Globisation, Indian style

Dedication... To Sheks. Your efforts haven't been in vain.

Two stories

Saree Stor(e)y

Not long ago, a paati (grandmother) from India visited the USA. Her first day at Amaerika saw her experience a roller coaster ride of emotions - joyous reunion with children and grandchildren, exhaustion, jet-lag, etc. The next morning, life as usual, had reverted to normal. How could anybody suffer culture shock in a globalised world?! However, a mild shock did await her daughter-in-law - six yards of colorful textile suspended from the balcony by two flowerpots on the parapet. What followed is anybody's guess. Things were reorganised to suit everyone's convenience, and a law suit spared (had the plants relocated onto an unfortunate cranium).

Fame at the Finger Tip

Many years back, when Windows 95 happened to be the latest Microsoft product, a patti visiting California preferred homemade curd to yoghurt. The milk was boiled, made lukewarm, the temperature assessed by dipping a scruplously cleaned index finger tip into the liquid. A bit of curd was added, the milk stirred and left to set. The accuracy of temperature detection never ceased to amaze her Italian daughter in law (who used a kitchen thermometer) and her friends.


Yes, globalisation is making waves everywhere, but it has a long way to go. Frying appalams still trigger fire alarms.