MADE IN INDIA

My brother and I went to see the “India, a Festival of Science” exhibit at the California Museum of Science and Industry last weekend.

What a boring and ungratifying waste of time that was! Essentially, we got a display of booths depicting “advanced” technology in India via some lame photographs that look like something out of a seventh grade (no, make it fifth grade) social studies class.

Yes, there were some cheap Indian manufactured appliances (such as calculators) and a flimsy Indian moped on display. As for the artisans’ crafts, they were of the type that one could find at the Akron or Pier One Imports.

Fortunately, the Indian food cafeteria was quite good. The dishes we sampled were reasonably priced and enjoyable. My advice would be to save the money you would spend on admission to the exhibit, and spend it on the food . . . it’s a lot more filling.

ARON GREEN

Los Angeles