One Year Away

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The top news story in India at the moment is headlining all the TV channels.  People are protesting  across the country.  The media is having a field day.  Effigies of Richard Gere are being burned in the street.  Effigies of Richard Gere are being burned in the street???  Yes, believe it or not.  Actor Richard Gere has caused a huge controversy here by playfully kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness rally in Mumbai.  In several cities across the country, including here in Varanasi, cardboard pinata-like busts of the actor were burned as people protested his conduct.  They complain that his kiss shows he has no regard for this country’s culture and should be kicked out.  Wow…

See here for photos…Pics of Gere and Shilpa. Oh, and we’re in India and doing well.  The heat though is almost unbearable and is only going to get worse.  We’ll post about the colourful and ancient city of Varanasi shortly…but we thought you should get the important Bollywood news first.