Sep29

Nine nights of rapture

Here’s wishing everyone a very happy Navratri. Just as on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone’s Irish, during Navratri, we are all Gujju. For while it is celebrated in many parts of the country, no one does Navratri with as much panache as the Gujaratis. I recall wheedling out passes to some of the more well-appointed Navratri […]

Sep26

English babu, desi mem

 
One of my favourite novels is Mary Margaret Kaye’s The Far Pavilions. An epic romance set in 19thcentury British India, the novel is, despite its unabashedly orientalistic tone, a heart-warming story of forbidden love against all odds. The aristocratic British army officer, Ashton Pelham-Martyn falls in love with the beautiful princess Anjuli and rescues her from […]

Sep26

Trueroots - Buy One, Get One Free promotion is back!

As you may have seen on the trueroots homepage, trueroots International Calling Service is offering its best promotion: the Buy One, Get One Free.
It’s their way to wish you Eid Mubarak and Happy Dusshera.
For the occasion, trueroots is offering a Buy One, Get One Free promotion until October 2nd. For those who haven’t enjoyed one […]