M6 gave way to A74 (M), seven miles north of Carlisle. "Fàilte gu Alba" read the board - Welcome to Scotland.
Whenever we Indians, across the globe, stand up in one body to the opening bars of "Jana Gana Mana", mostly proud, sometimes disgruntled, wondering about the traffic we'd face getting out of the programme we're attending, how long it'd take us to reach home and what's for dinner, the creator of that song seldom wanders into our incongruent thoughts.
I've had a couple of conversations, over the past couple of weeks, that were centered around us NRIs, including our contributions to our homeland.
But there is one kind of NRI in Singapore for whom this will probably remain a dream - An NRI who does not fit into the stereotype of the Indian who has come to foreign shores and made it big; someone who defies our perception of what a typical NRI in Singapore is.
A recent relocation from London to Singapore compels me to constantly compare, to marvel at all the differences, the disparity, the glaring dissimilarity between worlds that are poles apart, not just literally.
It was like a breath of fresh air when Narendra Modi spoke about ‘Safai’ (cleanliness) in his first speech in Varanasi, after his party’s win in the general election.
It has been a few weeks since spring finally arrived in the New York metro area in all its brilliance.
The word 'allergy' for a lot of Indians is something we associate with a skin rash, runny nose or watering eyes.
Vending machines that spew out gold coins, a gold market where you'll find rows of narrow alleys glittering with strands upon strands of gold, gold dust coffee, Gold leaf facials - No wonder then, that the Middle East is seen as Midas's land.
Not the heaven on the earth crowning India's map, which triggers daily skirmishes across the LoC, with steady casualties on both sides of the border. But the "Kashmir Supermarket", which is a provision store closer home.
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