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By: Betsy Parker

Betsy Parker — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:22:23 +0000

Well if you think this printed pillow is rad, take a look at the funky hand painted stuff these guys have to offer: http://www.hippy.in (Indian Hippy)

I found some pretty cool purses and chairs hand painted with the same Bollywood film poster art. They have the same Rekha lady featured here hand painted on an amazing clutch purse.

Note to self: Thou shalt not use credit card unless last year’s shopping bills have been cleared.

By: Zeenat

Zeenat — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:13:40 +0000

I just received the pillow as a gift and thought it was no worse than any other movie or art print on textile -- and appealed to my interests. Like one poster said, everything is commodified -- Van Gogh is no more sacrosanct than anything else. I just wish the shot was from "Bobby," as it has truly amazing outfits.

I also was in love with these hand-painted Bollywood posters that were in Urban Outfitters a while back. I had no idea that they used to all be hand-painted -- what a gorgeous tradition. Sometimes stores for hipsters have little gems.

However, I completely agree with the cheesy description of the soap dish (or whatever). And if I see another trailer for The Guru I might have to stab someone in the eye.

By: A N N A

A N N A — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:37:39 +0000

26 Â· tamasha said

I think this is a bit over the top.

I was joking. :) I'm mildly obsessed with our collective stupidity regarding skin tone*, so I couldn't resist throwing it in there. I was trying to sound ridiculous, I wish that had come through better.

*Also, our collective stupidity regarding being anti-Af-Am. And anti-Muslim. And especially Anti-Af-Am-Muslims. Oh, and complimenting babies. I'm anti- our collective prohibition on that. I get the evil eye thing, but I'm sick of getting the silent, deadly pinch when I am my American self and I thoughtlessly coo, "What a beautiful little girl!", thus endangering the child, enraging the mother of the child and embarrassing the mother of me.

By: tamasha

tamasha — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:10:59 +0000

This sculpture is â€œdarkâ€, and thus obviously not representative of desi mores. Why isnâ€™t it fair? What if people who read that think itâ€™s African, and thus confuse us with people we may or may not be darker than, yet still consider ourselves superior to?

I think this is a bit over the top. I don't begrudge the Chola Dynasty for their bronzes, which are darker than my skin tone.

By: Ash-Leel

Ash-Leel — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:40:41 +0000

Specially when I told them, as mentioned in the website, “Lund is Sweden’s most popular study destination for international students”

By: Ash-leel

Ash-leel — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:37:05 +0000

I hope all you juvenile Desis give my alma mater the respect it deserves. Some of my Bihari friends couldn’t stop sniggering in a rather vulgar manner. http://www.lu.se/lund-university/

By: UberMetroMallu

UberMetroMallu — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:21:31 +0000

@19 Fartlek may transform Cacopygian to Callipygian; but, no amount of Fartlek will cure the Dasypygal one:) OK, enough Kundi-talk for now. Get well soon, Anna.

By: gm

gm — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:00:30 +0000

Now I know why I found the “Adaa hand”/soap dish creepy. It reminds me of this thing :

http://www.tvland.com/shows/addamsfamily/character8.jhtml

By: A N N A

A N N A — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:10:42 +0000

12 Ã‚Â· Raj said

have you gotten any better Anna? (from being sick)

That is so thoughtful of you to ask– yes I am better. Still need lots of rest though, since Pneumonia is apparently serious or something. Thank you for inquiring!

By: Rahul

Rahul — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:08:07 +0000

My question is how is there a Bollywood product out there without Amitabh Bacchan getting his grubby paws on it, at least to the extent of a voice-over pimping the charms of this phillum pillow (and he should know about Rekha's delights)? Here's a delightful song from the life-imitating-art movie about Amitabh straying on his wife with a Rekha-come-lately.

As a further aside, Rekha is her stage name, and the one that most people will recognize her by, although she was born as Bhanurekha Ganesan, the daughter of a big Tamil star, "Gemini" Ganesan, who was quite the ladies' man, and a Tamil actress, Pushpavalli. Gemini Ganesan never really acknowledged his paternity as Rekha was born out of wedlock, and as a result, Rekha too disowned him till the very end, I think.