Writer Kelby Offers to Make it Up to SRK

I am pleasantly surprised that the writer NM Kelby (see previous post) has picked up my blog entry about the Shah Rukh Khan airport controversy and put out a very generous post. Her post (read it here) does reaffirm the fact that one should never paint all people (Americans in this context) with the same brush.

Not all Americans are rude or offensive or uncaring, of course. Citizens of all nations are truly bound by a collective humanity with the same set of emotions. Unfortunately, our world is so complex and rife with the threats of violence and intolerance that uncalled-for incidents do happen from time to time. But we must not give in to the temptation of fomenting further unrest and, instead, move on with better understanding of each other. Do read Kelby's post to learn a lesson of humility and to know how to take things with a hint of sugar...

My Name Is...KKCan't (Remember)!

How famous is Shah Rukh Khan really in America (or anywhere, for that matter)? And why all the brouhaha about his prolonged, uncomfortable (for King Khan) questioning at the Newark airport in the US recently?

Even though the so-called "controversy" is assuming sickening proportions, what with multiple media mud-slings, I happened to come across an interesting blog post from - surprise, surprise - a famous (that tricky word, again!) US author (I almost wrote authoress (sic) to highlight the fact that it's a woman and an SRK fan). Her name is NM Kelby. Doesn't ring a bell, I know - at least none rang with me. All the more reason perhaps why you should read her blog entry (to entice you some, it's got some similar, unbelievable who-are-you stuff about Bob Dylan).

Didn't they say it's all relative?