saare jahan se aacha, bharat-istan hamaara...

[mcgillianaire]

the next nine days are going to be habsolute hell pour moi! just too many things coming together @ once and then there's almost nothing going on till the end. well, it's not as black/white as that. i've got 2 group presentations, a midterm, squillions of little and big assignments, readings to do, places to go... you get the picture. :)

on wednesday Ari G is makin' a guest appearance @ my social context presentation. he be the genetically modified, twin brofa of the well known Ali G. for those of you who dont 'ave a clue what the flippin' heck i'm on about, don't bother. i just pity ure blissful ignorance... ;-)

next week is esp. brutal. wish me luck. friday nite tho is v.important for the desis who care bout their cricket. india takes on its bitch @ midnight EST in karachi. this is the first time india will be carryin' out a full series (involvin' tests) in pakistan since 1989. if i'm not mistaken they played a few one days a few years ago, and as much as they're just entertainment flicks, there aint that much entertainment when the two traditional archrivals get together.

till now ive been tryin' to calm myself down and not let the emotional side of things get to me. what tends to happen with these matches is that the supporters get overexcited and eventually treat victory or defeat in a single match as a victory or defeat to the whole country in general. it's just so passionate. and as much as i want a good contest, there's just that little side of me that wouldn't mind seeing pakistan reduced to a cropper. right, so that's highly unlikely but still. at least i've promised myself not to say 'jai hind' anymore cuz it's not encampassing enough of the diversity that makes up my spiritual home and land of ancient heritage.

JAI BHARAT!

Comments

[montrizzle.livejournal.com]

Wait... so Ali G, essentially, is going to be there? You must be kidding or I've misunderstood your post...

I LOVE ALI G

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. I wish!! Unfortunately no. Ali G will not be descending from the heavens of subtle comedy down to McGill, but I will be impersonating him for a group presentation on Wednesday. ;-) Sorry to disappoint you.

As for Ali G himself - he is the king of the west side masses!! I love the chap to death... Respect!

[montrizzle.livejournal.com]

I taped all the US episodes, which were supposedly not even close to his British ones... I NEED THEM! I hear there's a DVD, must find it!

[soaddictive.livejournal.com]

the movie is hilarious. absolutely hilarious. i havent heard of it being sold anywhere in canada but if you know anyone who's in the uk or dubai you can defintely find it there ...

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

I don't own any of his DVD's but all's that I've seen was what was available online.

You can order the DVD online I believe. Unfortunately my kind sister forgot to take out my favorite Ali G collection - Bling Bling from the Laptop back in Oman which means I'm schtuck with just the others.

Oh well. If I can hunt down the others, would you like to borrow them and burn them if they catch your fancy?

[montrizzle.livejournal.com]

Yes'm! That would be awesome...

Ali G!

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

I'll be free Thursday onwards, so lemme know a time/place which is convenient for you and I can drop off the goodies. =)

Re: Ali G!

[montrizzle.livejournal.com]

Well... you know where I am, so I guess if you're in the neighborhood let me know and I'll meet you somewhere, or I can stop by your place...

Re: Ali G!

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. Um, i'm heading your side Friday night so I'll give ya call when i'm in the area. If you're there i'll drop the stuff off, otherwise we can work something else out during the weekend! :)

[soaddictive.livejournal.com]

if Ali G is all of a sudden welcomed at McGill and making presentations, then, by George, I'm transferring!!!!!

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Refer to above message! ;-) Sorry to disappoint.

[dubaiwalla.livejournal.com]

Getting all patriotic are we? I don't think Jai Hind is really a bad thing to say. If memory serves me well, the very name Hind came from Arab conquerors being unable to pronounce Sindh ("Without Sindh there would be no Hind," or somesuch was Indira Gandhi's quote when she opened some big-ass Sindhi conference several eons ago). At any rate, from what I understand (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), the very name Hindu basically used to mean anyone in India (so you could have Hindu Muslims, for instance), and not the people of a particular faith (or collection thereof, perhaps, given how vaguely defined the word 'Hindu' is). And therefore, Jai Hind, to my untrained mind, does not seem to strike at diversity at all, at least, insofar as India itself is concerned. I think patriotism as a whole is basically a sham, and slogans like this don't help.

Having said that, I would appreciate a crushing Indian victory (not that I really expect one- but I digress one time too many) because this allows me to bug one particular Pakistani friend of mine on campus. Yes, I'm evil.

Patriotic, yes.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Everything you said about the historicness of the Hind term is true, however I was speaking more in terms of its modern day connotations, with which I rightly have issues with. But, what the hell. Bharat is the 'Indian' name for India, so why not eh?

The Brits gave us India and Muslims Hind/Hindustan... let's use Bharat. As for your I think patriotism as a whole is basically a sham, and slogans like this don't help comment, we have another outlet for discussion brewing one day, insha perumal.

Spread the Love - Down with Pakistan! ;-) Jai Patriotic Slogans! *lol*

[soulcola.livejournal.com]

the curry dialysis icon.
hyuck hyuck

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

glad you liked it.
drawn by my best friend here, teehee. ;-)