So all you Buddhists who proudly threw Richard Gere in our Hindu faces. Move over!
We can now claim Julia Roberts – mega Hollywood Superstar and arguably one of the most powerful ( and rich!) women in Hollywood as one of our own
Per recent reports, including this one
In her September Elle magazine cover story, Roberts anounces that since her film-making sojourn in India, she and her family now worship as Hindus and go together to a temple to “chant and pray and celebrate. I’m definitely a practicing Hindu.
I …

Putting Web 2.0 in Orwellianism – Delhi police ishtyle. Plus a bonus big brother story

In today’s news to be filed under *facepalm*:
Tara Fitzgerald, a woman in Sacramento, California had a harrowing experience with a Dell service representative in India. She called up to get help with ( and I am not making this up):
Nude photos of herself that she could not find on her computer. She had taken the pictures for her boyfriend. The Dell service rep from amchi Mumbai , Riyaz Shaikh evidently downloaded the photos that soon made their way to the internets and a site called “bitchtara”. Shaikh then …

How Facebook used gupshup and dance to overcome Orkut!

Like the exile periods of kings in the days of yore, it takes anywhere from 12-28 years for legal immigrants to become US citizens

I’ve heard of cold feet on the day of the wedding but this curious video (ht: @desinole via our #uberdesi feed), with foot-tapping background music, takes the proverbial cake. The groom is one gentleman, who DOES NOT, repeat DOES NOT, want this wedding to happen. He appears to be either drugged or on the verge of a serious emotional breakdown. On the other hand, the bride appears quite ecstatic and so does the mob, that is literally forcing the groom through the motions. Also to be noted, some sort of …

A month ago, there was a lot of chatter about Karun facing the axe from the HRT team, for a lack of funds. While similar rumors had been circulating since the start of the season, there were a couple of incidents that week, which made me believe them. First there was Karun talking up the idea of an Indian driver at Force India F1 and how it would attract sponsors. But the second and more significant event was Karun’s mom, Chitra Chandhok re-tweeting fan’s messages referring to the rumor about …

SPOLIER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for “Raavan”. In case you plan to see it, don’t read it. I am going to do you a huge favor and tell you : Don’t see it !

I am and have been a die hard Mani Ratnam fan. From the day I saw “Mouna Raagam”, through “Agni Natchathiram”, ” Bombay” ,”Roja”,”Naayagan”, Iruvar” , “Guru”. I loved the recurring elements : the feisty heroines, naughty grandmas, the mature understanding of the man – woman relationship in all its forms, gorgeous vistas in the …