Women in Uniform -1
The top half is a tunic like the Dress Uniform and worn over the sari unlike some previous versions. This has been by and large replaced by a unisex version for the police and the Armed Forces.
i like bollywood because duh but then again i hate how hegemonic it is on our society and its basically indian imperialist propaganda.
all they do is spread stereotypes of all kinds of ethncites in south asia
pakistan= bearded guy who hates india (according to Indian liberal elites, India= Very Good. Pakistan= Very Bad Boy)
bengalis/oriyas= fish eating communist who hates speaking in hindi. Bad People
Your Delhi/Bombay boy= High Caste Hindu, fresh, Good Boy,
Gujaratis= moneyleader and very cheap. Gujaratis= Bad. (according to Indian imperialist propaganda)
Punjabi= sharabi. A lot of Land. Very Misogynist. Punjabis= Bad
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka: Very Educated Dark Skin Weird Language
Bihar: Filled with Idiots. You know, Lalu Prashad!
Rajasthan: Kya? Desert, right!?
Northeast India: Who cares about them? How many people even speak Assamese!?! I love Darjeeling chai!
Jammu and Kashmir: TERRORISTS
these stereotypes of various ethnic groups are perpetuated by hindi films.
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Odissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Odisha, in eastern India.
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Yashu, Princess of Gwalior, being dressed for dinner by her lady-in-waiting.
India
1984
Eve Arnold
Indira Gandhi International Airport before Indira Gandhi was a relevant person to name airports after (1967).