Deep fried dough and soaked in thick sugar syrup is more like it.
Deep friend to crisp squiggly dough, drenched in thick orangy sugar syrup.
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Neha Viswanathan
+44(0) 77695 65886
London, UK
http://withinandwithout.com |
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On 3/14/07, Neha Viswanathan wrote:
Deep fried dough and soaked in thick sugar syrup is more like it.
Deep friend to crisp squiggly dough, drenched in thick orangy sugar syrup.
Usually eaten together with (yet again, deep fried) Ganthia...
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Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote:
Bruce: I didn't know what funnel cakes were (I always imagined them to
be like conical muffins), but based on your message, I now realise that
they are like large, non-syrup-soaked Jalebis. ;-)
A distant cousin of the
What about jaangri?
Maybe batter constituents should be mentioned. Considering Imarti.
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Neha Viswanathan
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I think I'll have to pay a visit to the old famous Jalebi-wallah in
Chandni Chowk sometime soon. Purely for research purposes, of course.
-- ams
And thou shalt think of me when thou goestthe orange is *supposed*
to come from the saffron, but often is just food colouring.
Deepa.
On
On 3/13/07, Neha Viswanathan wrote:
Or are you strictly referring to bilateral/ multilateral aid?
Primarily, I mean this
You say foreign aid in any form - what about - contributions from
individuals of another nationality?
Even this
I agree there a bunch of people, who know and
a Bihari bride need not bring any
dowry...she just needed to have a family which ran a few NGO's,
particularly in the murkiest corners of that hapless State!
It's the big ones I am scared of. There are some that I profoundly respect -
even when I have worked with them on close quarters -
On 3/13/07, Deepa Mohan wrote:
Oh nowith so many of our politicians stashing money away
abroad, *I* say, let's use the money, wherever it comes from, and try
to utilize it a little better...having worked with some social work
while it might look like free money, unfortunately, such a
On 3/13/07, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh nowith so many of our politicians stashing money away
abroad, *I* say, let's use the money, wherever it comes from, and try
to utilize it a little better...having worked with some social work
NGO's I do realize the volumes of money
Biju Chacko wrote:
On 3/13/07, Bruce Metcalf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
There are still quite a few examples of both scruffy khadi-clad
pseudomarxists
I have been known to wear khaki and look scruffy
Just FYI: Khadi isn't khaki.
Bruce Metcalf wrote:
I've spent a lot of time on Wikipedia thanks to silklist. Lots of terms
here that don't translate directly. Just looked up jalebis and found
that it can best be translated as mini-funnel cakes.
Sweets actually, sticky with lots of sugar syrup. Substitute prefers
bonbons to
On 3/13/07, Bruce Metcalf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just looked up jalebis and found
that it can best be translated as mini-funnel cakes.
Deep fried dough and soaked in thick sugar syrup is more like it.
Thaths
--
Homer: He has all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy.
Not unusual at all
i have had conversation on such subject matter with a whole cross
section of women from different backgrounds : secretaries, waitresses,
nuns, colleagues, prostitutues, entrepeneurs, teachers...from
different age groups, from both african and (slightly less so)
european
ashok _ wrote:
This is a small country with a finite number of indians, so clearly
getting a local indian mistress was out of the question (too many
familiar people). So, instead, the guy imported a mistress all the
way from Jamnagar, and additionaly, the mistress was from his own
On Monday 12 Mar 2007 10:07 am, Biju Chacko wrote:
Odd, really. You'd think that, with the population we have, there'd be
a lot of sex going on and Indians would be less repressed about it out
of sheer familiarity.
I guess Indians mostly reproduce asexually.
Not at all.
They follow the Nike
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
There are still quite a few examples of both scruffy khadi-clad
pseudomarxists as well as socialites in the NGO space.
Which obliges me to ponder which I am.
Yup, as of next Friday week, I'll be the executive director of an NGO.
http://augustansociety.org
I have
On 3/13/07, Bruce Metcalf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
There are still quite a few examples of both scruffy khadi-clad
pseudomarxists as well as socialites in the NGO space.
Which obliges me to ponder which I am.
Yup, as of next Friday week, I'll be the executive director
Bruce Metcalf wrote: [ on 05:45 AM 3/13/2007 ]
Or by non-profit and NGO do you *only* mean social service
organizations? I've been involved in many non-profit organizations
over the years, but only one qualified as social service.
Does anyone see this distinction making any difference in
(though personally i am against all foreign aid in any form funny
enough, i like
the chinese model of doing business and investing in africa... )
You say foreign aid in any form - what about - contributions from
individuals of another nationality? What about contributions from say the
user: toi.silk
password: toi
-- Charles
On 3/8/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vinayak Hegde wrote:
On 3/8/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would you have a link to this article handy?
