Comments on: Anglos in the wind: The dance of a beautiful people http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: senthil http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/comment-page-1/#comment-21616 senthil Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=2198#comment-21616 On the question of diversity, the US had been the least tolerant of cultural diversity.. the below link gives various statistical datas.. http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/the-root-of-it-all In the name of assimilation, the US banned all other languages till 1922.. this forced various immigrants forced to lose their root culture.. The entire western nation is based on One God, One Religion, One book, One race, One Culture concept.. the western thought process is against diversity.. and YET, we had seen so many here, eulogising US and West as epitome of freedom, when Roma Gypsies (Equivalent of Nari Koravars in tamilnadu) were till now persecuted.. On the question of diversity, the US had been the least tolerant of cultural diversity.. the below link gives various statistical datas..

http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/the-root-of-it-all

In the name of assimilation, the US banned all other languages till 1922.. this forced various immigrants forced to lose their root culture..

The entire western nation is based on One God, One Religion, One book, One race, One Culture concept.. the western thought process is against diversity..

and YET, we had seen so many here, eulogising US and West as epitome of freedom, when Roma Gypsies (Equivalent of Nari Koravars in tamilnadu) were till now persecuted..

]]> By: Abdul http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14666 Abdul Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:47:18 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=2198#comment-14666 Thank you very much for your kind words Krithika. I strongly believe that whatever capacity that we have to express and celebrate the diversity inherent in our soil is a God-given gift. The Anglo-Indian way of life is a testimony to their spirit that even in the midst of hardship they live with cheer. Among those of us who recalled our association with the Anglos, if you notice, most like yourself, it has been during our primary school or later school days. Saturday Night Fever is one of my all-time favourite albums and its nice to hear that you liked that quote. Thank you very much for your kind words Krithika.

I strongly believe that whatever capacity that we have to express and celebrate the diversity inherent in our soil is a God-given gift.

The Anglo-Indian way of life is a testimony to their spirit that even in the midst of hardship they live with cheer.

Among those of us who recalled our association with the Anglos, if you notice, most like yourself, it has been during our primary school or later school days.

Saturday Night Fever is one of my all-time favourite albums and its nice to hear that you liked that quote.

]]> By: Venugopalan, Krithika http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14665 Venugopalan, Krithika Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:22:51 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=2198#comment-14665 Abdul - the way you have presented - it was so pleasant reading about Anglo-Indians! My LKG teacher Ms. Helen was an Anglo-Indian and she later moved to Australia. We used to have lots of fun and her way of teaching used to be very practical and innovative! I did not know much about the Anglo-Indian community. The facts you have given here and the way they celebrate the spirit of life with music, dance, gaeity and camaraderie after every big event are very interesting and brings their way of life right before our eyes! you have written this so very well! And those lines from the album 'Saturday Night Fever' - all this makes this post too good and a great read! Thoroughly enjoyed reading through this post! Thanks a lot! Abdul – the way you have presented – it was so pleasant reading about Anglo-Indians! My LKG teacher Ms. Helen was an Anglo-Indian and she later moved to Australia. We used to have lots of fun and her way of teaching used to be very practical and innovative! I did not know much about the Anglo-Indian community. The facts you have given here and the way they celebrate the spirit of life with music, dance, gaeity and camaraderie after every big event are very interesting and brings their way of life right before our eyes! you have written this so very well!

And those lines from the album ‘Saturday Night Fever’ – all this makes this post too good and a great read! Thoroughly enjoyed reading through this post! Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Abdul http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14659 Abdul Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:51:33 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=2198#comment-14659 Thanks MN Priya for your kind words. Like Arun notes I think we are probably the last generation who might have this sense of nostalgia of having AI friends, living and moving about in the areas where they lived predominantly like you mention such as Doveton, Purusawakkam, Royapuram not to miss St. Thomas Mount, Royapettah, Santhome and so on. Thanks MN Priya for your kind words.

Like Arun notes I think we are probably the last generation who might have this sense of nostalgia of having AI friends, living and moving about in the areas where they lived predominantly like you mention such as Doveton, Purusawakkam, Royapuram not to miss St. Thomas Mount, Royapettah, Santhome and so on.

]]> By: Abdul http://www.sastwingees.org/2010/02/18/anglos-in-the-wind-the-dance-of-a-beautiful-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14658 Abdul Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:47:30 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=2198#comment-14658 Thanks Arun. Thanks Arun.

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