Bob's Banter by Robert Clements Being UnIndian..!
NEW DELHI, May 31 -- With patriotism being questioned, sedition being defined and slogans being the criteria for motherland loyalty, we may have a confused people in the country: My daughter, who stands at attention when the national anthem is played even on TV for the cricket team, stopped me at the door while I was leaving, "You can't dress like this dad! Very unpatriotic!" she exclaimed pulling the tie of my neck, making me wince with pain.
"Whoa! Whoa!" I said, "I've been wearing that tie for decades!"
"So have the British!" she said firmly, "And they left India quite a few years ago, though I guess you don't know that!"
"I guess it's my designer shirt next right?" I asked.
"Only khadi!" she said firmly, "I've already ordered a spinning...
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