I was rather piqued last week on my way to Slough, when I saw a signpost in Southall railway station in Punjabi. What was it about this community of Punjabis that had managed to make such a mark in the heart of London? So off I went this weekend, to see Southall all by myself.
I felt […]
Southall: Little India
Saawariya: Bhansali’s indulgent disaster
After the extreme reviews that Saawariya had provoked, I had to see the movie for myself- if only to see how bad it was. But I decided to go with an open mind. Since I had been vacillating over this decision for a long time, I discovered that the movie was no longer showing in […]
The Tower of London: Take the Beef Eater’s Guided Tour
The Tower Bridge
The Tower of London is one tourist spot that most of us do visit while we are there. We decided to take the cruise on the Thames and finally got there. The famous Tower Bridge makes a beautiful backdrop to the Tower. The queues at the ticket counters were horribly long as it was […]
Wembley’s Ealing Road: Mini Rajkot in London
When I get really homesick here at the sight of cheese, mayonnaise and beef in the superstores, I go off to Wembley to do my Indian shopping. It has a sizeable Gujarati population. Ealing Road has scores of Indian shops and they call it mini Rajkot.The shops are all quaintly named- and you have Prashad Sweets, Popat […]
OSO: “Outrageously Silly Ode” to the 70s
It was one of those lazy Sundays when I couldn’t sit in my lonely room or walk around London, as it was really cold and raining. So I decided to spend 10 pounds and watch Om Shanti Om at the Empire Cinema at Leicester Square. And had to suffer untranslatable Hindi dialogues and songs murdered […]
Stratford upon Avon: The Bard’s Birthplace
I was in Birmingham last week and here’s an account of how I spent my happening weekend.
On Saturday we drove to Stratford upon Avon which is the birthplace of the Bard of Avon- William Shakespeare. The drive through the countryside was a welcome relief from the noisy traffic of London. The old Victorian homes, the […]
A Confused Indian in London
Hi,
I’m a small town girl from India who has just been thrust into big bad London. This blog is a crazy collection of my perceptions and musings from a strange land!
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