O Desi! My Desi: The Best Part of Being a Desi in America
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The best part of being Desi in America is we get to celebrate both Indian and American festivals.
In...
O Desi! My Desi: Landing in America and Dress Shoes and Socks, Among Other...
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BELMONT, MA--Fall is here. That means an entire new set of desis landed in America eager to live...
O Desi! My Desi: Back to School Blues (or Yellows)
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
Summer is gone and we are all in the middle of back-to-school blues. Those lovely mornings where you...
O Desi! My Desi: Many Shades of Desi Marriages
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England Columnist
BELMONT, MA--In the old days there were only two types of desi marriages — arranged marriage or love marriage....
O Desi! My Desi: Prom Time Tales
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England Columnist
BELMONT, MA--It's that time of the year when many of our teenage kids are experiencing their first prom. For...
O Desi! My Desi: Get Ready for the NRIs
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
As spring comes into Boston making our hearts lighter and our lives happier, the summer heat is spreading...
O Desi! My Desi: Never Too Late To Celebrate Valentine’s Day
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
It is that time of the year where people all around the world are celebrating Valentine's Day. I...
O Desi! My Desi: The Best Thing We Love About Shopping is Our Ability...
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The best thing we love about shopping in the US is the ability to return things we buy...
O Desi! My Desi: December – The Season of Stress
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The holiday season is upon us and all around us we see people stressed out with planning family...
O Desi! My Desi: We Are Like That Only
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
We may live outside India for decades, explore new paths fearlessly, travel the world, build companies, do cutting...