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Diary of a White Indian Housewif
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I gave my business suits to charity, quit my accounting job, moved to Mumbai, married an Indian guy, and became a white Indian housewife. This blog is where I share my thoughts and experiences about my new life. It covers nearly everything from insights to insanity, food, culture, travel, and lifestyle.
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Two Mysteries Solved & Two Pests Identified
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There has been some rather disconcerting behaviour going on at my place lately.
On three occasions now, I’ve walked into the undercover downstairs sitting area and found one of the couches partially shredded. Every time, the cushion has been ripped up and the stuffing torn apart. What could be responsible'
We started shutting the gate, and it didn’t happen again. However, it’s not so easy to keep the gate closed when people (kachra-wala, tiffin-wala,...
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Funny India Photo: Spot the Train
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 5 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Yes, there is actually an Indian Railways train underneath all these people! If you look carefully, you can see its blue body on the right hand side of the picture.
Of course, you’re probably wondering what all these people are doing. They’re trying to board the crowded train to go to a Guru Purnima festival that’s happening near Mathura.
Today is Guru Purnima in India — the day when spiritual gurus are acknowledged and respected. However, the idea...
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Organic Fruit and Vegetables in Mumbai, Delivered to My Door
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
A few months ago, I wrote about how delighted I was to discover the weekly organic farmer’s market in Bandra. Unfortunately though, it stops running during the monsoon season.
Meanwhile, people have been writing to me, asking where they can continue to get organic fruit and vegetables in Mumbai. I also wanted to know, so I decided to check a few places out.
I’m pleased to say that I’ve found a store that delivers organic fruit and vegetables for free, all...
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What Happens When a Customs Officer Decides to Open the Food in Your Parcel
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My caring mother often sends me parcels containing food and other items that I can’t readily get over here. This time, she included a labeled, prepackaged packet of Goji berries. These extremely nutritious small dried red berries, which look a bit like raisins, have their origins in China and the Himalaya region. They’re now consumed all around the world.
The parcel arrived today. The brightly coloured Goji berries had obviously attracted the interest of one (or...
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What Happens When a Customs Officer Decides to Try the Food in Your Parcel
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
My caring mother often sends me parcels containing food and other items that I can’t readily get over here. This time, she included a labeled, prepackaged packet of Goji berries. These extremely nutritious small dried red berries, which look a bit like raisins, have their origins in China and the Himalaya region. They’re now consumed all around the world.
The parcel arrived today. The brightly coloured Goji berries had obviously attracted the interest of one (or...
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Sweet Star Fruit
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Our neighbour recently gave us these tasty (and attractive!) star fruit, picked fresh from the tree in front of his house.
It’s amazing that living in a city as chaotic and crowded as Mumbai can still be like living in the country at times!
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The Indian Inferiority Complex
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
“You whites think you’re so much better.” “You’ve married someone beneath yourself.”
These are common comments that I hear, particularly on this blog. And sadly, they mostly come from Indians. I find such views to be confounding and even irritating. The way I see it, there is no superior or inferior culture. We are all people…. all the same creations of God (and if you believe in reincarnation, we can be born into any culture and have...
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Lunch Delivered in a Tiffin
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Lately, I’ve become so busy there are never enough hours in the day. Writing my book is taking up a lot of time. Plus, I have another two websites to maintain in addition to this blog. Therefore, I’ve had to become smarter about what I do. I’ve sacrificed my social life, and confined myself to my desk.
Cooking lunch every day is a chore I could do without, so I’ve decided to outsource it to a tiffin service. Mumbai is famous for its dabbawalas —...
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Orissa Arts and Crafts Exhibition
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Today, I dragged my husband to an Orissa arts and crafts exhibition in Mumbai. I figured that since he’s yet to take me to Orissa, the least he could do was accompany me to the exhibition!
I was particularly keen to go because there are a lot of talented artisans in Orissa. The state is known for producing some really attractive handicrafts and other items, such as silver jewellery. Plus, I wanted to find out more about Orissa.
I bought a beautiful deep blue and maroon...
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A Different Kind of Daal
From Diary of a White Indian Housewif, 3 weeks ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles
I’m one of those people who get sick of eating the same things over and over again. Rice and daal (lentils) particularly. However, the great thing about daal is that it’s made in such a wide variety of ways. Every household has their own style of daal, and no two are the same.
If you browse through an Indian grocery store, you’ll see exactly how much variation is possible. There are rows upon rows of different types of daal. I usually just buy the standard...
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