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Archive for June 13th, 2008

Jamai Shoshti

Mother: Soooo… you want to become my son-in-law. Suitor: No, but I don’t see any other way to marry your daughter.
 
In the month of Jaishtha , there is a festival among Bengalis called, Jamai Shoshti -a celebration meant for the beloved son-in-laws. Usually during shoshti, the sixth day of the lunar mothers fast for the [...]

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They asked, “Do you believe in God?”
 
I said, “Yes.”
 
They said, “Great, we are doing a Vishal Bhagwati Jagran. We need you to support us. Please donate some money for the cause.”
 
I said, “But I don’t believe in all this.”

They said, “But you went to Vaishno Devi last year and you just said that you believe [...]

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