It is hard to shake that preconceived notion of conservative India, one that is confined when you hear that your Indian buddy's grandmother told her to be way of "those British students", or walking down the street less than 70% covered. This is the India the world sees. This is the India Westerners recognize, and are comfortable with.
So, naturally, I was surprised to hear my Indian friend's (I have dubbed them my "fr-Indians", friend+Indians in my head as its much easier to think) favorite book series: 50 Shades of Grey.
Yes, 50 shades. Her favorite was "50 shades freed". The novels even I considered too risqué. The novels many book reviews described as "pop culture pornography", and were subsequently banned from nearly every library within the United States.
When I asked her what her mother would say, her eyes widened and she laughed.
I think that says it all.
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