In the upcoming issue we lose ourselves in the the biggest, the grandest, the sparkliest, the loudest wedding in the world! Here’s a short definition of this magnificent event.
Indian Wedding – A Definition
The Indian wedding is a fine-tuned but bug-riddled event in which two strangers become life partners; and which when successfully concluded, marks the biggest milestone in the lives of Indian parents.
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Subscribe now and win the opportunity to own your own (huh?) pdf copy of the QSM Magazine.
I’ll let the cover do the talking.
They say don’t judge a book by its cover – but that’s how the story of an Indian wedding begins, by judging someone by his or her picture – and quite often it succeeds. The way it succeeded for Mom and Dad. According to Mom, “You can’t ride a potholed road together in a bullock cart and not fall in love with each other.” (Disagreeing with Mom doesn’t take you anywhere, so whenever she says this, Dad and I just look at each other and shake our heads.)
An Appeal to all my Dear Readers:
If you’d like to help a fellow blogger follow his dreams, do tell your associates about the magazine. Here’s a smaller image of the newest issue for you, which you can use to help me row the QSM boat.
Even tweeting and sharing this post could help and I’ll appreciate from the bottom of my Indian heart.
Anand's Parodies & Caricatures. 
Reblogged this on Knotholes and Textures and commented:
Anand and his ancestor, Anandhotep, are hilarious. He is the first blogger I followed. His programming job sometimes keeps him too busy to post regularly, but the wait is always worth it.
Check out both his blog, read his QSM magazines, and enjoy the laughter.
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Thanks so much for the reblog, Barb. I appreciate it a lot. Thanks also for your kind words.
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What a delightful, colorful, cheerful, comical, artistic cover ! I can hardly wait to delve into all of the articles in the magazine. Great job !
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Thank you, Nancy. Glad you liked the cover. The colors can be found in almost every North Indian wedding… the expressions too 😀
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Well done!
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Thank you Jacqueline. Glad you liked the cover. I hope it seeded a story in your mind, my prodigious writer friend.
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Congratulations, Anand. And I love the new head piece you are wearing for the wedding. It has that necessary flair.
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Thanks Oneta. They are easy to find, especially during the wedding season. They are usually worn by the close male relatives of both sides (it’s a way to mark them apart, so that everyone else knows who they are.)
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Had no idea they were functional. Do the colors signify the side of the family? I know you are busy but this might be an interesting bit for a blog. Or maybe it is in the upcoming wedding magazine and I’ll find out soon enough. And your term “wedding season” piques my interest also.
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I don’t think that the colors depend on the side, except that the pagdi (that’s what the headgear is called) should be pink (but I’ve seen other shades of red too.) Wedding season piques your interest? It makes me want to run away from Delhi and go hide in a cave. More on it in the magazine 😀
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Love the cover ❤ I'm sure this issue will be hilarious 😀
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Reblogged this on Wandering Soul and commented:
Love QSM and I’m sure once you’ve read it, you will too. Do check it out. And also the previous issues. Please share, tweet, reblog and subscribe. Thanks. 🙂
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Thank you, Piyusha. The reblog is much appreciated. I intend to start illustrating the stories today. Fingers crossed. I can come up with some extremely disturbing funny pictures!
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Oh Oh! Am excited to see what you come up with, including for my article.
Can’t help but feel pity for those four types now. 😉 Wonder what the hunks will look like in their ‘untouched’ pics 😉 😀 😀
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Sounds like fun! Attending a “real” Indian wedding is on my bucket list! A friend recently posted a wonderful video of her daughter’s wedding right in my city, complete with white stallion and beautiful ritual, but, alas, I don’t know her well enough to have been invited.
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Awesome cover.
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Thank you, Rupam. The cover covers a colorful event, so it automatically ended up looking nice 😀 The Lalu-Trump cover was the one that I’ve worked hardest on – so far!
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Reblogged this on Recharge your day and commented:
Don’t miss this issue of QSM(Quirky, Snarky,Malarkey) magazine by Anand. Theme is ‘ The Indian Wedding Special’!
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Thank you Jahnavi. The reblog is much appreciated 😀
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The cover looks enticing. Can’t wait to read the magazine Anand! Reblogged your post.
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Ohh the cover looks do colorful, just like Indian weddings! Have shared it on social media. 🙂
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Can’t stop laughing by seeing expressions you have sketched for bride and groom. Last week attended my cousins marriage and they had similar expressions. Bride and groom all exhausted by hoopla of Indian wedding while guests (including me) had great time. 🙂
Congratulations and all the very best for latest issue of magazine.
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When you receive the pdf copy, print it out for your grass board 😀 BTW, would you like to send in your picture for the Shaadi ka Laddoo feature? (see next post.)
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It’s looking great, Anand. I’m certain it will be hilarious. 🙂
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New follow here! Are these your drawings? Fabulous!
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Welcome here, Liz. Glad you liked the drawings – sometimes I too wonder if I did them, but I have a faint recollection of thrashing about and trying to escape while being forced to draw – so these may have been mine. Anandhotep anyway cannot do anything except bark orders…so it definitely must’ve been me.
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