The 2001 Bollywood movie Asoka, starring Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor has inspired a new make up trend on TikTok and instagram for make up artists all over the world. The audio is usually the song “san sanana” with artists trying to imitate Kareena Kapoor’s ancient look. What do you guys think of it ?

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/7hrzRE27SBc

Does anyone know where to find decent quality and a wide selection of indian formal wear that can be shipped to the United States?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67836968

I didn't grow up talking much as I was essentially raised by myself as parents were off working 2 jobs and that whole ordeal. I spent majority of my time alone.

Now I am made out to be the bad guy because I don't want to go to family events or weddings or talk to cousins who i didnt even know existed come over to the house.

My siblings are the typical loud and extroverted desi types who will sing, drink and dance the night away. I am the type who if i 'have' to go puts noise blocking earplugs and sits at the table the whole night.

Majority of the brown people around me are the extroverted loud type. Now i'm getting snide comments on why i don't go outside and find a wife. even to the tune of 'get married before i die'

like fuck you have other kids go pester them.

sorrry if this was incoherent, blood was just boiling today

We are trying to reissue my wife's OCI card due to name change, but her information is not coming in up when filling out OCI Miscellaneous Form. Her passport # (US, with maiden name), OCI number, and DOB are apparently not found in the database.

I also noticed that the passport number field automatically changed when I clicked proceed? (using Chrome, from the US). The number I type in is not what displays in the passport number box when I click proceed.

Additional details:

Her OCI card was issued when she was 16 (28 now). I saw the OCI had to be reissued after she turned 20 anyway? Does that mean we need to file a brand new OCI card?

She also just got a new US passport number with her married name a few months ago. I tried using the new passport number too, just in case, but it didn't work.

Anyone go through this experience or have any tips? I heard that contacting VFS can be helpful, just have to pay after the first 5mins. Thank you!

As per title, I dont know why its feel peace and satisfying to listen old black and white old songs. Anyone here feels same?

I recently overheard a conversation, about how Indians (probably meant desis) are cunning, on the way to work.. I should note that they weren't POC. perhaps they didn't know I was within earshot or didn't care

It reminded me of a post(which was about something else entirely.. Immigration,etc) that I read a while back advocating against open borders and "not all Indians are rocket scientists" & Most go for minimum wage "stealing jobs from locals" kind of post.

Anyway in that comment section also, I remember people talking about the exact same thing to which a commenter was defending that I'm assuming is a desi (may be not) reply with statistics on "how Indians & Chinese in crime statistics are under represented compared to other races" and one commenter replied to him saying "yeah of course, they are too devious to get caught" or something along those lines and I don't need to tell you that there were tons of upvotes on that comment and more comments in his favour too. Basically complaining about desis plotting, scheming, abusing any loopholes (be it immigration or otherwise, nepotism, favoritism)

Thoughts? Asking cos I for sure am a pushover

Edit: to the replies that are saying they've never heard of this.. you probably have heard it being mentioned in a different way "Indian scammer phone calls?!"

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idk, if in his diminished capacity, he realizes India is pushing 2 billion people of its own, and would like to provide for them better before allowing mass immigration?.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/politics/biden-japan-xenophobic-us-ally/index.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/10460060/white-rock-community-safety-forum-stabbing/

Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth, 27, has been charged with aggravated assault in the case of Jatinder Singh, who was stabbed in the neck as he sat on a bench with his wife on April 21.

Singh survived but faces a long recovery.

Also, Hyacinth was arrested on April 29 in Surrey in connection with the homicide of Kulwinder Singh Sohi, also on the White Rock Promenade.

He died at the scene.

Very sad. I think it deserves more attention and there needs to be some recogition / investigation into if this was a hate crime (both men killed in the same park while relaxing with their significant others

There was a fundraiser for Kulwinder (who was a recent immigrant to Canada) started by his brother to help repatriate his body to India but seems they are no longer looking for any more donations.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/kulwinder-singh-sohi

It's mango season y'all! Are there any reliable places online or in person where I can buy Alphonso mangoes? I know that they can be ridiculously expensive but I'm craving some so bad right now. I've tried looking in a few stores near where I live but I can only find other varieties. For added context I live in Colorado but feel free to share where you can get them near where you live.

Sorry if this is frequently asked.

I've been hearing that Indian students in Canada have been causing a lot of issues in Canada.

I've also heard that Canada is letting in too many and that the Country is suffering as a result. Are the recent indian immigrants in Canada that bad? I’ve seen some hate and uneasiness towards immigrants from the southern border in the US but it seems that people of all kinds, liberal and conservative, white and non white, absolutely despise Desis in Canada.

I went to Vancouver in 2014 and had a great time, although I didn’t socialize with anyone there. Not sure how different it’d be now.

Mayoral elections and London Assembly elections today, don't forget id!

I’m a stressed college student. Like welllll past my limits. I wrote that sentence imagining a stress-strain curve at yield that’s how bad.

I have spent a lot on samosas this past week and can’t stop. They’re too addictive and I can’t stop at a few. I’ll fry 6 and the next thing you know I’ve somehow I’ve gulped all 50. Because of this, I just get 100 packs, which encourages me to eat 15ish at a time but I’m getting through too fast.

The issue is I’ve been skipping actual meals for samosas and my stomach never feels good afterwards. What’s a good replacement?

I see sosososo many videos of people in India preparing food on a dirty floor and using their feet like the latest one I saw was them making papad and the lady was cutting out the circles with her bare feet lmao.

Who is recording these videos? And why are they letting them record? Who is sending the video out? It’s so embarrassing

We have a 6-month-old and would like to get her ears pierced and the associated rituals/ceremonies done at a temple. Is that something that is feasible on location at a temple in the Bay Area, or do you pierce the ears at a professional parlor and then head to the temple for the rituals? Any other things to be aware of?

What's your view on the students protest, which has been compared to the antiwar protests of the vietnam war era. Should Indian students really be protesting ?

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Got offers from both Uni of Edinburgh and Uni of Glasgow.

I'm an American student, but a bit worried about the possible lack of diversity/how I'll be treated. Has anyone studied at these Unis or lived in the area?

I bought one from US but I’m scared it won’t work in India now. Should I return it? It’s a lot of money wasted so any help is appreciated.

The weekly thread is for all issues related to your parents/family. It will be posted every Wednesday at 9 AM BST. All other posts about your parents/family during the week will be removed.

Feel free to vent, ask for advice or moan about your familial woes.

Is there a subreddit for pronunciation questions? Yes, I can ask family and friends, but I'd prefer another approach.

As an aside, how do you say gha vs. ga? When I say it, they sound the same.