Go to epaper.timesofindia.com
pick the economic times - bangalore edition.
On 3/10/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Saturday 10 Mar 2007 5:09 pm, ashok _ wrote:
Now mind you, this was a purely casual conversation, it did not imply
anything at all, neither from me, nor from her. There were no implicit
or explicit messages here. It was clearly understood
http://themaanga.blogspot.com/
There's a dropdown box there with TheOtherNilu writes - all those are
from his woman persona, and they're all about sex with a uniquely
madras flavor.
Note: Both are friends of mine. Both Nilu and TheOtherNilu are very real. :)
--
Neha Viswanathan
+44(0)
Ah they BOTH exist? Well then, that's a relief.
TON (TheOtherNilu) is very real and a dear friend. She's just keen on
maintaining her anonymity. You should see the hate mail she gets. All
because she's a little honest about sex and suchlike.
Yes, I believe the fact that they both exist is
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
2. Has this periodic weird habit of pretending to be a woman and writing
about sex from a woman's viewpoint. Unless he really has a girlfriend
sharing his blog
Nope, real woman. ;)
--
*
Madhu Menon
Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine
Indiranagar, Bangalore
Visit
On 12-Mar-07, at 11:55 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
a _little_ honest? refreshingly candid, actually. The kiruba crowd
doesnt like her or nilu at all, especially after stuff like this -
http://themaanga.blogspot.com/2007/01/photographing-urinals-kings-
way.html
This post inspired a
On 3/10/07, Neha Viswanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, I was one of the alumni co-ods in undergrad. We were trying to
prepare a list for some alumni event. In the eighties - someone had
completely messed up the alumni lists - which meant that all we were left
with was a lot of maiden
The thing is - even if I enjoy the humour - I
have to pretend I don't - because apparently that gives out crazy messages
too.
This is very interesting.
because, yesterday, i was visiting a certain office in an official
capacity. I had to wait because there was somebody in with the person
i
Neha Viswanathan wrote: [ on 01:18 PM 3/10/2007 ]
So if I was looking for Shruti Shukla, googling, asking classmates, asking
other people - no one had a clue. (Chances are she moved with her husband to
some place, lost touch with her friends.) Phone numbers change over 15
years, so do
so the neighbor's wife had come and described the procedure of how
the deed was done with the husband to the secretary. And the
Now mind you, this was a purely casual conversation, it did not imply
anything at all, neither from me, nor from her. There were no implicit
or explicit messages here.
On Saturday 10 Mar 2007 5:09 pm, ashok _ wrote:
Now mind you, this was a purely casual conversation, it did not imply
anything at all, neither from me, nor from her. There were no implicit
or explicit messages here. It was clearly understood from both
sides...
This is an unusual conversation
On Saturday 10 Mar 2007 1:18 pm, Neha Viswanathan wrote:
Hell, even my colleagues became unsafe after 11.
ROTFL!!
On Saturday 10 Mar 2007 1:18 pm, Neha Viswanathan wrote:
They forwarded some of the most obscene mails i have
laid eyes on to each other. The thing is - even if I enjoy the humour - I
have to pretend I don't - because apparently that gives out crazy messages
too.
Whoops - I clicked send on my
I don't know whether its them or me..
It's you. :)
(jk)
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Neha Viswanathan
+44(0) 77695 65886
London, UK
http://withinandwithout.com |
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hurree jamset ram singh lives, ok!
On 3/8/07, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OOH Ingrid, loved that response. The best reply to this is the one
Udhay made, further down the thread. Let the Polysyllabic War begin!
Deepa.
On 3/8/07, Ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on a lighter note,
On 3/9/07, Ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hurree jamset ram singh lives, ok!
Unusual to find someone who has read Billy Bunter.
Anyone have an idea where one can buy old ones ?
Deepak
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: [ on 05:57 PM 3/9/2007 ]
Unusual to find someone who has read Billy Bunter.
Anyone have an idea where one can buy old ones ?
The british library?
Coincidentally, teh British Library in Bangalore is soon going to
have a sale. YAROOOHH!
Udhay
--
((Udhay
I have not been there in a while, but don't recall seing them.
Deepak
On 3/9/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deepak Misra wrote:
On 3/9/07, Ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hurree jamset ram singh lives, ok!
Unusual to find someone who has read Billy Bunter.
Anyone
--- Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Coincidentally, teh British Library in Bangalore is
soon going to
have a sale. YAROOOHH!
Please, could you post details when you have them?
