Hi

My name is Vivek. I was born in India and now engineering in USA. I have quesio for u. I hope u'll answer.
1) What do Iranian people think about India?
2) Is there any Indian movies or Music in India?
3) Are there Indian restaurants in Iran?

Thanks

Vivek


1) What do Iranian people think about India?
As you may guess my answer is: It is impossible to say what Iranian People think about something. I can talk about myself and the people I know. As you know, Iran and India are neibours. They had some wars centuries ago and Irnaians won and even occupied India for some years I think. For sure there were some cruelty and wrong-doings :( Sorrry !

India has also many influences on our poets and my favorite old style poem are "Indian Style" (i.e. Saeb).

I think we like Indian people these days. They are famouse programmers and we adore their multi-cultural democracy. I also am very interested in Indian religons (specially Hindu and Sikhism). I have a printed photo of Shiva in my room and many sculptures of Indian gods in my mothers house. I also respect Sikhism ideas and their peaceful view to the world. It is also interesting for us that we have some shared words in Indian and Farsi.

2) Is there any Indian movies or Music in India? (I think it is a mistake, you meant in Iran?)
Oh ! Is there any country without Indian Music and Movies ? :) I think you can not find one Iranian person who have never seen an Indian movie. We even have and expression wichi says "It became Indian" (farsi: Hendi shod) which means it ended like indian movies! Check these Farsi weblogs, they are all about Bollywood:


3) Are there Indian restaurants in Iran?
Oh yes. I have gone to two of them. Taj Mahal and Tandor. Taj Mahal is a luxury place who "pretends" to be Indian. I mean I didn't liked it. The food was normal and the prices was too high. But Leila (My wife) and me are big fans of Tandor (just near 7tir square). It is an Indian hotel/resturant and as it is an resturant for Indians, the resturant has to be an more realistic Indian one. They are hot (not as a real Indian HOT) and Indian (vegetarian or chicken or lamp) and the atmosphier is friendly and charming ! I like it and we go may be once a season :)



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