Hindus In Bangladesh-
Why do you ignore genocide and persecution when it happens to Hindus? Why are we called propagandists for raising our voices? Who will speak for them if not other Hindus? How many will you brand as “sanghi and hindutvadis” for saying the truth?
If we don’t care then who will?
- No one.
have you got any james headcannons?
okay a lot of these are also hindu/desi James because 🥺 yeah
James was absolutely a dancer
specifically a bharatanatyam dancer
his parents were like super big on teaching him about all the cultural stuff and James was super active all the time so James being a dancer just,, made sense
also he had adhd
James lowkey idolised his parents and their relationship but for good reason
they were happy and they cared for each other and they were Peak Romance and James knew that's what he wanted one day
James was absolutely warned about the Black family and he was probably given loads of unsolicited advice on staying away from the infamous Sirius Black because he'd be a bad influence
(not by his parents though, Effie and Monty would never judge someone based on who their parents are)
and then he gets on the train and sees this scared little boy in way too formal clothes looking simultaneously terrified and relieved
and James just goes
FRIEND THIS IS FRIEND HI FRIEND HELLO
he's basically just a human shaped golden retriever
and Sirius is really just relieved that he doesn't have to spend the journey with death eaters in training
and they just kinda ramble at each other for ages
until they notice the two boys sitting across the aisle, one of them's half asleep and the other's very intensely playing with a muggle toy
(Peter was obsessed with rubiks cubes, you can fight me on this)
and James is so fucking confused by the lil cube and Peter shows him how to solve it and it's like James' entire fucking world suddenly makes sense because holy fucking shit
and Sirius thinks it's sweet that James is so easily amused and he's also in awe of how clever Peter is
and Remus just looks fondly at these boys who barely know each others names becoming friends so easily
and James definitely has an om pendant on black thread and it keeps catching Remus' eye
so eventually Remus asks about it
and James goes on this wholeee rant about his religion and culture and the food and presents
and he promises to take them all home one day to show them what desi festivals are like
and then they get to hogwarts and it's sorting time
and James knows how stressed Sirius is
so he makes shitty jokes and gets the other two to try and help cheer Sirius up
it doesn't really work but knowing that James is there means more to Sirius than he could ever say
the boys share a dorm obviously and James is,,, surprisingly neat
like you'd expect this whirlwind of an 11 year old to get his shit everywhere but he sorts his clothes into neat piles and he's super careful with his folds and he's got little desk organisers and he spends like half a day just focused on organising his stuff and putting everything away properly
James sees Lily on their first night when she's reading by the fireplace
and his brain is like
FRIEND NEW FRIEND HELLO FRIEND
because sweet little baby just wants to be friends with everyone
he remembers her name from the sorting and he's kinda worried because it's late
so he's like
hey Evans, right? it's getting late, you should probably head to bed soon
and she ends up saying she's homesick, mumbling it, hoping he won't hear because she's a bit embarrassed
he hears, of course
and he sits with her, talking to her about nothing and everything until she finally decides she's ready to go to bed
James gets back to the dorm and Sirius IMMEDIATELY gets on his ass because they're all immature 11 year olds when girls are the worst but also anytime a boy's nice to a girl they just assume he likes her
sooooo we heard you were with a girllllll
it's not like that, she just needed a friend
mmmhmmmm whatever you say potter
the next morning James sees Lily on the way to breakfast
he asks if she slept okay and she says yes and thanks him
and he tells her about what Sirius said because he thinks it's funny and she laughs too
and they start a little inside joke where he asks her out and she says no and they think it's cute and funny
and eventually James has his oh shit moment
because he wasn't meant to catch feelings, it was all just a joke
but then he'd ask her out and she'd roll her eyes and laugh a little
and James melts because holy shit the things he'd give to hear her laugh again
but of course he doesn't tell her because she can't possibly feel the same way right?
enter snivellus
Snape gets all jealous and starts acting up and being a prick
and James is like ??? you did this for what
like he doesn't get it because he doesn't know that Snape's jealous right and he just doesn't get why????
