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 [Writing on a Paper Napkin] Spice Adventures: Part I: I would consider myself a novice, even though I was born in Sri Lanka and have had the benefit of seeing curries and other Sri Lankan and Indian dishes made the traditional way. For me, making a curry from scratch is a possibility if I have an afternoon booked out in my diary, however the presence of a hungry audience will see me reaching for the nifty box containing all spice requirements for mouth watering curry.

 [Sepia Mutiny] Why Indians wear glasses: I am not a Hindi/Punjabi speaking Punjabi, nor a huge bollywood fan (relatively speaking :), nor a Sri Lankan LTTE sympathizer, etc. Yes, we have a lot of things in common, and yes, I try to learn from those things and feel the sparkle of commonality, but it's very homogenizing to impose "one" South Asian identity on all of us and then argue that anyone who strays from that is somehow undermining the community.

[Srilanka.laurieashton.com] A Canadian in King Parakramabahu's Court - Blog: Bollywood movies are subtitled in English, or at least, every single one we've ever seen is. It's the Tamil movies from Tamil Nadu (think Madras) that aren't always subtitled in English and cause a problem for me seeing as I don't speak Tamil and all.

 [Tsunamihelp.blogspot.com] The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog: Memphis, TN area ...: Sarvodaya (a Sri Lankan organization with the largest community network in the country, which is conducting relief efforts in all Sinhalese regions, and directing aid to Tamil groups in the northeast as well); Sewalanka (another Sri Lankan organization which has set up refugee camps and clinics and have infrastructure in place from relief work during the war);

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