Archive for January, 2010

More on The Girlfriend Gang of Choti Basti

by Dianne Sharma-Winter - Heart of India
( January 28th, 2010 )

This child has the local label of ‘pagal’, the literal translation of which is “mad’. The label doesn’t bother Sanu and neither does it bother the people who label her so. Pagal is just a broad general term used to describe anyone who doesn’t follow the prescribed social norms in …

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Monkey Tales

by Dianne Sharma-Winter - Heart of India
( January 23rd, 2010 )

I wonder sometimes how it would be to just try to live in harmony with the monkeys, allow them whatever food is lying around unsecured. It would certainly save me the early morning burst from bed swearing and grabbing a stick,

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Beauty Secrets of an Indian Parlour

by Dianne Sharma-Winter - Heart of India
( January 20th, 2010 )

When life on the road in India gets too much and you think you might blow a fuse or have a total meltdown, remember this motto: “Don’t get mad, get a Facial!”

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