Tag Archives: Marriage
“Marriage and Maharajas” by Kavita Ramdya
Click here to read “Marriage and Maharajas“, Kavita Ramdya’s review of photo exhibit “Stillness and Shadows: Vintage Photographs of India” at Rossi & Rossi. www.bollywood-weddings.com =========================================== “Marriage and Maharajas” by Kavita Ramdya in the 19 Feb. 2010 “News India Times” … Continue reading
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“Faiza Butt in ‘The State of Things: Recent Art from Pakistan’”
Click here to read Kavita Ramdya’s review of Faiza Butt’s show at the Aicon Gallery London, “The State of Things: Recent Art from Pakistan”, in the February 2010 issue of “Modern Art Asia“. www.bollywood-weddings.com ============================================= “Faiza Butt in ‘The State … Continue reading
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“Divorcer a l’anglaise comme un musulman”
I got a kick out of reading this French blog posting about a letter I wrote to the “Financial Times” in response to Dr. Suhaib Hasan’s first-person article “I’m a sharia judge” (a friend translated the entry for me). I … Continue reading
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“Beautiful Betty as budding artist” by Kavita Ramdya
I enjoyed writing about Betty Draper, actress January Jones’s character in the AMC show “Mad Men”. My husband and I love watching “Mad Men”: the writing is impeccable, interspersed with meaningful silences rather than inane dialogue, and the plot lines … Continue reading
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“Muslim women’s right to happiness under threat” by Kavita Ramdya
Click here to read Kavita Ramdya’s letter in the “Financial Times” in response to Dr. Suhaib Hasan’s request that divorce decisions made by sharia councils be recognized by British law. “Muslim women’s right to happiness under threat” – Letter by … Continue reading
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“Wedding-Planning Tips” (for Indian Brides) by Kavita Ramdya
Click here to read ”Wedding Tips”, an article containing the top five tips I gathered from interviewing twenty couples in researching my book “Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement and Marriage in Hindu America”. Needless to say, I’ve inadvertently built an expertise in Indian-Hindu wedding planning. With … Continue reading
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Review of Nina Paley’s “Sita Sings the Blues” by Kavita Ramdya
Click here to read Kavita Ramdya’s review of Nina Paley’s animated film “Sita Sings the Blues”. A few days ago I interviewed cartoonist Nina Paley for a review I wrote of her animated film “Sita Sings the Blues”. The movie … Continue reading
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Welcome to Bollywood Weddings
“Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement and Marriage in Hindu America” answers the age-old question “Why do we marry the people we choose to marry?” What attracts people to one another based on their ethnicity, religion, linguistic, cultural, vocational, educational, and financial … Continue reading
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