Diary of a White Indian Housewife
Thoughts and Experiences of an Expat Living in India
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There was an interesting article in The Times of India on Sunday about which Indian city is the best for women. Women in eight major cities in India (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune) were surveyed to find out how they felt about living in their city….
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Those who have been watching Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega will know that tonight is the big night that Rahul Mahajan will choose his bride from the final three contestants. They will then get married. Rahul is hardly a “suitable boy” though….
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Having grown up in country Australia, I’m not too bothered by insects and spiders. Therefore, seeing a few cockroaches in our kitchen here wasn’t really any cause for alarm. That was until I got up during the night recently, to get a drink…
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Two evenings ago there was a knock on the door. It was one of the watchmen. He started speaking animatedly in Hindi. Apparently, the housing society secretary had issued a notice about all the water theft going on. And apparently, quite a bit of it had been taking place from our garden tap….
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With just a week remaining on my “X” visa, it was time to return yet again to the Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office yesterday. The task: to get a visa extension and apply for my Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card….
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One of the readers of this blog has had a question on her mind for some time now. And although she’s been reading this blog frequently, she still hasn’t got a proper answer for it. In particular, she’d like to address her question to Indian males….
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My recent run in with a Marathi newspaper, which digitally edited and used a personal photo of mine without my permission, sadly served to confirm my poor view of the Indian media. That is, that the Indian media is concerned more with sensationalism than objective news reporting….
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I just received an email from a friend saying that my picture was in a widely read national Marathi newspaper. He sent a link, which I excitedly opened. Only to find that the picture of me driving an auto rickshaw in Mumbai had been digitally edited to make it look like I was Katrina Kaif…
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It’s taken me years, but I’ve finally ventured another step closer to being Indian. I’ve had some clothes stitched by a tailor. Now that I’ve done it, I wonder why I’ve wasted so much time and money buying ready-made clothes that don’t fit me….
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This daily tally of India’s population can be found at the International Institute for Population Sciences, B.S. Devashi Marg, Govandi (near the north eastern suburb of Chembur, in Mumbai)…
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I am a sophomore i in a college and I landed here from some other blog I was reading...
