desi

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Referring to the success of India's moon mission Chandrayaan I, the prime minister assured that an Indian - desi or pravasi - would land on the moon to fulfil the ancient dream of meeting Chandamama!

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  • The man who knew too much would be dead; that was primary desi-deratum. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#215
  • The closest we ever came to spooksville was perhaps in Mahal, Bees Saal Baad, Gumnaam, Neel Kamal and the old Jaani Dushman - remember the blood-curdling screams, splashes of red and the desi werewolf! —  Screen News
  • The more rooted kind of desi film has a far better shot. —  NAACHGAANA
  • Second, when we speak of "crossover" the obsession is with "the West": but taken in the sense of being watched by people other than "native" desis, Hindi films are patronizd by large groups of non-desi populations, in the Arab world, in Africa, and in Eastern Europe. —  NAACHGAANA
  • A function is selected by releasing the key when the desi - Betriebsspannung (Zündung) einschalten. red word is displayed. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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