January 2009 - Posts - Still single in the city

January 2009 - Posts

Sunju, South Asian Men -- and Sex and the City

Posted by Sushmita Bose at 
Last week, Motu -- my friend in Delhi who used to always be on a diet when I wrote ‘Single in the City' in Hindustan Times , and who now, incidentally, has become slim and svelte -- sent me an enraged mail: she was REALLY pissed about Sanjay Dutt saying that sister Priya is a kind of a loser because she chose to retain her maiden surname after marriage...

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Quit India? And a Zillion Reasons (also Visas) to Escape from Mera Bharat Mahaan?

Posted by Sushmita Bose at 
Okay everyone, I am confused and disturbed. But I have to tell you the story chronologically, so bear with me. Over the last week, I did quite a bit of research on Indians who are illegal immigrants in the United States. This was for my KT column. See, what happened was, starting the second week of January, British citizens who visit the US will have...

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The ‘Tip’-ping Point

Posted by Sushmita Bose at 
Last week, I asked Anand on this blog as to how much he tips when he goes to a restaurant, and if he still tips if there is a service charge factored in to the bill. This was after he wrote that one of his resolutions for the New Year is that he will tip waiters more, because they get paid peanuts. I, for one, am always confused about leaving a tip...

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New Year Resolutions (or is it New Year’s Resolutions?)

Posted by Sushmita Bose at 
It's a brand new year, and this time around, I will do something that I have never, ever done in my life: make a few New Year Resolutions. And I hope to live by them! But first, a teeny-weeny bit about New Year's Eve in Dubai. Shakira was the Big Thing in the UAE capital and the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi. Just 150-odd kilometres away...

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