The Desi doctor from Galion

A federal grand jury returned a 202-count indictment this week against a former Galion doctor accused of drug trafficking and related violations.

Narendra Kumar Agrawal, 89 Cedargate Court, was licensed by the Ohio Medical Board and specialized in internal medicine, critical care medicine and cardiovascular disease.

The indictment alleges Narendra Kumar Agrawal wrote 2,140 prescriptions and distributed 299,136 tablets of oxycodone and wrote 1,747 prescriptions and distributed 188,662 tablets of hydrocodone (primarily Vicodin, Lortab, Loricet or a generic brand). He also is alleged to have written 2,542 prescriptions for Xanax, totaling 229,305 tablets.

Asian Indian Derogatory Dictionary

These are some of the terms used by some desis aka Asian Indians to refer to other desis and non-desis:

Casteism is a specialized form of racism

• Gora-White man
  
• Gori-White woman
• Kallu-Black man
  
• Kalli-Black woman
  
• Kala, Kalu-Black man of desi origin
  
• Kali-Black woman of desi origin
  
• Chinku-Chinese or oriental man
  
• Chinki-Chinese or oriental woman
  
• Mallu-Man or woman from Kerala
  
• Katua-A Muslim man (referring to circumcision)
• Katui-A Muslim woman
  
• Gulti-Man of Telugu origin
• Gultan-Woman of Telugu origin
  
• Chapta-Oriental man
• Chapti-Oriental woman
  
• Madrasi-South Indian man or woman
  
• Gujju-Man or woman of Gujrati origin
• ABCD-American Born Confused Desi
  

Then some of us desis complain about racism in Australia.  The reality is that desis moved to Australia because they wished to, most desis were not invited by the Australian Government or Australians.  And its unlikely that the Australian Government will prevent them from leaving Australia, if Indians choose to do so.  Australian Indians should consider being grateful to their adopted country and take the much good and the little bad that Australia offers with equanimity. 

Among Asian Indians, racism starts when an Asian Indian lays eyes on another Asian Indian.  The first instinct is to identify the state and language of the other person by observation (skin color, clothes, spoken language etc) and begin the process of making judgements based on that observation.  Is it okay for Indians to read book by the cover and not okay for Australians to do this with Indians?   

As an example of racism in India; K. R. Narayanan was the first Dalit (belonging to Harijan or untouchable caste) President of India.  He is reported to have confessed that he was not allowed to forget his Dalit origin even in the Indian Presidential home, the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.   One has to wonder if APJ Abdul Kalam, one of the Indian Presidents who deserved that job, was similarly discriminated because he was a Muslim.  Further, one has to wonder if Pratibha Patil the current Indian President gets discriminated because she was linked to a bank scam involving several her relatives and her reported belief in voodoo.  HTF did this Patil thing become the President of India? 

Amma Sri Karunamayi

I saw an advertizement about Amma Sri Karunamayi's visit to Cleveland, Ohio in June, 2009. The advertizement had the caption-Spiritual Talk and Blessings from the Divine Mother.

Her Holeyness Amma Karunamayi's helmet

Amma Karunamayi

What the heck, Divine Mother? Only God is Divine, no human being, irrespective of their lofty status, deserves the description of Divine. Further only God, assuming that there is one, can bless, no human being can bless.

And only your biological or the woman who has brought you up deserves the title of Mother. Calling any woman Amma or Mother is cheesy; it belittles the status of the real mothers.

Special Blessing for the Golden Crown?

According to Indian Express News Service, a massive 31-kg diamond and gems studded gold crown, donated by Karnataka Minister and managing director of Brahmani Steel Industries Gali Janardhan Reddy, was taken out in a procession in the four mada streets of the temple of Lord Venkateswara, after Sahasra Deepalankara seva, this evening. The crown is worth about Rs 45 crore.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams already has six gold and diamond crowns that are used to adorn the main idol in the sanctum sanctorum.

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I realize that people have a right to do spend their fortunes any way they wish, whether on a hat for the God or donating to charities to mitigate human suffering or shoving it where the sun does not shine, but what the fock is wrong with some desis and their interpretation of Hinduism? In my opinion, this is a cheap ass publicity and business stunt.

Ridonkulous Home Minister of India

Home Minister P Chidambaram was angered by a message on the US embassy website alerting US citizens to "a high threat from terrorism throughout India".

"India is a completely safe country," Mr Chidambaram said, adding that his government would ask the US authorities to withdraw the warning.

From BBC

Is Chidambaram burning doobies?