Black IPL cheerleaders claim racial abuse

Looks like you are new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Two black British cheerleaders in an interview to “The SUN” were quoted as saying that they were stopped from going on stage at an IPL pre-match show by a staff member from pre-match show organisers Wizcraft International [...]

And the Über Desi awards for 2007 go to…

Since it is our first new years after being established, kinda, we asked our bloggers to contribute people for the Über Desi of the year awards. The categories like ÜD, were supposed to be funny and boy do we have a list for you.

The winner gets one hot car!!

Überest Desi: Ms. Kushboo Jani - For [...]

Best of ………. Racist Comments on Celebrity Big Brother

Usually, these days, any reports on the fallout of the Shilpa Shetty-Big Brother controversy make my eyes glaze (v, intr) over but this one has potential - a “Best of ………” collection of the racist comments made that fateful season Shilpa Shetty was featured on the show including some unseen footage.

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Edi Shamita Shetty! Where’s your Chaddi?

Image from Celeb World.
Jr. Poppadum Aka. Shilpa Shetty’s sister Shamita Shetty turned up at a Bollywood awards function sans her knickers.
And I am waiting for the effigy burning to begin some time now.
Now?
Maybe now?
Ahh never mind all those crazy lunatics are probably drooling over the picture and have forgotten to bring [...]

Reap what you sow, Indian Judge in Richard Gere kissing case transferred.

The Associated Press is reporting that Judge Dinesh Gupta, who issued an arrest warrant against Richard Gere for kissing Bollywood leading lady Shilpa Shetty has been transferred.
To our readers in the West, this could not make any sense. Allow me to explain.
Firing people who work for the government is almost impossible. Political clout, support from [...]

5 steps to getting a celebrity arrested.

Image courtesy Indiafm.com
1) Keep checking the news to see which celebrities are visiting your country.
Given its recent rise in stature, people are looking at India as a hot destination to visit. Many of her neighboring countries aren’t exactly safe places. We also have a great movie industry, celebrities whose popularity is increasing around the world [...]

Vote for Sanjaya (and others)

This is not an American Idol vote. Vote for Sanjaya in the Time 100 most influental people poll. Sanjaya is listed at number 10 in the list of people in the running which is not necessarily a ranking.
Other noteable figures related to the subcontinent in the running:
Manmohan Singh (37), Mohammad Yunus (42), Anna Hazare (79), [...]

Xenophobic God or Racist Temples

By now the blogosphere is buzzing (1,2) with the news of the Jagannath Temple destroying, literally, enough food to feed an army.
The media and bloggers rightfully question the wisdom of wasting such a massive quantity of food in a country where millions of people go to bed hungry on a daily basis, and they are [...]

Madrasigate: Blogging and the Desi Psyche

Desis, especially Indians, by their very nature, actively seek to avoid conflict and it reflects on the blogging world. Most blogs are about arts, entertainment, politics and sports, relatively softball topics, often with much humor. Please note that I’m not excluding myself or denying my indulgence in any of the above. It was the way [...]

Brits like Poppadum

Shilpa Poppadum that is!

Presenting Her Majesty, Queen Poppadum
(image: via Channel 4)
You’ve picked your winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2007…
Sensational Shilpa has been crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother after polling 67% of the final vote.
A window-smashing scream welcomed the news, along with disbelief from the shocked actress. “Are you kidding me?” she bawled, accompanied [...]

Bollywood actress target of alleged racism on Big Brother (update: perfumes and quotes)

Jade raises a stink
(Photo: via BBC.com)
Update 5: An Indian plant stopped production on a brand of perfume endorsed by Jade. Apparently the perfume stinks.
A plant in India which makes perfume bottles endorsed by British television star Jade Goody has stopped production following the Big Brother racism row.
The news came after Goody’s perfume was withdrawn from [...]

Shilpa’s Knock Out Punch to the West, A Mature India talking to the Immature British.

The drama of the Big Brother has been a point of conversation all around the world these past days. However Paul Danahar of BBC wrote an excellent article on the mindset of current India and sent a warning to the immature and ever changing British public.
There has been a palpable sense of pride with the [...]