tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post114558621063893695..comments2017-07-10T00:21:18.694-07:00Comments on Khakra: Is it shameful to be Indian? (part 1 of 2)Khakrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559997953141681575noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1148149108658752112006-05-20T11:18:00.000-07:002006-05-20T11:18:00.000-07:00I'm waiting for part @@ now, since, I am not shame...I'm waiting for part @@ now, since, I am not shameful to be an Indian :)venushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442175986036121960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1148067766970519352006-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:002006-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:00remember some folks from north andover living clos...remember some folks from north andover living close to merrimack college (correct?), though i'd need to track down mom to get their names. lopa/pol's youngest sis ronak is in SF now... <BR/><BR/>i'll serve up part 2 tomorrow. i'm itching to write about izzy rejoining GNR for a tour.... no slash thoughKhakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559997953141681575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1148064510095650652006-05-19T11:48:00.000-07:002006-05-19T11:48:00.000-07:00Interesting... I remember especially meeting a Pau...Interesting... I remember especially meeting a Paulomi and a Lopa, and a Moha. Basically, there was a Framingham/Needham/Boston crew that my family met a few times. Unfortunately, the area was a little too far from NH for us to meet with those folks regularly, something which always annoyed me because the Gujus we met there were a) cooler and b) more near to my age. Instead, I got stuck with a bunch of Indians from Marlboro, MA, who I've lost touch with entirely.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I look forward to reading part 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1147977482740722702006-05-18T11:38:00.000-07:002006-05-18T11:38:00.000-07:00brim, right on, that's where i grew up, with those...brim, right on, that's where i grew up, with those folks. in needham, right off route 9. the gujju community then itself was so small. do you know/remember anyone from those days? ironically few remain in boston.. most of them are scattered around the US. Mostly in NY, a few in SF. there's a wedding coming up, so i'll get to catch up with some then. My family was known for "batcave," a famous game room hang out for the crew. Me? Well-known for thanksgiving pranks. Fond, fond memories.<BR/><BR/>She certainly meant no malice when saying that..it did take me by surprise, I didn't know how to take it so I had to think about it for a sec. Is this good or bad? Summed up, she was jamming up a religion and a region, perhaps no harm meant.Khakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559997953141681575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1147967741122885002006-05-18T08:55:00.000-07:002006-05-18T08:55:00.000-07:00Hmmm... some of these names sound like part of the...Hmmm... some of these names sound like part of the <EM>Framingham Guju Crew</EM>- is that where you grew up?<BR/><BR/>I grew up in NH, but since the only Indians in NH were my relatives, we used to go seek out Massachusetts-Indians all the time.<BR/><BR/>I get the reference the woman was using, I just don't understand why it's okay to use it. I mean, I know it's a standard stereotype, Gujus and Jewish folks as stingy. But she felt awfully comfortable with you awfully quickly to make such a remark. I would have bristled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1147930171211147402006-05-17T22:29:00.000-07:002006-05-17T22:29:00.000-07:00brimful, you're from the greater boston area! let ...brimful, you're from the greater boston area! let me roll out some names to see if you recognize any -- paulomi, ronak, dimple, the two lopas, umang and yash, sunny and bobo (not anymore!), megha and moha, nigam, neha and neal. just some of few i grew up with. if you recognize anyone, it's one heck of a small world! if not, never mind. a failed experiment.<BR/><BR/>this woman mentioned "Jews of the East" out of nowhere. I'm like WTF? say that again? Gujus are what?? I think her reference was to East, as in East India...Khakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559997953141681575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12548204.post-1147900955699994642006-05-17T14:22:00.000-07:002006-05-17T14:22:00.000-07:00That's such a great way to end a story.Also, being...That's such a great way to end a story.<BR/><BR/>Also, being a Guju from the greater Boston area, I can tell you that:<BR/>a) Gujus were not referred to as the "Jews of the East" and<BR/>b) we knew that <STRONG>Indians</STRONG> ran motels.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, I get worked up about the whole perception of Gujus being stingy bastards, but most of the time, I laugh it off, or use it as a good comic foil.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, why weren't there more people like you and your friend Erin when I first moved to the city?!? No one ever invited me to join them at Chow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com