#desi discourse

[desi-discourse]

i’m going to start south indian discourse by saying that idli is a thousand times better than dosa but y’all are not ready for that conversation

okay so we have this. and we have the opposite

so let's do this

desiblr, opinions?

@momo-all-the-way your ask was answered here!

[bluecrusadearcade]

Bahubali meme for my desi disasters

[kaise-ho]

If you treat your children like they're at an orphanage, don't be surprised if they decide to leave you at a nursing home later

[emeraldmercury]

I'm really really tempted to make an Iskcon masterpost. It all started with being informed they're a cult (not that I had a very high opinion of them to begin with), and then doing my own research and finding out they are way WAY worse than anyone could have possibly imagined.

To put it mildly, Iskcon is the reason why your grandfather writes in all caps screeching rants on Whatsapp and why your grandmother shrieks uncontrollably every time she sees a man and a woman breathing in the same direction in public.

TLDR - they are the reason why Indian boomers are so fucked up, and why ABCDs view of Hinduism leaves locals baffled (and by the same token, why so many of them turn Pseudo-Secular/Woke). It's not that Iskcon doctrine is boomer mentality, boomer mentality is Iskcon doctrine.

There's a LOT of shit to uncover and I have to compile it and follow it up with this post...

[sherlockisactuallyagaysname]

[evie-black]

I am thinking of starting an all desi news blog

Where we right about -

Weekly recaps

Politics

International news

Post one every 3 days with the head lines

What do you guys think ?

Now i need people from india , pak , nepal everyone although this paper might be more india related and we can make different tumblrs for each country ..

I need writers , editors etc

@whythefuckdoiexist you got the list babes can you reblog and add the desis list ?

Adding a few ones ik @vaey @ginasholtsoundboard @dilruba-is-a-pattagobi @whythefuckdoiexist @desi-dark-academia @thatnoizyboyy @itsthatawesomebitch @u1tralife @noisydetectivekid @mango-pickle @psycho-mocha @aadyeah @starviki @teenageshizz @didyouputyournameinthegobi @holding-infinity-and-a-book @scintillatea @ohyoumeanher @secret-eden @adoginthemanger @gopikanyari @gandharvika

Add your desi moots too <3

Join :

https://www.tumblr.com/chat/V8hcL_h5RfWh1vmNmcXE_Q/desi-news

If interested

The group chat is officially closed and we will not be adding people for a while

As long as you are a desi , have interest in news you can join

[willkillforgoodmemories]

A Small Discourse on Tea

Growing up in a culture which really respects its tea, some of us have strong opinions on what constitutes as tea.

In this essay I will...

Tea originated from southwest China, and from there was spread throughout the world through the help of traders, both from land (through the silk road) and by the sea. 

The Chinese term for tea is cha (茶), and made its way through Central Asia. In modern day, the term developed into “chay” (چای) in Persian and Urdu, shay in Arabic and even chai in Swahili, when the tea leaves made their way into Sub-Saharan Africa. The same term (茶) is pronounced differently by the coastal regions of China, pronouncing it as “te”. The East India company’s tea importation gave European languages “thé” (French), “Tee” (German) and o of course, “tea” (England). 

Source: Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two words for tea

I had never understood, while watching British media, why they added the milk after the tea had been cooked. That’s blasphemy. Here, especially in Karachi (a coastal city of Pakistan, if you did not know), tea is drunk all the time and the default way to cook it is in milk. The milk is added along with cardamom, then loose tea leaves and sugar, and its brought to a boil after which it is sieved and served. The boil brings out flavours of all ingredients. 

The chai even fits in all aesthetics.

See, I would have talked about making tea from tea bags but then I realized, I would have lost it. Loose tea leaves for the win. 

Why would anyone, I mean ANYONE willingly drink black or green tea. It’s horrendous and wakes you up as if Genghis himself arrived to slap you awake. Tea is supposed to be calming and relaxing, energizing you in a motivational way (like the cleanse you feel after watching Studio Ghibli films). The flavour is absolutely wonderful. 

Adding cinnamon (or any other masalas) make for a more tangy-esque tea which is still good but who ever adds pumpkin spice, chocolate, maple syrup or any abomination of an ingredient to tea, I will personally hunt you down and make you a good cup of chai. You all are missing out on this wonderful tradition. And to those who will like to bring a more modern touch to it, DON’T DARE TOUCH CHAI YOU COLONIALIST FREAKS.

I conclude my essay by stating that I aspire to show everyone the wonder that is chai. Thank you.

Do tell me your thoughts.

[tis-the-boards-season]

Controversial discourse time:

So I'm not a person to discuss any controversial topics but I was discussing this with a friend and frankly, I'm a bit surprised

Do you think Hindi should be made the national language?