Latest posts by Aparna Ray from June, 2010
India: A Special Day for the Son-In-Law
In India, Bengali mothers-in-law traditionally celebrate, with great fanfare, an occasion/social custom called jamai shashthi - a special day for their jamai [son(s)-in-law].
Bhutan: Caught up in the World Cup fever
Jurmi Chhowing at “iamDrukpa” looks back with fondness at France'98 which heralded the coming of satellite dishes to Thimpu.
Pakistan: The Business of Football
S A J Shirazi at Light Within discusses how Pakistan, which once supplied ‘85% of the total world demand for high-quality hand-stitched inflatable balls’, is losing business to India and China.
India: Of food tales and recipes
Food fiction and chocolate brownies – a delectable combination. Bong Mom at Bong Mom's Cookbook, pens a touching tale of a birthday entwined with some delectable sweet dish recipes.
Pakistan: Playing cricket online
Yousuf Rafi offers feedback on Howzat – an online cricket game made by Pakistani students which, according to him, is ‘a complete package of fun, enjoyment and time pass’.
India:Taking responsibility for the Bhopal disaster
Dilip D'souza at Death Ends Fun is bewildered by some of the reactions to the Bhopal verdict and writes that the blame for the travesty of justice in Bhopal lies squarely at India's feet.
India: Conflict in Meghalaya
Dinesh Wagle pens an in-depth analysis of what he feels are the reasons behind the ever-widening conflict between Khasis and Nepali migrant workers/Gorkhas in the North-Eastern Indian State of Meghalaya.
Pakistan: Seeking sanity
Fatima Ajmal in a post at Teeth Maestro points out the need for greater awareness regarding mental health in Pakistan, removal of social stigmas associated with mental illness, and calls for framing of better mental health policies.
India: The art of swearing
Rimi takes a humorous dig at contemporary use of language and swear words. She writes, pen dripping nostalgia, of days gone by when swearing was a ‘smorgasboard of wit, quick repartee, a talent for coining puns and aphorisms, and of course, analogies’.
Sri Lanka: Mass graves are nothing new
MCM Iqbal at Groundviews tells us why he feels that unearthing of mass graves in Sri Lanka fails to surprise any longer, and that more such discoveries cannot be ruled out.
Bangladesh: In search of a soulmate
“Do you believe in soul mate?” asks Sadiq Alam in an introspective post on his blog Inspirations and Creative Thoughts.
Indian Diaspora: Going traditional in Raleigh
In Raleigh, blogger Maddy and his family, on becoming new home owners, decide to do a Ganapathy homam (a Hindu religious ceremony or puja, performed before starting any new venture) as is traditional in South India. Maddy shares with us his interesting experience of doing a traditional puja in North...
India: Not yet decolonised
Ram Bansal at India in Peril tells us why he feels that housing colonies for government employees is a ‘modern form of colonial rule’.
India: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Verdict – too little too late?
More than 25 years after India's worst ever Industrial disaster, a court in Bhopal has pronounced a guilty verdict on the Indian arm of Union Carbide (UCIL) and also convicted 8 former UCIL officials for negligence in the large-scale, Bhopal gas leak tragedy. Bloggers react.
Nepal: Extending the Constituent Assembly
Unable to meet the 28th May deadline for drawing up a new statute for Nepal, the Constituent Assembly, riding on a 3-point political deal made by the 3 most represented political parties, extended its own term by one more year. Blogger Raktim Nepali however feels all of this is much...
Pakistan: A new budget is announced
At All Things Pakistan, blogger Adil Najam discusses the recently announced national budget for 2010-2011.
Bangladesh: Predicting the future of democracy in South Asia
Blogger jrahman explores the question “what is the future of democracy in South Asia?” through a demand-supply analysis.
India: Travel tales from Binsar
Shalini Koli takes us on a delightful trip to Binsar (a beautiful Himalayan destination in the State of Uttarakhand, India), at the travel blog Ghumakkar.com.
India: Weaving stories with pictures
Arun at The India Travel Blog teaches us how pictures can be effectively used to tell a story.
Bangladesh: Desiring a Shantiniketan
Can Bangladesh copy the vision of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore and set up a Shantiniketan in the country? Badrud Doza, on his blog An Ordinary Citizen, writes that instead of trying to do so, the government should focus its energies on the betterment of the existing universities of Bangladesh.
India: An introduction to Indian Classical Music
Interested in learning about Indian Classical Music? Blogger Uttara on her blog Likhati has a series of posts offering detailed introduction to the same.
