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Author Interview: Karan Mahajan (Family Planning)

August 2, 2009

It’s rare to find a really good satire that involves flyovers AND Bryan Adams these days. It’s even harder if, before reading that satire, you have no idea what a flyover actually is.  That’s why I was so exited to find Family Planning, the first novel by witty and insightful flyover expert and author Karan Mahajan. Family Planning is a satire of the Indian bureaucratic political system, large middle-class Indian families, wannabe-rocker teenagers, and soap-opera-watching Indian housewives.  It also tackles ...

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A Russian in Bollywood

June 12, 2009

I’ve been asked courteously by Neo Indian to “give a shout out” to the desis. So, here is my story of how I grew to love Indian and South Asian culture. It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love all things Indian.  I love saris, chapatis, rotis, and Saif Ali Khans.   I can’t say for sure when this began, but I think it was around the time I saw DDLJ on tv.  As I paused to look ...

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Voting in India

April 24, 2009

We now take  a moment away from being cynical about politics to look at this picture from the Indian elections: (Getty Images, Via Jezebel) I love how much power and quiet grace this picture conveys. Not because I ever wore a sari.  That would just be ridiculous. I’m trying to convert to being Indian.  Don’t tell my parents.

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