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Category Archives: India
I’ve started so I’ll finish…
Well I don’t often bare my personal thoughts publicly, but there has been something I’ve been meaning to get off my chest for a while so here goes… A year ago I started something that meant a great deal to … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Bombay, Culture, depression, documentary, england, expat, Festivals, friends, fundraising, Health, Illness, immigration, India, intercultural relationships, Live Events, Live Music, London, Love, migrants, Mumbai
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Animal Rescue
Meet Pie the kitten. My daughter rescued her from a pile of rubbish outside a hospital. The vet said she was only about ten days old. Our beautiful Russian friend had spotted her hanging around with a mama cat and … Continue reading
Posted in animal welfare, blog, Bombay, Ex Pat, expat, fundraising, good news, India, medical aid, Mumbai
Tagged animal lovers, animal rescue, animal welfare, animals, blog, BSPCA, cats, dogs, happy, kittens, Mumbai, stray animals, vets
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Cheese and Wine Whine (Review)
I was reading a thread about favorite home traditions of people who have married into Indian culture. Very fast the posts turned into nostalgia about various types of food. I wanted to expand on my thoughts about this, plus I … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Culture, england, Ex Pat, expat, Food, Humor, Humour, India, Review, Tradition, Wine
Tagged Booze, cheddar, Cheese, Choco Vino, Culture, drink, england, Food, Fratelli Classic Shiraz, Humor, humour, India, madeira, paneer, Review, stilton, sula, Sula Dia, Sula Madera, Sula Samara, Wine
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Mumbai (un)Public Transport part 3
I’ve written previously about my experiences on the Mumbai public transport system. Now I would like to share with you my newfound love, my daily joy in sunny yellow, my savior from traffic jams, chore rickshaw drivers and being pretty … Continue reading
Sick as a Street Dog
In times of late I have not been well at all. Having suffered (and survived!) in the past from the infamous Indian ‘Delhi belly’ I have developed, quite proudly, guts of steel. During my last stint living in India I got sick … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative medicine, Antibiotics overuse, Culture, Dengue, Ex Pat, expat, Health, Illness, India, Mumbai
Tagged Alternative medicine, antibiotics, Antibiotics overuse, ayruveda, Bombay, Culture, delhi belly, doctors india, Health, Illness, Mumbai
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Culture Clash: Boobies!
This incident, rather ironically happened to me during World Breastfeeding Week, so wishing all the mamas out there doing it, trying to do it and supporting those that can’t a belated happy World Breastfeeding Week! Find out more in the link … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Bombay, Breastfeeding, Censorship, Culture, Desi, Ex Pat, expat, Feminism, Feminist, Health, India, intercultural relationships, motherhood, Mumbai, Tharki, Tradition, women empowerment, Women's rights
Tagged Bombay, Breastfeeding, Culture, ex-pat, Expat, Feminism, India, Indian feminism, intercultural relationship, lactivist, Mumbai, Mumbai culture, women, Women's rights
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Brexit, Visas and Immigration Ranting!
This post has been brewing for a while ,then today I read about my friend’s experience with ignorant racism getting on a bus today in London and I could take no more! RANT WARNING….. So my beautiful, intelligent and talented … Continue reading
Posted in blog, brexit, Culture, england, equality, Ex Pat, expat, immigration, immigration law, India, Intolerance, London, migrant, migrants, Politics, racism, refugee, refugee crisis, Terrorism, uk immigration, visas, xenophobia
Tagged brexit, Culture, ex-pat, Expat, immigration, multiculturalism, uk immigration, visas, xenophobia
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My Last Vat Savirti in London
Today is Savitri Pooja in India. I wrote about this tradition last year (see link below where you can read the story of Savitri and my interpretation of it). https://anenglishwomaninmumbai.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/vat-savitri-vrat-london-style/ While it is a festival that some view as oppressive … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Durga, Feminism, Feminist, Goddess, good news, happy news, Hindu, Hinduism, immigration, India, intercultural relationships, long distance relationships, Love, motherhood, Mumbai, Religion, Romance, spirituality, Tradition, Vat Savitri, visas, Women
Tagged Culture, ex-pat, Feminism, Goddess, India, Indian feminism, intercultural relationship, Love, Romance, women
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