Comments on: Desi Sesame Street (w/video)

By: dominique

dominique — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:30 +0000

i really want the lyrics to this song! i can only find them in english (which is retarted sence the song is in hindi) but i really reallllly want them in hindi

By: mfunnierthanyou

mfunnierthanyou — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 08:00:44 +0000

This is absolutely adorable!! I really hope the efforts to make this a fun, educational, and solid show are maximized. A development like this has the potential to do an immense amount of good to Indian youth in terms of education and socially constructed laws and beliefs (i.e. being dark-skinned is not good, etc.)

In response to #5: The wikipedia article for the show has a list of a few pretty notable Indian guests that are scheduled to make appearances during the first season.

In response to #2: This show was made with funding from the U.S. government, hence Laura Bush posing with some of the characters.

By: Another Desi Dude in Austin

Another Desi Dude in Austin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:08:06 +0000

Ah, there goes the theory then Nice post, BTW, Amardeep. I thought the jingle was really catchy. I just knew they would do a good job with that. I am prolly the only adult in Texas going “Galli galli galli galli sim sim, galli galli sim sim…”

Growing up in India, I remember there were a few indigenously produced cartoons, although I don’t recall seeing well-developed educational ones. Might be a good space to venture into.

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:42:54 +0000

Another desi dude, nope — Hindi for “here” (it’s sometimes spelled yahaan). Punjabi would be “ethe”.

By: Another Desi Dude in Austin

Another Desi Dude in Austin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:30:44 +0000

Apologies, that should say “Googly”, not Google as in the search engine. I don’t want to add any more fuel to the conspiracy that Punjabis secretly rule the world. Although they actually do.

I am pretty sure they do. And to support my case, here is Exhibit Uno : the word “yaha” in Amardeep’s post. It is Punjabi, isn’t it? They are takin’ over Austin just as they took over New Delhi. Just kidding, of course

By: tarana

tarana — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:03:04 +0000

I’ve never really seen much of Sesame Street. I’m dying to see Avenue Q though. Now that’s an adaptation

Th photo reminds me of the Wizard of Oz with Dorothy & the Lion (no tinman or scarecrow though). I like Boombah! Hopefully he has his heart in the right place.

By: chai

chai — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:23:07 +0000

awwww. the girl is just perfectly cute. thanks for making my clock tick a bit louder.

By: Saheli

Saheli — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:18:12 +0000

SQUEAL!!!!!!

/jumps up and down and claps

I love the lion!!!!

Of course they need a Bengali Version so they can take advantage of Abol Tabol.

By: radical

radical — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:50:48 +0000

I love how the topic of unibrows on puppets came up…lol…i do find it quite unusual that puppets have unibrows…quite interesting although…

By: ylrsings

ylrsings — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:38:18 +0000

so adorable!! someday they will have one in kannada…oh yes, they will.