and Remus is like bro,, he fancies Evans but he thinks you fancy Evans so he's being a prick about it
and James and Sirius are like
TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME
and they think it's just harmless pranks at first (which is mostly true)
but Snape gets all whiny and plays the victim card as if he doesn't start shit half the time
and one day James does his usual "oi Evans - you, me, candlelit dinner Saturday night?"
and Lilys like
it's not fucking funny anymore, potter
and James, once again, is very confused
and Remus, once again, has to explain that Lily and Snape are friends and of course she's gonna be pissed off if he complains to her
but James is like
but friend that's my friend don't wanna lose friend
and internally he still kinda really wants her to say yes the next time he asks her out
but of course he doesn't exactly know how to go about keeping his friend
so he tries to carry on with the joke but Lily just gets more pissed off, especially as the pranks continue
James carries on being a great friend though
he's always there for Remus, almost obsessively researching everything he can find about werewolves so he can help
he's extremely protective over Sirius and even tries to help Regulus when he first joins hogwarts
he helps Peter with his homework whenever he needs for as long as he needs (hc borrowed from @join-me-in-the-bog)
he's absolutely the mum friend and he just wants the people he loves to be okay
also we know James is super into quidditch right
so everyone expects him to be the Jock™ right
but one night Peter walks in on him in an empty classroom
the floor's cleared and his ghungroos and footwork are loud but sharp
and James is dancing
and it's amazing and confusing at the same time because it's beautiful but no one really expected that from him
and James catches his eye and he's a little startled but he smiles when he sees it's just wormtail
they sit by the lake that night, just talking
so I suppose you don't want me to tell anyone
tell anyone what?
.... that you dance ??
James is super confused
Peter goes on about how it doesn't really fit people's idea of him, how he's seen as the Dude, the Man that plays Sports and shit
Wormy... I cried over a cat with a pink bow in his hair in the middle of the great hall... I highly doubt anyone thinks I'm a Manly Man
and they just laugh and nothing else matters in that moment
there's definitely more but this post is already long as fuck and brain's decided I'm not allowed anymore words so I might carry on some other time but I hope this was helpful ?? what you were looking for ?? idk, also sorry it took so long 💛
RIP Odysseus of Ithaca you would’ve loved FaceTime
Why do hindu rights posts have so few reblogs? Because hindus are cowards. They cannot even reblog stuff raising awareness about their own community even if it’s on Tumblr, a platform that provides anonymity. We are nothing like our ancestors. We are weak, vulnerable and pathetic and it sucks.
It’s easier to reblog shayari or desi stuff instead. Ik because I’ve been there. I know how it feels to be a Hindu. I know how it feels to look the other way and numb your heart but sometimes—
We just don’t flipping care.
I LOVE THISSS. KANHA'S SO PRETTYYYYYY
Kanhu
I could make a serious Wicked review and talk about the vocals and the choreography and the costumes and the sets, which are all great, but this is tumblr, and I know that all of these aspects will not matter nearly as much as me reviewing the movie by how much gay subtext they put into it, so that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
Elphaba and Glinda are either holding hands or have their arms linked for about 70% of this movie. Literally, after they officially become friends these girls are attached at the hip.
'What Is This Feeling?' remains about as gay as it usually is, but I will highlight that they lie awake at night thinking about each other which. I know what you are etc etc
The scene where they dance together is. I have no words. That was beautiful. Both actresses put so much emotion into the sequence. And there's a moment where Glinda puts her hand on Elphaba's face, almost like she's brushing away the tears there, and that shit made me cry as well.
'Popular' is insanely homosexual. There's a scene where they're laying down on the bed looking into each other's eyes, and Glinda shifts to basically be on top of Elphaba. My jaw was on the floor. Just lots of touching and Looks all throughout.
When they go to see the Wizard all that casual touching I mentioned previously is multiplied by tenfold, and there are several moments where Elphaba looks at Glinda for reassurance, which was very sweet.
