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| To Ramya - my full name is Sandiren Jaganada Reddi, i have no clue what reddi means, Jaganada refers to some Hindu Deity I think, and Sandiren (pronounced chandiren apparently) means something to do with the moon, or the moon itself in tamil. Obviously if anyone could tell me what my name means, i'd be grateful.
Back to the main thread - All in all, I think that we should strike the right balance and not 'overdo' things either way, cuz in the end we become the biggest losers.
Posted by: Mr. Sandiren Reddi At: 15, Oct 2002 11:07:42 PM IST
To Ramya - my full name is Sandiren Jaganada Reddi, i have no clue what reddi means, Jaganada refers to some Hindu Deity I think, and Sandiren (pronounced chandiren apparently) means something to do with the moon, or the moon itself in tamil. Obviously if anyone could tell me what my name means, i'd be grateful.
Back to the main thread - All in all, I think that we should strike the right balance and not 'overdo' things either way, cuz in the end we become the biggest losers.
Posted by: Mr. Sandiren Reddi At: 15, Oct 2002 10:55:41 PM IST
hey guyz,
I do agree most immigrants stick to thier own group. Once they adapt here, it is upto their personal choice, whether they mix with other ethnicities or not(for whatever reasons),isnt it?.
And ppl, on a personal basis, if u think I have a problem mixing with locals, you are wrong, mates!!!
I am justifying the reason why people seek these associations and all.
And these community gatherings can b fun too, if you are looking for a break from the regular 'inni' crowd. And dont temme dat you never ever feel like meeting someone from your own ethnicity(even if its only once in a bluemoon) cuz u wud b bluffing.
does staying in a purely white area, make anyone feel they are abroad? come on, gimme a break. Once you get used to living outside your home country, over a period of time, the feeling that you are abroad gradually fades away, irrespective of the ethnicity of that area or any aspect that makes ppl feel they are abroad.
Posted by: Pavan At: 15, Oct 2002 8:27:05 PM IST
"...New immigrants first prefer to stay in the company of ppl who speak the same language or with people who they identify with. Reason -- its a way of adapting to new/alien environments..."
I agree with that, but also more often than not what happens is that they'll stick within one group and mixing with other ethnic diversities become an implicit 'taboo' and in the end never happens. It starts in a small social unit and ends up in bigger ones like asian concentration in london or elsewhere. That in turn breeds ignorance both with immigrants and the locals...
"As new immigrants, you must have taken enough time to feel comfortable here, before trying to mix with other cultures, didnt you?" Yeah I did but did not stop there like most indian immigrants would do...
Posted by: Mr. Sandiren Reddi At: 15, Oct 2002 6:53:48 PM IST
they do screen telugu movies at manchester,
keep checking this site
http://www.euroandhra.com
for the latest info on telugu movies being screened in UK.
Posted by: Pavan At: 15, Oct 2002 6:23:51 PM IST
hey..
'mixing up with people from various ethnic diversities' -- this isnt the first thought that strikes a new immigrant once he comes abroad.
New immigrants first prefer to stay in the company of ppl who speak the same language or with people who they identify with. Reason -- its a way of adapting to new/alien environments.
It is during this initial phase, that many resort to assosciations as a platform for meeting people from his country/same ethnicities.If they have enuf friends, they might not do this.
As and when they start speaking/mingling/mixing with the local people, they feel more comfortable. At this point, it doesnt bother them much whether they stick onto the same ppl or they stay alone or mix with other cultures.
when the initial hiccups of culture shock are gone, they feel comfortable enuf to come out of this nutshell called 'indian'ess.
As new immigrants, you must have taken enough time to feel comfortable here, before trying to mix with other cultures, didnt you?
Posted by: Pavan At: 15, Oct 2002 6:09:37 PM IST
Hello people,
I'm not exactly telugu or from india (i've been told that i have telugu ancestry apparently, so trying to catch up a bit, hence my being here). Anyways about this indian sticking with indian thingy, it's got its bad sides and good sides...obviously you can relate to these people but hey i guess if u wanted to be with your kind you would have stayed in your country. In the uk it's interesting to note that we all become 'asians' whether we're from AP, Gujurat, Punjab or TN and this does bring the 'indian'ness out of people whether you were born there or not. But on the other hand, you become blind to the outside world and you actually miss the best of being abroad - mixing with other cultures. Personally, I've been in Nottingham for a month now, not many indians around, feels strange after 3 undergrad years in london with asians, but good nevertheless, i'm meeting more people and becoming slightly less ignorant. Although, as a matter of goodluck, there's that cute telugu girl in my course and she lives right across my flat... :-)
Posted by: Mr. Sandiren Reddi At: 15, Oct 2002 4:48:49 AM IST
There were some postings and some discussions afterwards what happened thats why Telugu people are called aarambha surulu.
Posted by: Mr. Sreekanth Pulipati At: 15, Oct 2002 1:20:41 AM IST
hi ppl,
check this site out.
http://www.ezmovies.co.uk/index.asp
it allows you to rent vcds/dvds of telugu movies online. I think its worth a try.
Let me know your feedback about the site.
I havent tried it though. Thought it might be useful for people looking out for telugu entertainment in the UK.
cheers
Pavan
Posted by: Pavan At: 27, Sep 2002 10:12:10 PM IST
hello all,
Being a relatively new comer myself (7 months), I am not exactly aware of where the telugu community is concentrated. But as far as I know, they are all scattered. I am not exactly aware of when the Andhra Assosciation get together's happen. I am neither a member nor did I receive any promotional email from them. But I hope as the mails keep rolling in we can surely organise a get together instead of depending upon an organisation to do it. Sadly, to my knowledge, there isnt any particular place in UK which specializes solely in Andhra cuisine. But dont lose heart whether it is gongura pachadi or garelu, I have an idea which is not tough to implement either.
A get together of the entire telugu community residing in UK at a particular place can be tough. Instead breakdown the community into areawise units, and let the areawise telugu units(ATU's) organise some kind of get together. The get together might even include a weekend's course in cooking telugu dishes. And the course might be for 2 or 4 weekends either continous or alternatively. Any criticism on this idea is welcome. Ofcourse nothing comes easy.
The movie stuff can be solved too. There had been a screening of kushi and nuvve kaavali in london a few months ago. There is a particular telugu guy called Srikanth who organised the screening. Ofcourse, he is a commercial person. But if he is assured of a minimum crowd or minimum run for the movie he screens, so that guy recovers atleast his costs then he might be willing to screen another movie. This is only an initiative. Everything needs a begining and with consistent support and encouragement from the telugu community, I think these small pleasure can make one's stay more fun.
what do you say?
Pavan
Posted by: Pavan At: 27, May 2002 3:29:43 PM IST
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