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July
20, 2003 - S.Staub - Tuscon AZ, USA
* In the exchange of letters between your dad and a friend, your dad's
statement, "My love is for persons, for friends and colleagues... barriers
to the wider human community" echoes my own sentiment exactly. I even wrote
him recently that I don't care for nationalism or boundaries and have long thought
of myself as a world citizen a la Gary Davis back in the fifties, who manufactured
his own passport and traveled to whichever countries honored it! Your dad recalls
Davis's visit to Lahore!
July 21, 2003 - S.Brush (the
author) - Lumberton NJ, USA
* Your editorial comments on "Bridging the
Divide" are sensitive and moving.
July 21, 2003 - M.Deefholts -
Vancouver BC, Canada
* I applaud Stan's response on
the thorny issue of India and Pakistan. The instances he mentions
in regard to Indian visitors on Pakistani soil and the genuine
kindliness and hospitality offered to them, are heartwarming
incidents which we never hear about in newspaper reports. The
final paragraph was a touching demonstration of the human spirit
rising above narrow barriers of religion and race. It made me
feel like cheering aloud!
Read Stan's email exchange
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Cultural
Connections:
Movie Review: Bend
It Like Beckham
July 21, 2003 - M.Deefholts -
Vancouver BC, Canada
* Having recently seen Bend It
Like Bekham, I was very interested in your review and the selection
of critics' snippets you appended to this. I enjoyed the film
and Anupam Kher's acting in particular. The credits at the end
were a whimsical and delightful wrap up to a "feel-good" movie
in the tradition of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"!
July
21, 2003 - S.Brush (the author) - Lumberton NJ,
USA
* Wonderful review of "Bend it Like Beckham."
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Poets Among Us:
Afternoon
in Bengal
by Sylvia W. Staub
July
21, 2003 - S.Brush (the author) - Lumberton NJ,
USA
* ...Sylvia's "Afternoon in Bengal" is
a total delight.
Editors Note: Sylvia's poem
inspired a flurry of poetic contributions from
our readers, three of which are included in the September issue. If you enjoy
poetry, be sure to treat
yourself to them. And if you missed Sylvia's poem earlier - experience a
bit of Anglo-Indian life through her nostalgic
musings.
Cultural
Connections:
The Anglo-Indian
Association of Canada hosted their annual
North American Conference:
August 1-3
August 7, 2003 - L.Rebeiro - Toronto, Canada
* The Conference kicked off to a grand start at
6:00pm on August 1, 2003 at the Students' Residence of Centennial College.
You could literally feel the excitement of the Committee members as they
set-up tables for checking-in guests, accomplishing last minute
details, making sure all was ready and in place for the Meet & Greet
reception, and that the books, articles, and memorabilia was prominently
displayed at the "Pride
of Anglo-India" section.
From beginning to end you could literally
taste "Nostalgia" from all who were there. The greeting of old friends,
the welcoming of new friends all added to the camaraderie that exists within
our Community . The renewal of acquaintances, brought fresh memories of times
forgotten. I would not have replaced this evening for anything. So many people
to talk to - so many questions to ask - so many lives to catch up on, and so
little time...
Read more about the AIAC Conference and enjoy
a few photos.
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Of interest to ANGLO-INDIANS around
the world and their friends, LEARN about
the origins of Anglo-Indian Day
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF
ANGLO-INDIAN ASSOCIATIONS (Inc)
6/8/01
I have much pleasure in announcing the establishment of the 2nd August
as "ANGLO-INDIAN
DAY." A day to celebrate, give thanks and reflect on our individuality
- to look to the future by propagating our unique culture to
our youth and the wider community in which we live.
To bring you up- to-date with the background of
the establishment of this day, during Reunion V at the Open Forum a proposal
was made by George Henderson of New Zealand: "that a day be set aside to
celebrate our Anglo-Indian heritage, culture and history."
This proposal was adopted by the Management
Committee to further research this, so as to agree on a date linking this Day
with some major historical fact / event in the history of the Anglo-Indian
community...
Read the entire announcement letter about an
important development in Anglo-Indian history.
The
following letter was written in response to
Recipe Exchange
July
23, 2003 - U.
Maxwell-Lewis -
Cloverdale BC, Canada
*Does
this mean I have to start cooking again?!
Also, chuckled at the Bordens Condensed
Milk story f rom the U.S. As kids in S.
Africa we just whipped off the top with a can opener and handled the rest
with a spoon!
More RECIPES
The
following letters were written in response to
Food Adventures:
Fond
Recollections of
Our Not So Humble Servants in India
By
Margaret Deefholts
July 21, 2003 - M.Deefholts (the
author) -Surrey BC, Canada
* Thank you for including "Not So Humble Servants" in
the Journal. The photos look super! I've passed this on to my sister Phyllis
who will get a chuckle out of reading about Kannama in particular. Although
both my kids, Glenn and Susan are now true-blue Canadians, they still get a
kick out of hearing about our experiences of growing up in India, so I'll forward
this on to them as well.
July 23, 2003 - U.
Maxwell-Lewis -
Cloverdale BC, Canada
* Margaret Deefholts' "Not So Humble Servants" was
great fun, and brought back many memories. Her talent, humour, and love of the
India she knows so well create such vivid 'snapshots' for readers. Always a
pleasure to read her work.
Read
Margaret's tale
Reader
Reviews of the Winterline Journal
July 20, 2003 - S.Staub - Tucson
AZ, USA
* Congratulations! So much enjoyed everything
in this issue.
July 21, 2003 - M.Deefholts -Surrey
BC, Canada
* Spent a while this morning "turning
the pages" of the July edition of The Winterline Journal. You've put
together a wonderful selection of articles once again, and as in previous
issues, I really enjoy the variety of subjects and writers' styles.
July 21, 2003 - S.Brush - Lumberton NJ, USA
*Congratulations for a superb July issue of the Winterline
Journal.
July 23, 2003 - C.Travaille -On
the road, USA
* I have really enjoyed another newsletter! I love
hearing about others/places/food and old 'friends.'
July 23, 2003 - U.
Maxwell-Lewis -
Cloverdale BC, Canada
* Your site was recommended, and I just wanted
to say I think it is super. I will enjoy exploring more of it in the future.
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