'Defying Gravity' made me just as emotional as I knew it would. I do wish they had hugged but honestly with all the handholding and the staring into each other's eyes, and Glinda wrapping the cloak around Elphaba, they gave us plenty. Once again the acting caught me by surprise (specially from Ariana), both of them communicate so much with just looks.
Anyway my overall thoughts are, these bitches gay, good for them. They did not tone down the subtext at all (like I know some people were worried would happen), and while they didn't make anything explicit either (which I never expected them to*), I'm confident that both Cynthia and Ariana understood the assignment in regards to the kind of relationship Glinda and Elphaba have in canon, and that was enough for me.
*I will admit that a secret corner of my little lesbian heart hoped beyond hope that they would include the scene from the book where Elphaba canonically kisses Glinda (iirc it's supposed to be during Defying Gravity), but like, I always knew they wouldn't.
props for possibly my fav comment on AO3 ever
So…one of my favourite headcanons is that the Potter family are Indian. (Those of you who’ve read my Grindeldore/Wolfstar dancer fic might recall that Fleamont Potter, James’ father and the UK Prime Minister, is Indian in that. Funnily enough, our real life Prime Minister is a British Indian Hindu who became PM last year. On Diwali. Yeah, that was an…interesting day in the family. Still not entirely sure how I feel about it.)
Anyway - here are some headcanons about James Potter being Indian, some of which are based around how I actually grew up. (Note: there will probably be more as I think of them!):
When Holi comes around, James wakes the others up by pelting them with coloured powder. He does it every year and every year they fall for it. They also pelt everyone with coloured powder throughout the holiday. It took weeks for the paint to be cleaned fully. (Some people suspected Dumbledore deliberately let it stay like that because he liked the colours.)
Sirius got really angry the first time he heard someone call James a Paki. He doesn’t know what it means, but he never wants to see that look on James’ face again. He absolutely lost it when James told him what it meant. (For those of you who don’t know what it means, it’s an incredibly racist slur towards south Asians; along similar lines of using the n-word to a black person. This is also why James gets so angry whenever anyone uses the word Mudblood - because he knows how that shit feels.)
Sirius helps James create magical rangoli patterns during Diwali. They also take over the kitchen for an evening trying to make Indian sweets. The results are mixed-looking, but they all taste good, and the house elves get some great new dishes.
Every time a festival falls on a full moon, they always celebrate a few days after so Remus can join in. (He hugely appreciates the sweets.)
James initially wasn’t thrilled that his Animagus form is a stag, since a deer is the form one of the bad guys took in the Ramayana when he triggered the events that led to Rama’s wife being kidnapped.
When James’ father died, he had a traditional Hindu funeral. Traditionally, the eldest son leads the proceedings, but when James broke down, Sirius stepped in to continue. In that moment, James loved Sirius more than he could put into words.
James also taught the Marauders some Hindi so they could talk privately, as well as some Indian magic.
James, Lily and Sirius actually go to india for their wedding outfits. Lily also has magical mendhi patterns done by James’ aunts and cousins. James also had to gently explain to Lily that wearing white is associated with funerals.
Petunia showed up to James and Lily’s wedding in a white dress to try and upstage the bride. She’s very confused to realise a) Lily is not wearing white, and b) a lot of James’ relatives are looking at her weirdly, because she’s wearing a funeral colour.
At James and Lily’s engagement party, James’ aunties kept trying to set Sirius up with their daughters and teasing him about getting married. They shut up when Sirius snogged Remus in front of everyone. James wasn’t even mad that his engagement was briefly upstaged.
James has a book of Indian tales and legends passed down from his father. He read them to Harry at bedtime. Lily would smile and watch from the doorway. He also taught his friends some classic Indian songs to sing to Harry.
Every year on Raksha Bandhan, James ties a rakhi on Sirius’ wrist and charms them so they’ll never come undone. One night, Sirius noticed the threads of one of them coming loose. That night was October 31st, 1981.
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