Blog = Pseudo Intellectual chauvinism

Feminism.............. Wohhhhhh this word ticks off "many" people and I assume that the majority of those "many" would be men. Yes, this is true, but surprisingly in recent times there are lesser younger women who associate themselves with this term. I am writing this blog as an offshoot to a discussion in class. My professor made a comment that "my husband is a feminist, he will not do the car oil change for me, he does dishes, and he cooks too ". I understood what she meant, " breaking away from traditional gender roles" is as simple as she described her husband's trait. To me then, feminism works wonder for both men and women. Why is that the word feminist arouses strong emotions and reactions. And please to all those reading, dont start cursing under your breath. And some how I do realize why many dislike the word. I know many people perceive feminism to be equivalent to men bashing. As a lay person, Feminism to me means providing...

Recently it was my husband's birthday. Birthdays are fun, but they bring along some anxiety with them. The million dollar question- What present shall I get him? I can brainstorm this issue and still never arrive at a satisfying conclusion. So lets begin.. If your husband is finicky- you can not buy clothes, shoes etc etc (if he doesn't wear it, I will feel bad) If he is tech savvy- then he knows what is the best thing to buy, read all the freaking reviews and even know a better place to get a decent deal. If you had earlier asked him to prepare a wish list (I tried that too), then all the things were so expensive (I could not spend that much money). If your husband prefers tangible things, then all other ideas such a surprise trip, and other fancy ideas can be thrown out as well. (Last time I bought him a package of guitar lessons, I am not sure if he thought it was the best present). If you are too finicky then you dont want to be repetitive and give something similar to wha...

What is it with me being so unsportsmanlike...... Well sports isn't all about skill , or is it!!. Ever since Colts lost to Brady, I would side for any team playing against the Patriots. But Giants held a special place, after all they are somehow linked to Manning. I am so thrilled to see Giants win the NFC championship. It was an extremely exciting game and I am openly wishing and secretly praying that Giants score a big upset and trample the Patriots. Well may be thats going a bit toooooooo far, but a wish is a wish. Siding with the underdogs is a not so rare phenomenon. Like if Roger Federer had lost to Tipsarvic, it would have been exciting.

Let me tell you a story related to India. No it is not related to Information Technology nor a tale on the land of fakirs or Taj Mahal or Gandhi for that matter. It is about beautiful girls from India, and my attempt to convince my colleagues That they truly are Indian. It started when I forwarded the email I received, carrying the Kingfisher calendar (featuring the beauties from India) to my friends. So my white friends reacted that "they look like any people in the world" “…Well I countered with “ Why is so difficult to accept these girls as Indian .” It seemed as if my friend wanted to say that “no you guys cannot be that beautiful”. It struck me that my friends had a narrow view about a billion people, and that I should help them better understand that these dames are truly and purely Indians, as I am or technology support girls working in the office are, likewise they are “Indian” models. “Ah no” …well “ mixed breed ” was what they were most ready to c...

My husband left yesterday for out of station on an office visit. This meant that I was alone in my apartment for 2 days and 1 night..... Well what does that leave me with. Finally some alone time..... or back to bachelorhood days (as my husband teased me) or that I will be eagerly waiting for him to return, counting every hour? Yes, counting every hour is precisely what I did. And as I am writing it, I am truly ashamed of it. I suddenly had this feeling that just because one spends all their time with their partner or is habituated to living with someone, it is hard to go back to being one your own.. I told my husband that it is hard to imagine how people live alone. And then he said to me that living alone is not a problem, but once you get into the habit of living with a partner, then it is hard to go back to living one. This reminded me of a lecture on social psychology in my undergrad that for people who have not been in love, Love is not a big deal. But for someone who has experie...