The Modern Indian Expat In Asia

Here is a delightful first post on this blog by my good friend Achala Srivatsa. Read on, about the Modern day GIT!

Many years ago, I read an article written by the brilliantly funny Jug Suraiya where he talks about the Great Indian Traveller (or GIT) whose credo is “I am very bore”. Armed with this philosophy, the GIT proceeds to wreak havoc upon holiday destinations. His presence is detected by empty packets of chips strewn around freely and boom boxes blaring “chikni chameli” (I decided to make the song more contemporary. I don’t think it had reared its head those days) and the GIT’s offspring also declaring that they are still “bore”.

Read the full essay on my new blog site : http://reekycoleslaw.com/