tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post1923378180300440447..comments2024-03-27T03:46:20.901-06:00Comments on Thirty letters in my name: Framed by a Mughal motif: My first glimpses of Hispanic AmericaHarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-41803761145331693932008-07-17T06:28:00.000-06:002008-07-17T06:28:00.000-06:00It is really painful to note that of all people, w...It is really painful to note that of all people, we Indians, had to indulge in racism albeit of a milder kind !Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642369297736205420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-50478357983669378132008-07-16T11:53:00.000-06:002008-07-16T11:53:00.000-06:00AKS,It took me a few seconds to figure out who you...AKS,<BR/><BR/>It took me a few seconds to figure out who you where - it's a pleasure to have you here. For some reason, AKS only reminded me of a strange Bachchan movie of that name which came out a while ago. <BR/><BR/>Hope all is well with you.<BR/><BR/>Yes, of all physical features skin color seems to the most compelling when it comes to how we - as humans, not just Indians - differentiate, or construct the "us vs them" argument. It's a tremendous barrier we still find difficult to cross, and is accentuated by what has happened historically.<BR/><BR/>In India, we're obsessed with fairness creams. If Africans and not Europeans had been dominant in the world, would we have looked to darkness creams?Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-73358834823413588712008-07-14T13:33:00.000-06:002008-07-14T13:33:00.000-06:00As always, you did a great job with this non-ficti...As always, you did a great job with this non-fiction piece. During my first few years in the US, I would get quite disturbed to see many Indians behaving like racists when it came to Hispanics, African immigrants etc. However, upon giving it more thought, I realized that ours is a highly discriminatory society in India- by caste, creed, religion and even color. The last one cracks me up...even after +200 years of slavery under the British, a goraa Punjabi never hesitates to express his disgust upon seeing "Kaale Tambi". When Shahrukh Khan came out endorsing "Fair & Handsome" I nearly lost it. Anyway, so it goes. <BR/><BR/>AKSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com