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• Sigh

  

  Anonymous blogging at Wheatish will hereby be published under the username Anaanimous. Cheers! Sheltered and naive, I dated the first …Continue reading » Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Motley Monday: Facebook Hate Mongering – The Case of Asma Jahangir

  

  This may be a “rant” post, and it may not be a “Motley” post perse, but I admit the way it is presented is both HILARIOUS and haunting. I felt the need to... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: “Nadia Al Sakkaf, See Yemen Through My Eyes”

  

  Start your Monday feeling good about the world! Brown woman doing big things? We’re obviously all about that.Nadia Al Sakkaf, a Yemeni woman: one of those silen... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Dappan Koothu and a Dose of Rajnikanth

  

  A little love for Tamil cinema and culture today!First I’d like to direct you to some catchy tunes that inspired me to do some further research on this genre... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Apologies, Friends

  

  Hello all you lovely readers, just wanted to apologize real quick for being AWOL. Perhaps we have all been uninspired lately, or perhaps we were all just... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Ode To Traveling

  

  “I am loyal and constant in my love for travel, as I have not always been loyal and constant in …Continue reading » Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 TRAVEL

• Motley Monday: Champions at Home

  

  On April 2nd, 2011 India became the Cricket World Cup champions after defeating Sri Lanka in a very close and intense match. The team had done its country so... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS

• Motley Monday: Bunty & Bubbly Tuesday

  

  Okay so Exclusively.in has been throwing out some good pieces lately and I’ve been enjoying browsing (student with zero salary can only browse). Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• “Indian Girl: Still Single and Spirited”

  

  We’re pleased to discover a startup that seems to understand single South Asian women’s pain. Jodi365.com is a new Indian dating …Continue reading » Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Motley Monday: 5 Tips for The Still Feeling Unseasoned Traveler

  

  We’ve seen the many “things I would tell my (insert X reminiscent age here) self” articles and blog posts. They are wonderful and resonate well with all of us,... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Identity Crisis

  

  “So, where are you from?” That is usually the second question I am asked when meeting a person for the first time (the first question being “Sorry, can you... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: TwoMangoes

  

  Aaand for today’s Motley Monday, we bring to you an interview with the voice of TwoMangoes and hope that you’ll take a peek at not only our interview but their... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Political Hindu

  

  google image search for "religious harmony". good times.As someone who never had a social bubble or religious community to reaffirm my beliefs, as someone who... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: Liberal and Conservative Morality

  

  The Moral Mind Today I bring to you a TED talk that I really enjoyed. It addresses questions that I’ve had in the past about the merits of exclusivity in... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• What Would Tim Tebow Do? (and What If Sachin Tendulkar Did It Too?)

  

  *We are excited to have another male blogger post by my dear friend Sachin (so this is NOT a Sabadabadooo post, but rather me presenting my friend’s post). Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: Why This Kolaveri Di? வொய் திஸ் கொலவெறி டி

  So, good old Funny Indian Lady sent me this song via those random e-mails we send our friends when something is extremely funny. FIL and I have many of these... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• R^3 = Raj Rajesh Rajendra

  

  *The ladies at Wheatish would like to introduce our second guest blogger and FIRST official male blogger, who goes by the Internet pen name, Don Mega. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: Once Upon a Time in Mumbai

  

  Okay, so I clearly had no idea what this movie was about or who was in it when I picked it up at the local Desi grocer’s for a dollar fifty. Do not watch this... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Competitive Intolerance (and Hindu Apologists?)

  

  orientalism at its finestHello lovely readers, hope you are all enjoying your Thanksgiving break For me, it’s mostly an indicator that I need to get my act... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Motley Monday: Tapori Speech 101

  

  Tapori: Hindi for thug, rogue, rowdy person.This post is mostly to help my friend and fellow blogger Sabadabbadoo get a handle on some Tapori Hindi, before she... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION