And then, it was Holi.
Holi is the festival of colors, which of course is way too innocuous as a definition.
Sure, colors, how sweet. To celebrate the arrival of the spring, how cute. Except there is nothing cute, or sweet, about Holi.
Holi is primitive, animal. But purely, supremely, insanely fun.
Holi is wild. It’s a huge street-fight [...]
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Holi hai.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Z for /zɛd/
Posted in My India on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
India, English is British English.
Colour. Analyse. Fulfil. Centre. Catalogue. Mediaeval. Cheque. Licence. Judgement. Excelling. Pyjamas. Spoilt. Aubergines.
It’s not weird, it’s refreshing. For 1.2 billion people, American spelling, and words, and -in the end- language count nothing. And the language has a nice vintage and classy feel. Just like vests. Or polo. Or a gentleman (he’s [...]
