Desi view
I see a little bit of India daily on TV.
No, not in the news, unless 500 people have died in a train accident or there has been a tsunami.
But during the ad breaks on news time.
I see our own Ash in the L'Oreal ad.
And I see Richard Gere in Rajasthan, in the VISA ad.
Three cheers to globalisation, to the power of people - the power of a billion (give or take a few million).
16 comments:
Hi L,
Why TV. You see yourself on the mirror, you will see a lot of India in it. The power of the billion, the resilience, the spirit, ability to communicate, everything will be visible in the mirror.
Believe me I am not sarcastic now as well as in my comment to your previous post. Thats the real me and I cannot be any worse.
Yeah, much as I find Ash artificial and plastic, it is fun to see her in ads abroad.. :) She also featured on the Oprah Winfrey show a year back.. and I believe also on 60 minutes.
-Vidya
Hari, Thank you, that's one of the nicest things said of me. Proud to be Indian!!!
Vid:
Yup, Ash ain't my fave person too. But still, she shows me a bit of India...
Ash as an interviewee is the world's worst coy-giggly-ohSOconsciousofherlooks combination. Cant stand her "acting" - whether in an interview or in movies. Did you see "Bride and Prejudice", Gee? Nauseating. Couldnt watch more than a couple of minutes.
dear, i dnt think we need to see india thru the aish or richard gere but dnt u think we have india spread all across the world. take urself as an example
Yo,
But you will have to add a few million. :)
Shyam: Absolutely, she is so not-natural in interviews. Tries too hard I guess. SAme with her acting, so not natural.
Diana: The idea seems popular. Howz ur course coming along? Done yet?
Confused: That was just for effect - or course, we'll only have to keep adding milllions, can never take a few away, can we....
Ash is rather pathetic:) I saw the Oprah show, she was introduced rather badly. If i remember right Oprah said something like "You may not have heard of her " :)
Thangai: Yup, she sure is. Saw her on the David Letterman show and she totally and thoroughly embarassed me. Even here, her introduction was the same.
Haaaaaaaaapppyyy birthday to youuuuuuu... Haaaaaaaaapppy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....
Hows the day been so far??
Did I miss to wish you on your birthday. So sorry......anyways a belated but wish you many more and even happier returns of the day.
Papji,
A very happy birthday to you!! How was your day and what did you do? Hope you had a good time.
-Vidya
Hey, Kiwi, Slightly belated Happy Birthday toooooo youuuuu!Just saw your reply to another comment in an earlier post.Wish you a Happy and successful year ahead!
Me, Hari,Vid and Lak:
Thanks so much for your wishes. I am sure this year will be good for me as I haven't had so many people wishing me well in years...:)
Hello!I wish you a belated happy birthday!!:) I hope u had a wonderful day! when's your b'day??
Thanks Thangai. June 9.
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