Samosa

‘Interpreter of Maladies’ is a collection of nine short stories. The stories are about the Indians, caught between the culture they have inherited and the one, they have to adapt. All the stories almost remain the same in themes yet ideas differ in their perspectives. They present Indian immigrant people in different and variant roles and situations. Being herself the child of immigrant parents, living in the United States, Lahiri’s characters are also portraiture of such people, torn between two

"America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds, we can still unite with those bilingual people that have the same dream. The American Dream..." That is what Raj answered when I asked his opinion in regards of bilingualism and how diverse the United States is becoming. Bilingualism is the use of two alternative languages that are interchanged depending on the situation the speaker wants to convey or communicate

launched processed food business under the brand name 'Quick Treat' some five years back that accounts for Rs 50 crore in their total turnover and growing at almost 80% a year. They also export ready-to-serve curries, range of Indian breads, frozen samosa etc but the ice-creams still remains the core of their activity. Soon they will enter the srikhand and butter milk categories. The second major challenge that the Vadilal would have to face while expanding

RATIONALE: An individual’s identity is constructed through their language. It is very easy to decipher somebody’s identity by deciphering their use of language. Every person is unique in the way they speak, their use of diction, their perception etc. and this helps us to know basic facts about them. What I am trying to do here is to prove the above point I made by showing different styles of speaking amongst certain people. I chose to write a conversation between two or three people. There are

Over the years multiculturalism has fast become a pressing issue in our modern world. Especially in the western world where liberal democracy is embraced as the dominant philosophy. As Globalization occurs the borders between countries previously writ in stone are now blurred. Globalization has increased the inter-connectedness of our world. The world appears to have become smaller. Mankind as a species has become more interconnected than ever before, due to technological advancements, such as the

Surina finally managed to squeeze through the throng surrounding Francesca’s collection to view one of the few paintings of Earth. It was Francesca’s rendition of their former home planet during nightfall with only a few lights shining on the landmasses of Europe and Britain. Even though, she left Earth only twenty-eight days ago, the blighted planet seemed alien and barely recognizable to her. In fact, she was now more at home in the liberating refinement of space yet untouched by the stain of

Other than the roof, bricks, walls, lights and other components needed to build a home, what truly makes a home a home? One might believe that the tangible items such as a bed or sofa or television constitute the real value of a home. In contrast, one may believe that a home is less about material items and rather more about the individuals such as parents, kids and other loved ones who live together and make memories in the same house and thus generate the true value of a home. A home allows for

Heritage shapes a person’s self-identity; it gives them a bit characteristic to their background. It symbolizes where we came from, who we are as a person and how we came about today. The excerpts and videos that I will mention represent the struggles, hardships and prosperities immigrants underwent in order to travel to America in search of a better lifestyle. Each of these narratives brings a new perspective on the progression of immigrants and their roots of heritage that were discovered. Through

Demonising Demonetisation It was more than two years ago that I first read a story about Samosa Sellers on Mumbai Local trains (Read it Here) and whenever I see a hawker I almost always remember it making me wonder how smart Indian businessmen accumulate more wealth than us salaried people by evading taxes. I see people paying huge sums of money in cash and cannot fathom why almost seven decades after independence and a quarter century of economic liberalisation we have so much reliance on cash

vegetables of different kinds, fruits and deserts. The fresh vegetables and fruits are mostly available on Sunday. Apart from grocery store they also have a small section in the corner where they have fresh homemade eatable snacks like savoury pastry (samosas), tangy snack (chaat) and lentil balls (dahi bhalla). At this store people can eat every kind of Indian snacks. The staff of the Indian