“If my legacy is inspiring, and
if I can see in my lifetime, more Indian-American Congressmen in
the House and if I can see an Indian-American Senator in my lifetime,
and if I can see an Indian-American
President in my lifetime, that will be
my true legacy.”
– Congressman Ami Bera, of California, the third
Indian-American to serve in the
House of Representatives. (PTI)
“I’m half Indian and half Japanese.
Both cultures are extremely, extremely frugal.
Indians are especially known for being
unbelievable tightwads. I guess it’s in my
blood.”
– Comedian Dan Nainan, 32, explaining
how his penny-pinching lifestyle
has helped him save $1.6 million
for retirement. (Yahoo! Finance)
“Two decades ago when doctors left
India, the opportunities were few. Today
opportunities outweigh frustrations. After
the training, they want to return.”
– Dr. Sharan Patil, chairman and Chief
of Orthopaedic Services at Sparsh
Hospital in Bangalore, who receives 10 applications per
month from doctors in America, Australia, and the UK. (The Times of India)
“If I wanted to get yelled at by a humorless
Indian, I’d read a magazine at a
7-Eleven. No, they love Aziz in India. He
was recently awarded the highest honor
in India—soap!”
–Natasha Leggero, one of several comedians who directed
jokes at Aziz Ansari during
Comedy Central’s Roast of James
Franco. (Bustle.com)
“I take pride in being called a dalit
writer. Our literature is not a form of art,
it is a movement. I identify myself as a
writer of the movement. It is not written
to entertain or amuse. It is a literature of
pain and struggle. We’ll lose our identity
if we are referred to as just writers.”
–Marathi author and poet Sharankumar
Limbale, who has written more than 40 books,
most notably The Outcaste and Towards an Aesthetics of
Dalit Literature. (The Times of India)
““I think it’s so cool that some of you guys were able to
travel back to 1995 for those Indian jokes you did. Those stereotypes
are so tired! There are more Indians with sitcoms now
than 7-Elevens.”
– Comedian Aziz Ansari, responding to
the jokes during Comedy Central’s Roast of James Franco.
(Bustle.com)
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
[Comments? Contributions? Please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips, and more.]