made in response to this post.

[1] LOL! Funtastic stuff, Prof. A, Mr. K, and Jai! Since hairy_d has already appropriated "Ulhaas", maybe I should throw my hat into the ring as well, and attempt to do "Main-bhi Dick". "Call me Ishwar (or Ismail or Bunty?) tonight".

[2] I should also point to the series of posts Ramesh Mahadevan wrote (mainly from the perspective of a desi PhD/grad student) back in the days of the Soc.Culture.Indian board, on the issue of arranged marriages, and desi marriage in general: Mrs. Palvayanteeswaran Contest, Mating Patterns Of Certain Homosapien Desicus Males, and <a href=www.image-in-asian.com">Marriages are Made in Heaven.