I Style! – P for Parmesh, P for Porn Star
I promised a new section and here it is! Of note, I haven’t received that many contributions as yet (*disapproving look at readers*). Arre…you expect me to do all the work or what?
Alright, alright I will! So here we go and welcome to a a new episode of I Style! Don’t you just lurrrrrrve the things people think up?
Isn’t he hot? Isn’t he cool?
Meet Parmesh Shahani, one-time crush, now that-ubercool-stud-I-know. Parmesh is the author of GayBombay:Globalization, Love and (Be)Longing in Contemporary India. (*sob* Why’re all the great men gay?), owner of rockstar attitude and the wearer of the kind of attire that gives I Style! its raison d’etre.
Parmesh has the attitude and you can see he wears it as well! (Do I get some brownie points for claiming an acquaintance with him?)
Okay now stop drooling people…I promise you’ll see Parmesh here again!
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1Saakshi O. Juneja
wrote on 4 June 2008 at 10:04
Parmesh is a Rock Star…and so are you Ms. Smithy.
2SwB
wrote on 4 June 2008 at 19:56
Holy Mother of Christ! Is this the same Parmesh Shahani who was involved with freshlimesoda.com? He studied at the Indian School in Bahrain for some time. My brother and he were pretty good friends. He wasn’t gay then … at least I don’t think he was.
3anand
wrote on 5 June 2008 at 6:40
I wonder why certain people are so nostalgic abt proclaiming their sexual priorities akin to a clarion call given. I am doubly sure that a vast majoirty of readers only pay heed to the author’s professional achievements n objectives rather than his/her sexual priorities!
4IdeaSmith
wrote on 5 June 2008 at 9:01
@ Sakshi: We’re a rock band with you as the lead singer!
@ SwB: Kerrrecktt! I’m sure he was gay then too since it’s not exactly a taste you develop suddenly. He was just quieter about it. Read the book.
@ anand: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
5Precious
wrote on 5 June 2008 at 10:08
I think I have a looottttttttttt to catch up on…rock stars or not!!!
6Lekhni
wrote on 5 June 2008 at 18:25
Tagged !
Lekhnis last blog post..What I am reading now
7DC
wrote on 6 June 2008 at 8:48
I was a huge fan of Freshlimesoda.com and yes I agree with you, very very cute
DCs last blog post..
8Jinal Shah
wrote on 11 June 2008 at 14:39
Ideasmithy – you know parmesh too? isn’t he awesome! i didn’t realize our worlds were smaller than i give them credit for. lol.
i met him obv. with freshlimesoda and then in new york. he is a total rockstar.
9IdeaSmith
wrote on 15 June 2008 at 11:27
@ Precious: One day at a time, a few posts at a time. I’m not going anywhere.
@ Lekhni: Done!
@ DC: I’ll remind him to read this post and its comments for the fan following that seems to be emerging!
@ Jinal: Yes, he is! And it might turn out that we were long lost sisters from the Kumbh mela and all that!
10hseyaJ
wrote on 11 September 2009 at 22:58
this porn star is my good frnd…his name has changed now…he’s ‘far’mesh.. :p