* Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-07-02 08:44 PST]:
> Aseem Asthana wrote:
> 
> >
> >Am I alone in finding the word "desi" the way it is used today a bit off
> >color?
> >
> 
> desi has been used traditionally by "NRIs" to refer to themselves.
> 
> there's of course the problem that googling for desi*.com will likely 
> land you at a pr0n site (desibaba.com etc)
> 
>       srs
> 

http://www.hephaestusnetwork.com/users/fantastical/namaste/desidom.html

If "desi" means people of Indian origin in US or other foreign lands, why
would people want to name their sites "desi" (am I am referring to the
*desi* linux site here :) )

Aseem.

-- 
"Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary
desert sand of dead habit" -- Geetanjali


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