Hindustan Times
As we entered the Peking University classroom where Arunachal Pradesh is studied as ‘southern Tibet,’ a student turned to me and asked why the Indian media is ‘so negative’ on China. Read more
(19 votes, average: 4.53 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Filed under China, Rest of Asia · Tagged Arunachal Pradesh, China, hindustantimes, India, Indo-china ties, news, Peking University, Reshma Patil, stapled visas, Tibet
My first teacher in Beijing made me repeat ‘jerk’ and ‘church’ several times until I could growl the Mandarin Rrrr. After a gap, I’m now back to school where a 26-year-old Song laoshi (Teacher Song) stares at me wide-eyed and orders: angry, I want more angry!’ Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.88 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Filed under China · Tagged Beijing, Beijing winter, China, Chinese, Mandarin, Peking University
The three earnest Chinese boys from Peking University that produces China’s top intellectuals, bent over a mike and sang Jashn-e-bahara from the Bollywood movie Jodhaa Akbar. They mumbled and fumbled, skipped long words and didn’t look up from the lyrics they read through spectacles. One of them even wore a tie. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.71 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Filed under China · Tagged China’s top intellectuals, chinese boys, Chinese girl called Chandrima, Hindi Divas, Jashn-e-bahara, Peking University
