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Modi's Maidan Visit

That's right.  Maidan.  As in field or a park.  Modi set out from India on his maiden voyage to visit the US on a US invitation after providing him the much denied Visa. A 'Water under the bridge' (where does all this water go is for another blog as is discussion on which bridges are particularly amenable for this type of activity) event was reported before said Visa was granted.

Coming back to the subject at hand  - PM Modi's maiden visit to America included visiting maidans like Central Park.  Also on the agenda was Madison Square garden (which is not a garden or a maidan rather a large arena which may or may not be square - math was not America's strong suit) and some other gardens including Rose Garden which happens to be next to the Oval office at the White House that contains a black President.

Madison Sq Gardens fondly referred to as MSG is where everyone wants to be seen in when visiting America but when it comes to eating food they do not want any MSG in it.  So much so that Modi had hot water (if the same reports were to be believed) at a private dinner Obamaji served in his honor.  I think it is always better to have hot water (fasting or not) rather than find oneself in hot water (fasting or not), perhaps the only excuse might be if he was visiting with the President as they both enjoyed a dip in a thermal spring together.  Besides no spring in fall (thermal or otherwise).  I think that is on the agenda for next year when Obama visit's Modi in India and they go to the Himalayas for this event.

Sorry for dithering all over -- but as readers know this blog has always been true to dithering - Same reports indicate Modi enthralled the Indian diaspora in all venues (maidans that contained maidens and those that did not) where the diaspora were allowed.

Indians have diasporas like nobody's business and they are eager to be enthralled no matter what.  I think the term  diaspora has been exclusively crafted to define the expat Indians including the term expats.  Both expats and diaspora are heard more in conjunction with defining Indians living abroad rather than any other ethnicity (in any city).

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