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Entries from April 2007

Book Review: The Inscrutable Americans

April 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Another English Assignment: A Book Review.
The Inscrutable Americans
By Anurag Mathur
The name suggests partially what the book actually speaks about. The ambiguous nature of the Americans and their culture’s contradicting customs can all be seen well-framed and structured in the book as the reader journeys through the adventures of the hero. But one realizes […]

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Tags: american criticism · anurag mathur · book review · indian lens of america · the inscrutable americans

Do something…Go places

April 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Long time back, sitting in a coffee shop, a friend and I sat down to write an article for a local club’s newsletter (read: http://www.rotaractmumbaighatkopar.org ). Well, my friend, currently studying at UC Irvine, California. One of his personal pursuits: an attempt to host Punjabi hip-hop/Pakistani music and other podcasts is here: http://www.chutneyradio.com
This was one […]

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Tags: do something · go-getter · going places · gujarati mentality · sipping coffee....

Long time no me!

April 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Yeah, it’s been awhile.
I just thought I would put up something about me that I had written once for an English Assignment. Feel free to point any grammatical/moral/intellectual mistakes
21st December 2004
It’s hard to describe yourself when you know that your thoughts, perceptions and your very meaning of life changes time after […]

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