You say that you are Rajput… I hope you know that there are Rajputs in Gujarat too. Rajasthan Rajput will have last name “Rathore” and Gujarat Rajput will be “Rathod”. Same for “Solanki” and “Chauhan”. Both type of Rajputs have the same original ancestry … so you are just plain old …bigoted/biased .. in the “How cool I am … and how nerdy all these other guys are” fashion ….

Dont blame me …you invited flames )

you are not only a nazi, you are a rakshas, let’s hope this gets the ppl fired up

But Saurav – aren’t Bangalis and Keralites the last Comrades left in India?

Er, if it’s ok with TT, I’d rather rote up an SAT wordlist than read The Alchemy of Desire.

no need to apologize, there’s no mirch in life w/o the occasional blogging disagreement. Now if all the posters don’t mind, i will return to my sarcastic self and make fun of everything. Just don’t take me seriously. Or else.

no need to apologize, i understand what you’re saying. Plus, w/o the occasional ‘perceived blog insult’ there would be no mirch in my life. And then how would I get thru the day at work? Now, if any other posters don’t mind, I would like to go back to my sarcastic way of life and make fun of everyone and everything from my computer. And not really mean it

I didn’t know the peace had been broken I was just disagreeing–more with the way people on this blog use words like “indian” and marginalize desi subcultures in many, many instances–than with your particular comment. I guess I should have waited for something really offensive from someone, because, like i said, I know you were coming from a different place. Anyway, I’m sorry if my tone was a little over the top.

i think i understand what you’re saying, my whole point was (a poorly worded point, but nevertheless), that i didn’t mean anything condescending or arrogant as if I think less of gujus, mallus and anyone else. Indeed I agree w/ you, that here in the US, while the Desi spectrum has unique subcultures which are of a deeper bond than that of just being “indian”, i’m just saying I view all desi’s here as one people and as my people..so therefore, I could not demean a guju or mallu if I wanted to w/o demeaning myself. I myself am a Rajput, w/ a Punjabi cultural bent, even though my ancestors originated from rajasthan…I actively seek out Sikhs to learn from them and their ways bcuz I have a lot of respect for their culture, as I do the same for Tamilian cultures etc, Guju, etc…basically i try to incorporate all the good of each subculture to incorporate into my own, to be more of a ‘desi’ and less of a “north indian.” I certainly do not suggest that anyone here in the US should only move to a broad identity…that would make us all boring, and getting back to the topic of the thread, extremely generic and nerdy. At least we can all agree to be nerdy in our own desi way. Sorry the post is long, just trying to make peace.