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		<title>The night before Babbu’s wedding</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/07/night-before-babbu-desi-wedding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is a big day. Babbu is getting married. The guests are flying in....Babbu and his passe head out for a night out on the town....One last night, he is going to enjoy his single life....at least that's what he thought...
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		<title>After-school daycare</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/07/after-school-daycare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short story. A little girl adjusting to a new school, and a father to the new language and new country....]]></description>
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		<title>A lesson in American History</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/05/a-lesson-in-american-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theindiansabroad.com/?p=6162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Hi dad, I am home from school!”  She shouted, entering her house.
“Very good! How was your day? You look tired!” He lowered the TV volume to almost mute.
“It was okay. I still don’t like America!” She said, putting her heavy school bag against the sofa...]]></description>
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		<title>Loving the life in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/04/loving-the-life-in-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/04/loving-the-life-in-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theindiansabroad.com/?p=5954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[She waited in the line for 30 minutes before the Brampton Employment Resource Centre opened. Once inside, there was more wait. She sat in a chair waiting for her turn while people around her chatted. 
She thought she was a people-person, but everything around her seemed to annoy her....]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to America</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/03/welcome-to-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His 3rd day in US.
“Finally got some sleep”, he yawned.
“Good. I heated water in the microwave, for tea”, wife said.
“I like pan made tea, don’t you?”
...a 55er (less than 55 words story)]]></description>
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		<title>Chumma Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/03/chumma-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What are you reading?” he asked, trying to break the silence.
“Chumma”, she paused, “stuff”, she added without lifting her head. 
All confused, he waited but a silence followed. ‘What kind of stuff that might be? - chumma stuff!’..a short story..]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness outsourced</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/03/outsourced-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 4 years Ramesh has struggled to find a decent job. Most of the jobs that need his skills are outsourced. After trying for years, he gave up on the job market...Do read more..]]></description>
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		<title>Unmourned Death of a Mother Tongue</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/02/unmourned-death-of-a-mother-tongue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/02/unmourned-death-of-a-mother-tongue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arjun sits on the park bench, watching over his grand-daughter playing on the swings nearby. 
“Let us go now, Pooja” he paused, “It’s time to go home”....a short story ]]></description>
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		<title>Lies from overseas – Maanji and the computer</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/02/lies-from-overseasmy-maanji-and-my-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/02/lies-from-overseasmy-maanji-and-my-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You look old. The 5 years have aged you more than a decade”
“I know, maanji” That is what he always called her. In fact that is what the whole village calls her – Maanji, the mother...A short story...]]></description>
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		<title>Abroad, You never feel at Home</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/01/india-overseas-home-abroad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2010/01/india-overseas-home-abroad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it happened; it was bound to happen. I ran out of ideas.
I ran out of ideas to write about. 
Not that my previous ideas were too special or too brilliant. ]]></description>
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		<title>A father&#8217;s Pride</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/11/a-fathers-pride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A middle class farmer, Nehal had spent better part of his married life raising his only son. He always wanted him to be ‘something big’, something that he couldn’t be – may be a doctor, or an engineer, or a captain...he could never make up his mind. His favorite time-pass was day dreaming, day dreaming about his son being a ‘big shot’. ]]></description>
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		<title>Walking… in someone else’s shoes!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/10/walking-in-someone-else%e2%80%99s-shoes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/10/walking-in-someone-else%e2%80%99s-shoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a Swiss clock, her timing is always perfect. Just before the sunset, she appears from the far-end of the sidewalk..
A newcomer from India, treading the American suburbs.]]></description>
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		<title>Khao, pio, aish karo!- Eat, drink, enjoy life!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/09/khao-pio-aish-karo-eat-drink-enjoy-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/09/khao-pio-aish-karo-eat-drink-enjoy-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In search of the mantra of …’Khao, pio, aish karo!’ : Eat, drink, enjoy life!…abroad!
I always wanted to find out if this Indian mantra applies overseas as well. To verify my curiosity, I needed to find a swamy or a guru, who knows it ALL; someone with ultimate knowledge of life. Hence I started my quest...]]></description>
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		<title>Brown vs. Brown!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/05/brown-vs-brown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The line at the grocery store was quite long, but moving quickly. The whole process of check-out seemed quite animated...
Then, out of nowhere, the clerk announced politely, “Sir, can I see your ID?”....
An incident at the super-market shows the complex race-relations in US and the racial biases.]]></description>
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