Comments on: Is There Such a Thing as a Modern South Asian? http://www.libremagazine.com/columns/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-modern-south-asian think free Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:45:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: MK http://www.libremagazine.com/columns/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-modern-south-asian/comment-page-1#comment-238 MK Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:57:31 +0000 http://libremagazine.com/columns/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-modern-south-asian/#comment-238 another facet of modernity has to be adaptiblity,whether in daily endeavours or technological combinations of inputs.with the risk of sounding like a conceited South Asian, our ability to mould ourselves in any circumstance,whether home or abroad is commendable.yes, on occasion South Asians have been accused of clinging to their chapatis but no one can doubt the dexterity with which the average middle class South Asian survives in the developed world.Not to mention the ease with which we function,in the face of natural as well as infrastructural hazards!yes we have a long way to go, but i would like to see a non south Asian woman juggle career,home,family,budget and her burqa(in some instances!) and abuse from fellow passengers in the bus with the same clout as her counterpart in this part of the world...yes we got a long way to go, but we are modernising as we travel on this road! the author realises the nuances and biases and makes no apology for the submission! another facet of modernity has to be adaptiblity,whether in daily endeavours or technological combinations of inputs.with the risk of sounding like a conceited South Asian, our ability to mould ourselves in any circumstance,whether home or abroad is commendable.yes, on occasion South Asians have been accused of clinging to their chapatis but no one can doubt the dexterity with which the average middle class South Asian survives in the developed world.Not to mention the ease with which we function,in the face of natural as well as infrastructural hazards!yes we have a long way to go, but i would like to see a non south Asian woman juggle career,home,family,budget and her burqa(in some instances!) and abuse from fellow passengers in the bus with the same clout as her counterpart in this part of the world…yes we got a long way to go, but we are modernising as we travel on this road!
the author realises the nuances and biases and makes no apology for the submission!

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