Indian: Subhas Chandra Bose Has a Different Meaning for Americans

Not the easiest thing to see as “heroic” a figure who fought along side Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany!  Yes, I understand the “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” ideology, and that in many ways the evils of colonialism could be considered equal to the sins of Japan and the Nazis, or at least related.  But supporting Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany still doesn’t seem like something to necessarily be proud of?

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I Finally Saw Star Wars! It’s very Indian, isn’t it?

I finally saw Star Wars!  I wanted to see Saala Khadoos, but I couldn’t make the showtimes work, so I saw Star Wars instead.  It was very Indian.  Or maybe Indian films are very Star Warsian?  Or maybe both kinds of films come from a deeper shared origin?

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