On the Gracht
On the gracht If February thinks its job is to test my relationship with my beloved city, summer confirms our courtship. Short, but sweet enough. The other day I was in a chat room with some people who I have never met. I typed, ‘its sunny and warm in Amsterdam’. Someone replied immediately, ‘ Oh…
A ‘non Western immigrant’ – or should I say ‘allochtoon’?
On the gracht If February thinks its job is to test my relationship with my beloved city, summer confirms our courtship. Short, but sweet enough. The other day I was in a chat room with some people who I have never met. I typed, ‘its sunny and warm in Amsterdam’. Someone replied immediately, ‘ Oh…
Taal Tale
When it comes to speaking a ‘non- native’ tongue, I’ll choose imperfection over shutting up. I’m opportunistic and love to talk. This sort of attitude makes some people in the Netherlands see me as an outsider. Unfortunately for them, I see myself as an Amsterdammer, despite my ‘sub standard’ Dutch, and I plan to live inside the Netherlands for the time being.
Welcome to the brave new India of today
Produced by Public Service Broadcast Trust (PSBT)Public Service Broadcast Trust Directed and Edited by Nandini Bedi Distributed by SynclinefilmstoreSynclinefilmstore ‘It is not that we are not knowing English. It is just that we are knowing it in our own way only. Tell your name please’. Many Indians tend not to use the simple present tense…
‘Voices From the Fringe’ – the aftermath
Just over 500 viewers came to the ‘kliene zaal’ of de Balie, the venue for the screening of the documentaries under the ‘Voices From the Fringe’ package from? India. While most of the events of the ‘India Festival’ of Amsterdam celebrated the art and culture of India, the Voices package under the banner of the…