guruji. I respect it of course but I have to confess it’s completely beyond me! Probably because of my very Sartrian education… According to Sartre, man has to face all the consequences of God non-existence without any help or guidance. Invent your path...

Publié le 21/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

The Indian city

The other day I went back from work walking, to ease off my bad mood… Great idea. Thankfully no one asked me that day “hey, what is an Indian city like”? I would have answered: Well, an Indian city? It’s ugly. It’s even very very very ugly. If by chance you see a nice looking building, take a good look because after one or two monsoons, it will be as ugly as the...

Publié le 18/03/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

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