Guest Blogger: Sandhya

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This morning, I was sleeping late in my hammock in the bunker when Rajni came in and tried to wake me up. I slept through her first and second attempts. Finally she got so annoyed with me that she swung the hammock upside down, sending me crashing rudely to the hard concrete floor. “Silly bugger!” Said she, “Sandhya will be here in 30 minutes and the guest room is still a mess from the party you threw last night and … what are we going to do with Sandhya’s herd of elephants?”

Well, that got me off the floor in a hurry. You see, Sandhya is a friend from the days before this blog, heck, since the days before blogging in general. She’s one of those old fashioned writers who writes for publication on dead trees as well as live electrons, and the bunker was an absolute and total disaster. I’d like to report that I have it all cleaned up now, but that would be a lie. Instead, we have what I hope will be comfortable enough temporary accomodations for our newest guest blogger.

One other thing about Sandhya – she’s the most diasporic desi I know. You see, while my parents came from the motherland to here, Sandhya is a third generation African who grew up between three continents. Holy Gogol Ganguly! But I’ll let her tell you her own stories rather than stealing her thunder.

I hope you make Sandhya feel welcome.

21 thoughts on “Guest Blogger: Sandhya”

  2. Sandhya,

    Just try posting the least controversial thing you can think of and see how thin skinned a lot of us – me too – can be. And then the comments and accusations will fly around thick and fast, and you will be left wondering if it was worth it at all. OK. Welcome!!

  5. thanks for the welcome. once i get past the technical glitches, i think i’m going to enjoy it (thick or thin skin and all :). Oh, and a caveat: my hair is really not that perfectly coiffed in real life. This is my glamified illustration from my weekly reader days (which pooja well remembers) ….

  7. Welcome Sandhya. We is the have tech support right here (in the U.S. and not outsourced to our fellow brown folk back home wink) if you run into any problems.

  8. Welcome Sandhya.

    To Chaitan: aren’t you the Chet I spoke with last night about my Dell?

  9. As a fellow Sandhya, I feel the need to delurk this once and say welcome to SM! Power to the Sandhyas!

  10. Was the problem fixed? Then it was probably me. I is the smart like that. 😉

  11. Aapka svikaar, Sandhyaji!

    have been avidly reading your blog, now looking forward to reading you on Sepia Mutiny!

    mwah! -yesha

  12. Welcome Sandhya.

    Perhaps you can help answer an important question that’s been rattling around since last night’s episode of Lost.

    Is Juliet a tramp for sleeping with a married man on the island?

  14. It’s about time you brought an aphrican on board!!

    Welcome Sandhya, what part of THE motherland are you from?

  16. Thanks for the warm welcomes … and a big hello to my fellow sandhyas (who knew there were so many of us?)! i think i’ve probably met one or two other sandhyas in person in my whole life ….

    To answer your questions:

    Lion:

    Perhaps you can help answer an important question that’s been rattling around since last night’s episode of Lost.

    Unfortunately, I’m lost when it comes to Lost 🙂

    Kenyandesi:

    what part of THE motherland are you from?

    It’s Ghana (not Guyana, as people often think I’m saying 🙂

  18. Welcome Sandhya, from a former denizen of the bunker. Give my regards to Rajni. So, given your background, the key question: African or Indian elephants?

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    To answer your questions: Lion:
    Perhaps you can help answer an important question that’s been rattling around since last night’s episode of Lost.
    Unfortunately, I’m lost when it comes to Lost 🙂

    You’re not the only one! 🙂

    Again, welcome!