NRI

Non-resident Indian.

Banks like to cater to NRIs by offering ways for them to send money to their families in India.

by Setsuna September 15, 2004

blasphemer

One who blasphemes.

July was condemed too hell, for she was a blasphemer, and a whore.

by setSuna November 03, 2003

nataraja

Shiva's form as the lord of the dance, who, kinda like Atlas, keeps the world going (but instead of lifting it, he dances on it).

Usually shown as a graceful guy in dreads with four arms dancing in a circular ring of fire.

A bronze of Nataraja: don't leave India without one.

by Setsuna September 15, 2004

Kannon

East Asian goddess of mercy.

The brand name "Canon" is another spelling of this goddess' name.

by Setsuna September 15, 2004

mehndi

1. Art of painting an herbal henna paste on the body in intricate designs (as the paste sets, it temporarily dyes the skin underneath a shade of orange or red). Sometimes called a "henna tattoo."
2. This guy Daler's last name.

Mehndi on children's hands is a good way to keep them out of trouble, because they can't touch anything as the paste dries.

by Setsuna September 15, 2004

legacy

Applicant admitted to a selective school partially because their parent(s) also went there.

Is legacy admission unfair?

by Setsuna September 15, 2004

neuroeconomics

Fascinating new field that uses advances in neuroscience and psychology to better understand economic decisionmaking, with the intent of improving contemporary economic models.

Neuroeconomics is the most fascinating incarnations of behavioral economics.

Trying to major in neuroeconomics is hard, because it hasn't been formally done before.

by Setsuna September 15, 2004