links for 2008-07-24

• Lakshmi Menon for Banana Republic
  Just noticed that Lakshmi Menon is all over the BR web site. Wish the clothes were cooler but excited she’s being used by a mainstream brand. —Priya
  (tags: design fashion shopping)

The Daily Delicious for July 23, 2008

• Against the Odds: Vijender Kumar
  Olympian boxer Vijender Kumar hails from Bhiwani District in Haryana, which is called India’s “Little Cuba” if the BBC is to be believed. (That last clause was sponsored by the letter B.) — Nalini
  (tags: handsomes sports india(n) boxing olympics)

The Daily Delicious for July 22, 2008

• Obama’s In-box: The Talk of the Town
  E-mailing barackobama@gmail.com doesn’t exactly put you in touch with the senator: Guru Raj from Norcross, Ga. (What up, same neighborhood as my Carnatic music teacher!) registered the address in 2004 as a gag. — Nalini
  (tags: jokesies politics barack_obama desi)

The Daily Delicious for July 15, 2008

“Aren’t Christianity and Islam just sequels to Judaism?”
Preview a clip from Hari Kondabolu’s set for the Comedy Central series “Live at Gotham.” Each week, a new host introduces six up-and-coming comics for an hour of original comedy from NYC. Over the past year, Kondabolu has been studying human rights in London. —Pavani
(tags: comedy television stand-up comedy_central hari_kondabolu)

“Two Sides to the Story”
For the halfway mark in his 52 weeks photo project, Aussie-born mulletgod, who spent six years of his childhood in Sri Lanka, captures a self-portrait. —Pavani
(tags: australia(n) sri_lanka(n) photography soccer football cricket beer tea)

“Western Magazines Find a Receptive Audience in India”
Indian Vogue, Rolling Stone, OK!, Maxim, Golf Digest, People and other mags hit stands this year in India. More to follow. Most “are not really Western at all” but almost entirely created and produced in India. Over half of Indian mag sales are made by young boys standing in traffic “holding up the latest copy of a glossy, and yelling ‘Vogue, madam? Indian Vogue! Golf Digest?’ into the windows of stopped cars.”
(tags: media magazines india(n) publishing children)

Midnight’s Children wins Best of the Booker
The prize, in celebration of the Booker’s 40th anniversary, was shortlisted by a panel of judges and then went to an public poll with over 7800 votes. Rushdie sons Zafar & Milan with the youngest stealing the show. MC also won the 25th anniversary prize - the Booker of Bookers. —Pavani
(tags: literature booker awards salman_rushdie midnight’s_children)

So You Think You Can Dance: Bollywood Edition

Katee and Joshua performed the first ever Bollywood number on “So You Think You Can Dance” to “Dhoom Taana” from “Om Shanti Om” last night and KILLED it. I absolutely loved this number and the choreographer, Nakul Dev Mahajan, did an amazing job teaching these two the specifics of proper bhangra and classical dance technique.

The Daily Delicious for July 8, 2008

Balle Balle D-O-Double-G?

Bolly-Dogg … Snoop to Shoot a Bollywood Video
“The hip-hop legend has teamed up with Indian superstar Akshay Kumar to make a music video for the theme song of a new movie, “Singh Is Kinng.” Dear God, please let this be true. —Priya
(tags: gossip bollywood hiphop)

The Daily Delicious for July 5, 2008

Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn and Naomi Campbell. (Photos: Steven Meisel)

“A Platoon of the World’s Most Beautiful Dark-Skinned Models”
Vogue Italia celebrates the beauty of dark-skin in its upcoming July issue. Read this on rediff (the article salutes dark gorgeous women, but the tribute seems limited to Bipasha Basu) and spent a few minutes mistakenly scouring Vogue India’s site.—Pavani
(tags: beauty magazines media rediff)

The Daily Delicious for July 4, 2008

Photos: Karl Prouse

Indian-inspired Fashion at Armani … Luxury Fashion for South Delhi
Armani showing Indian-inspired fashion for their men’s show isn’t just another flash-in-the-pan trend. India is a serious emerging market for luxury brands as evidenced in the soon-to-be-opening 5-story Emporio Mall in South Delhi which will boast 34 Indian designers as well as Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi and Armani’s first Indian store. —Priya
(tags: fashion india(n) luxury)

The Daily Delicious for June 24, 2008

Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Shillong, a Town in India, Rocks (No Use to Wonder Why, Babe)
A Bob Dylan festival in India draws a huge and devoted crowd. —Priya
(tags: music india(n))

India: Baby Girl Deaths ‘Increase’
A report by the U.K. charity ActionAid states that the number of girls born and surviving in India has hit an all-time low compared to the number of boys. — Nalini
(tags: gender women india(n) crime children humanrights)

The Daily Delicious for June 17, 2008

Ambani with daughter Isha, who has questioned his environmental record. (Photo: Ruth Fremson/NYT)

Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch
“Meet Mukesh Ambani, India’s Richest Man.” He loathes suits, loves street dosas, disses Nobu, grew up in a chawl and has the ability and desire to transform India’s economy. The New York Times profiles Mr. Ambani. —Priya
(tags: biographies business india(n))