Shantanu Srivatsa and Anamika Veeramani sat nervously, side by side on stage.
Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was just a matter of what word and what time on Friday.
Shantanu, 13, an eighth-grader from West Fargo, N.D., stepped to the microphone first and couldn’t spell “ochidore.”
All major Newspapers here carried the following story which involves kutchis: Though the article mentions the surname wrongly as “Cheddah” its actually “Chheda”. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Parel-murder-Hubby-sis-in-law-gave-supari-to-kill/articleshow/5349706.cms Of course there is no mention in any article that these are kutchis. But because of the surnames “Dedhia” and “Chheda” its obvious. Kutchis are generally …
The 24-year-old woman had somehow managed to conceal the full-term pregnancy from her husband, in-laws more details on http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News – City§id=2&contentid=20091004200910040323327502d3412be
I dont remember a kutchi character ever in Hindi TV serials (or films). But recently while watching “Tarak Mehta ka Oolta Chasma” on SAB tv, I realized the main character “Jethalal” is shown to be a kutchi. The name of his Electronics shop is “Gada Electronics” in the serial and …
Kutchi Wagads are on front page of Mumbai mirror for announcing that anyone marrying outside the caste will be ostracised. The younger generation is up in arms against the diktat. Here is the news article.
Since I am in Mumbai, it is time to start a Mumbai Diary to note down my observations :-). SO here goes. There is a new cab service started here called Meru Taxi. (http://www.merucabs.com). These are A/C cars which you call up via phone and schedule a time with the …
Anyone finding that there is an increase in break-ins recently. One of my collegue’s home was broken into recently. Basically they woke up at 4am to find a man in their bedroom. Wow. That is so scary. Here is the news item: http://www.themilpitaspost.com/ci_11080165?source=most_viewed I talked with my colleague and he …
Milpitas continues to flourish and attract Indian businesses as a central location. Serra Theatres opens near the intersection of Calaveras and 880. (Behind Walgreens). As per the news article “Grand opening of new Indian Movie Theater in Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area Great Indian Ent. Announces Grand Opening of “Serra …
Now this is sad news. Jet to discontinue the Mumbai-Shanghai-SF sector. http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/oct/10jet.htm I was looking forward to going that sector and break the monotonity of going thru Singapore or HK or Taiwan. I did not even get a chance to try out that sector. 🙁
This is an eyewitness email that we got from one of our relatives who stay in Houston. Only posting relevant portions and removing all names from the email. “Thursday, September 11 at noon most people went home to prepare for hurricane Ike including me. Many like me stayed home and …