Re: How many non-Desis are in gupshup?
and when did srilankans become desi.
to me desi is basically indians and pakistanis..and even among them a group that has a lot of overlaps, so maybe excluding deep south indians and tribal belt pakistanis.
the status of bengalis as desis is questionable status of afghans as desis is even more questionable status of srilankans is further questionable
when we say we were listening to a desi song, we mean bollywood or some pakistani pop song, or some punjabi song even.
songs that you hear and say oh desi song have sounds like
1) 'haay haaaaaay, haay hay haaaaay" 50% of bollywood songs have that in them 2) "haripa' , 'ballay ballay'
the following sounds do not make me think oh desi music
1) dhim patakha dhina dhin, dhim patakha dhin a dhin..ten tan ten tan..ten tan ten tan 2) malu bashi omblu bomblo macchi chawal cyclone..
etc
Dont you think you should be a stand up comedian?