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From NPR While making fun of a stereotypical Chinese accent or "black" speech patterns is today widely understood to be off limits, giggling at a strong Indian accent still seems to be up for grabs — whether you're South Asian or not. (*) Speaking for myself, yeah, I find it offensive, but tend to go along (and no, I probably shouldn't...)

Hunana Doddi , a small village in the Mandya  district near Bangalore From The Hindu A day after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, U.S., some youngsters held a condolence meeting in the village. Later, they renamed the village as ‘New York’, according to the residents. Mind you, its not a bed of roses over there The village, which has nearly 1,000 residents, however, lacks infrastructure. Roads, drinking water, toilets, power supply, streetlights, drainage system, anganwadi centre and a community hall are among the demands of the residents.

Ok, saying its #Visualized is a bit of a tautological statement - I mean, this is just a night shot. Then again, it isn't "just" a night-shot, it is one remarkably holy-shit of a night shot (From infinity-imagined - click to embiggen)

Every wondered why Indians drop Articles?   I am coming from Office Ever wondered about the joyous mixing of  V  and  W ? I am wery tired Or about the introductions are puzzling? What is your good name please? Turns out there is actually a rationale. Herewith a paper that explains this in detail.  Mind you, if you want to look up specifics, go check out Samosapaedia , for the ultimate glossary on Indian English... LANGUAGE IN INDIA English has been with India since the early 1600's, when the East India Company started trading and English missionaries first began their efforts. A large number of Christian schools imparting an English education were set up by the early 1800's. The process of producing English-knowing bilinguals in India began with the Minute of 1835, which officially endorsed T.B. Macaulay's goal of forming "a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern - a class of persons, Indians in blood and...

Woohoo, an all new wine!  From Hampi! W00t! "Hampi?"  "What, I say, What is Hampi?" (obligatory age-inappropriate continuation deleted) Hampi is the historic capital of the Vijayanagara empire - its huge, spectacular, was around 60 square miles in size, at its peak had around half a million people, and most importantly, was the site of the first annual Paolini-Subramanya Experience India(!)  tour (12 people, the resplendent Lindsay, and a wheelchair). Great time, no end of Gratuitous History everywhere (people living in or next to 1400 year old temples, random stuff, blah, blah, blah). "Great" you say.  "Great, but what on earth does this have to do with Hampi?" I'm glad you asked.   We got back from the weeklong trip, and dying for a glass of wine (No!  Never!) i swing by a wine store and see am pushed aggresively towards a bottle of Kinvah Shiraz (more on this in the future).  Not Sulu.  Not Grover.  Not even ND Wine.  Kinvah. And - shock ...