10 Endearing Things about my India

1. Bhelpuri, Pani Puri and Aloo chat is a valid form of dinner.

                                                                                       Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/74852128@N00/3107779760/

2. Wearing a dupatta and bindi with jeans and a tee shirt is the coolest Indo-western attire.

    

                                           

                                                Source: http://www.glamcheck.com/bollywood/2013/01/03/bindi-styles-indian-women/

3. How people become your best friend within an hour of meeting them

                                                            Source:http://arunoday.blogspot.hk/2010/05/free-hugs-and-maa.html

4. How giving a missed call is an acceptable form of communication                         
                           

                                                              Source: quora.com

5. All men driving buses, autorickshaws, serving chai and other sundries automatically become bhaiya – brother.

6. Bollywood and cricket unifies the nation more than any other thing known to Indians

                                           

                                            Source: http://cricketmademecrazy.blogspot.hk/2012/07/interesting-facts-about-sachin-tendulkar.html 

7. Nothing happens without a song and dance. Nothing.

                                   

                                      Source: http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/nritya/bollywood.html

8. Gujjiya on Holi, Halwa on Ashtami, All forms of Mithai (sweets) on Diwali. 

 

Source: http://shailbalasingh.blogspot.hk/2008/09/gujjiyas-kajuriya.html

http://whatscookingmom.in/gajar-ka-halwa/

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/gourmet/recipe/recipe-kaju-ki-burfi_1094.htm

9. How a mosque, temple, gurudwara and church can all be found within a one kilometer radius.

10. An evening ripe with the smell of the tandoor in the distance, a nip in the air,and ghazals by Ghalib playing  in the background.

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