Thanks!
Pavithra
I remember when I joined Tata Institute of Social Sciences for a Masters in
Social Work, I was amazed by the fact that there were far more women than
men there. It has nothing of course to do with women having nicer hearts,
but as many men explained - that women's families assume that it's a safe
Neha Viswanathan wrote: [ on 12:13 AM 3/10/2007 ]
When we sat down to contact the many women who
slipped through the sieves in these institutions, we realized that we
couldn't contact most of them - because well - their names had changed. And
in the institutions where there are far more men -
This sounds interesting. Can you expand a little more on this?
Well, I was one of the alumni co-ods in undergrad. We were trying to
prepare a list for some alumni event. In the eighties - someone had
completely messed up the alumni lists - which meant that all we were left
with was a lot of
Would you have a link to this article handy?
On 3/8/07, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is specifically to Ingrid Srinath, whose email id I can't remember...
I liked your article in today's Economic Times. I don't know where
else and on what topics you have written; and I am not, in
On 3/8/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would you have a link to this article handy?
I think you have to go to Economic Times online (google and go to the
link)...sign up and get an Indiatimes id and use that to see the
e-paper! Sorry, I saw the physical newspaperhey...if one you
On 3/8/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would you have a link to this article handy?
Go to epaper.timesofindia.com
pick the economic times - bangalore edition.
You can probably try the free edition or you might have to register (for free ?)
to get access.
-- Vinayak
Vinayak Hegde wrote:
On 3/8/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would you have a link to this article handy?
Go to epaper.timesofindia.com
pick the economic times - bangalore edition.
You can probably try the free edition or you might have to register (for
free ?)
to get access.
Thank you!
Howevr, the trial version is only for the Bombay edition so I had to sign up.
On 3/8/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vinayak Hegde wrote:
On 3/8/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would you have a link to this article handy?
Go to
Thank you, Deepa.
Agree entirely on the Women's Day tokenism issue. I tried to address that in
the piece which ET would have preferred to be slanted towards *why women are
better suited to ngo careers than men are*.
This misguided belief and the general perception of NGO-wallahs as either,
I find another parallel to the point Ingrid makes,in the whole
teaching is a career better suited to women mythi. And why? (Because
they get summer holidays with the children was the most common answer,
with other responses eveng going to a fairly canny their children can
study in the same
on a lighter note, the most amusing response to the article thus far:
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The article of yours (in the E.T) engenders the de-gendering or
deconstruction of the hegemony of patriarchy which has constructed specific
norms of masculinity and femininity. This construction has confined people
to
Ingrid wrote: [ on 06:55 PM 3/8/2007 ]
This misguided belief and the general perception of NGO-wallahs as either,
unkempt, khadi-clad revolutionaries OR silk-sheathed socialites is a real
barrier to sane people considering jobs in the sector.
I am not sure if this is cause, effect or faulty
Ingrid wrote: [ on 07:20 PM 3/8/2007 ]
The article of yours (in the E.T) engenders the de-gendering or
deconstruction of the hegemony of patriarchy which has constructed specific
norms of masculinity and femininity. This construction has confined people
to look not beyond the box but within the
On 3/8/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ingrid wrote: [ on 06:55 PM 3/8/2007 ]
This misguided belief and the general perception of NGO-wallahs as
either,
unkempt, khadi-clad revolutionaries OR silk-sheathed socialites is a real
barrier to sane people considering jobs in the sector.
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Ingrid wrote:
The article of yours (in the E.T) engenders the de-gendering or
deconstruction of the hegemony of patriarchy which has constructed specific
norms of masculinity and femininity. This construction has confined people
to look not
Ingrid wrote: [ on 07:39 PM 3/8/2007 ]
1. inadequate sample biased towards visible and/or urban NGOs
This is quite possible.
2. dated i.e. prior to the emergence of the newer, venture philanthropic
organisations
There are still quite a few examples of both scruffy khadi-clad
OOH Ingrid, loved that response. The best reply to this is the one
Udhay made, further down the thread. Let the Polysyllabic War begin!
Deepa.
On 3/8/07, Ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on a lighter note, the most amusing response to the article thus far:
---
The article of yours (in the
On Thursday 08 Mar 2007 4:13 pm, Deepa Mohan wrote:
I think you have to go to Economic Times online (google and go to the
link)...sign up and get an Indiatimes id and use that to see the
e-paper! Sorry, I saw the physical newspaperhey...if one you
techies has a more elegant
On Thursday 08 Mar 2007 6:55 pm, Ingrid wrote:
I could mail the text or a scanned copy to anyone here who is interested.
me
shiv
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