Toe rings from Orissa.
I really enjoy wearing Indian jewellery. One of the first types that I bought was toe rings. I got them from New Market in Kolkata, on a rainy monsoon day, and never took them off. Until recently, that is.
I was thrilled when my sister-in-law came to visit from Orissa and gave me these toe rings. I love their intricate and colourful design.
Unfortunately, I don’t like toes (including mine) much at all though!
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“Sadly,there are SOME INDIANS who have NO SHAME in becoming “fake” whites…..in fact trying to become “Whiter than Whites”……”
Good point, I’ve seen some of those types. I call that weakness of the mind and body.
Good point indeed.
Do they, really?
“Do they, really?”
Do they not,really??
What do husbands wear in the various regions of India do indicate that they are married?
Nothing, because they’re all wife-beating animals, aren’t they?
A lot of married men in India have affairs or solicit prostitutes.
A paunch. Unless its someone like my dad.
What about Sharell then, who is trying to become an Indian? In fact, she embraces India more than a lot of Indians do. So does that make her ‘weak of the mind and the body’?
If we applaud Sharell for making effort to Indianise herself, then it would be utterly hipocritic of us to degrade Indians who identify better with a ‘white’ culture. If they are more happy being whites, so much power to them.
Abdullah I was talking about skin color not cultures. If they have a complex with their skin color, I call that weakness of the mind and body. If people with white skin want to tan or become brown, let them do it but still its a problem with feeling bad about their natural skin color which is a result of genetics. Its like me hating myself for having a light skin.
“If we applaud Sharell for making effort to Indianise herself, then it would be utterly hipocritic of us to degrade Indians who identify better with a ‘white’ culture”
If she does, it’s good for her. But someone who identifies with a particular culture and is perfectly secure about it wouldn’t go around degrading other cultures based on a few random experiences and purely anecdotal evidence. She seems to be dissing Indians simply because she wants to feel more accepted in the white fold.
I’ve seen several foreigners of Indian origin do that under the garb of constructive criticism. Constructive criticism is tolerable but when done purely to assert the non-existent preeminence of a particular nation is especially irksome. And more so when she says the things she does to Westerners whose only source of reference for India is “Slumdog Millionaire”. It’s sure to create all kinds of misconceptions about India.
Anyway I don’t have any idea as to what her real views/opinions her , because she claims to be Indian/of Indian ancestry/White as per convenience.
[For the sake of argument, even if do assume that all her comments are made with the intention at making us improve as a nation, I seriously doubt it would I VEHEMENTLY question her right to do so, as I do with any person of Indian origin who has a cossetted existence in Manhattan. People who are not involved in the nation building process have no right to criticize, regardless of the colour of their skin, or their passport. Especially since their efforts towards make a difference are hardly substantial. It's got me a lot of vitriolic reactions on other fora, but I stick to my stand on this. ]
Not that all her comments make any sense to me though, like I said.
I have no idea how one can make such simplistic statements about such a heterogeneous “nation” of a billion people on the basis of “parameters” like the gender of the temple priest, the gender of those who serve prasad at Ganesh Chaturthi festivals in Mumbai, etc,etc.
So yeah, she seems to be insecure of her own “white” identity, hence the nature of her comments here.
Akshay you are talking about NRI here right?
White people who tan usually do it as a fashion, not because of complexes with their skin colour. And there is no denying it, a tan looks sexier than a pale skin. It is a sign of an active and sporty lifestyle.
I like to get a light tan because my skin is naturally very pale unfortunately (despite having two parents with olive skin) — I feel it looks healthier to have some colour. And when my family and friends come to visit in India they don’t like wearing saris at all because it reveals their white stomachs. They say “but brown fat looks so much better than white fat!”.
I fully agree. 
@Abdullah K.
“And there is no denying it, a tan looks sexier than a pale skin. It is a sign of an active and sporty lifestyle.”
Hahahaha……reminds me of those Brazilian babes who we normally see during football matches.
“A lot of married men in India have affairs or solicit prostitutes.”
Absolutely Abdullah bhai. i fully agree.
But i am sure u will agree that they form a “somewhat significant” minority if we take ALL Indian married men into consideration.
So then, back to my question: what do Indian men from various regions wear to indicate their marital status? Is there one symbol for all, such as a ring or some such thing, or do different regions have different symbols?
How would we know that for sure? After all, sex is something people in India don’t really talk about.
“How would we know that for sure? After all, sex is something people in India don’t really talk about.”
Good point. And appearantly they don’t even wanna talk about what people wear to symbolize their marital status either. Noting Suhani’s evasion of my question/s.
Abdullah, since you appear to be the most straight forward person on here, could you inform me as to what Indian men from various regions wear to indicate their marital status?
@NRI
“could you inform me as to what Indian men from various regions wear to indicate their marital status?
Nothing that indicates they are married . Happy Now.
Again u are poking your nose in the wrong place.
The only way you can find if a man is married in India is to ask and hope he is honest. Except the Christians, Indian men do not really wear their marital status on their fingers or through any other external means.
@ NRI
Indian men wear wedding ring to indicate der marital status.
Except the Catholic or Orthodox Christians, Indian men don’t really wear wedding rings. For the few who do, its more of a fashion than any actual conviction.
@Abdullah
Atleast as far as I know,many Hindus do wear wedding rings.My husband is one of dem,my dad da other.Apart frm dem,I knw of a few Hindu men(in my family and also among those who are acquaintances) who wear their wedding ring 24/7,like der wives wear der sindoor,mangal sutra,etc.
Both my husband’s brothers wear wedding rings all the time too.
@ Suhani and Sharell:
Look at it this way. With the growing westernisation of India, there is a whole new class of Indians who eat with forks and spoon, rather than their hands. However it would be wrong to pick up this trend and say “Indian people stopped eating with their hands. My Indian friend always uses a fork and a spoon.” The same goes with Indian men and wedding rings.
Indian men who wear wedding rings to indicate they are married form an extremely miniscule percentage of the population. Which means, an Indian man without a wedding ring is not necessarily single or divorced.
Amongst my relatives living in India, I have not met even one married man who wears a wedding ring. But I’m happy to know that it is appearantly a growing “trend” in some place, according to Suhani. The other alternative could be that women and men both NOT wear anything to indicate marital status.
Ok Folks. This is the final end to this debate.
NRI is right when she says women wear mangalsutra, sindoor and blah blah to signify their married status.
Men do NOT wear any of these to signify their married status.
Newsflash NRI! Specially for you!
Men all over are recognized the universe over by the sad depressed stuck in the middle of nowhere look confirming their married status big time after they are married.
There, I said it.
Feel better now!
Hee hee, that was funny!
Hope my darling doesn’t see that comment! 
Talking about marriage, marriage is something that only the strong willed should commit themselves too. Its just like having children. With a strong mind, and determination to face all odds, one should get married. And its all about finding the right person. I know this one guy who never had faith in women, ended up finding the right woman, got married to her, and now they are happy with their children. They dont let pressures from society control their marriage. Instead they let their love control it. There are many people like them who stick by each other and never betray hope.
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