Indo Brit

The British Asian experience. Reflect on that. The fruits of the Indian diaspora. Studying European philosophy. Why don’t you do Indian philosophy?

You have to have Sanskrit.

Like you have … European languages?

I know the important philosophical vocabulary, yes.

Have you even been to Europe?

I am a desperate provincial.

And proud of it! Well, I actually speak German, philosophy. And I’ve actually been to Germany. I spent a year in Germany. And I speak a little Hindi.

I speak a little bit of Tamil.

How much is a little bit? Could you get by in the motherland?

I’ve hardly been, actually. I’m a provincial, as you know.

So you’re more a European.

I’m just a Brit. And Indo-Brit.

 

I’ll bet you’re a tennis lover. Do you and your husband play tennis?

We do, actually.

Do you take tennis lessons?

What could you possibly have against tennis? Is it a working-class thing?

A working class Southall thing.