The Reason Why India Cannot Be Kerala
Every time I see Malayalee women, including my mother, hold their stomachs and laugh, I imagine that someone has told them that Kerala is a “matriarchal” society. That Kerala is “a matriarchal society” is nonsense to such a degree that I have stopped believing even elephants are “matriarchal”.But many other exceptional qualities that Indians attribute […]
“LIKE Jake in the film “Avatar,” Rushdie was a white man in a native’s body who went into the area of darkness and emerged with intel.”
The relationship between Salman Rushdie and India is consecrated in the adjective “Indian-British,” which he is, including the hyphen between. It is a feeble, almost spectral bond, but circumstances have given it a depth that has benefited Rushdie.It is indisputable that he was born in India, in what was then known as Bombay, and that […]