tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31796610.post115567964115401403..comments2010-09-14T13:45:40.629+01:00Comments on The days are just packed: NostalgiaPeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01832168340864742542noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31796610.post-1155807428661965802006-08-17T10:37:00.000+01:002006-08-17T10:37:00.000+01:00Totally.. and I can see myself falling for so many...Totally.. and I can see myself falling for so many of the stereotypes ...very very scary.Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832168340864742542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31796610.post-1155750879009049852006-08-16T18:54:00.000+01:002006-08-16T18:54:00.000+01:00Oh my God!!! What a coincidence.I can't tell you h...Oh my God!!! What a coincidence.<BR/>I can't tell you how much of an impact 'The Namesake' made on me , when I read it last year. I couldn't sleep very well for a day or two just thinking of of the situation I was in.Sunrayzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980622718886443344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31796610.post-1155731908301857622006-08-16T13:38:00.000+01:002006-08-16T13:38:00.000+01:00[Sunrayz] I've been away for nearly the same lengt...[Sunrayz] I've been away for nearly the same length of time (2 years) and till now have been home often enough. Its ten years down that I'm apprehensive of. Have you read Namesake (by Jhumpa Lahiri)? I think she puts the first gen vs second gen story very nicely.Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832168340864742542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31796610.post-1155729346386750272006-08-16T12:55:00.000+01:002006-08-16T12:55:00.000+01:00You've put your thoughts very well.I have relative...You've put your thoughts very well.<BR/>I have relatives who have 'frozen' their image of India in the 1970s when they left.Recently they have been staying for longer than their ritual 2-0r-3-weeks-meet-relatives-visit-temples -buy-masalas routine. They are now pleasantly surprised at how much has changed.<BR/>I am unable tocall myself an NRI yet- just 2 years since I left - but still have mixed emotions regarding the issue. It's so personal, isnt't it?Sunrayzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980622718886443344noreply@blogger.com