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1. India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs printed a pamphlet entitled “Thinking of the marriage of your daughter with an NRI?”
2. Singer M.I.A. showed her middle finger to a camera during the halftime show at the Super Bowl.
3. A temple in Orissa had to be purified after a Russian man claiming to be a Hindu was found in the sanctuary.
4. During her recent visit to India, Oprah Winfrey posed in front of the Taj Mahal and asked if it’s for sale.
5. A German orchestra toured India, playing the hits of A.R. Rahman.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
Compiled/partly written by MELVIN DURAI 
March 2012
2. Singer M.I.A. showed her middle finger to a camera during the halftime show at the Super Bowl.
3. A temple in Orissa had to be purified after a Russian man claiming to be a Hindu was found in the sanctuary.
4. During her recent visit to India, Oprah Winfrey posed in front of the Taj Mahal and asked if it’s for sale.
5. A German orchestra toured India, playing the hits of A.R. Rahman.
(1, 2,3 and 5 really happened.)
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
[Comments? Contributions? We would love to hear from you about Chai Time. If you have contributions, please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips and more.]
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