These H4 circles are integral parts of the numerous barbeques, dinner parties and social gatherings thatthe various US chapters of these organizations arrange. In these parties, men and women do not mingle. Theyphase-separate like soured milk. The women discuss delayed pregnancies, newly bought $1500 dinner sets, andhow their kids have learnt to pronounce ‘water’, ‘pig’, or ‘hello’ with a perfect American accent.The men huddle together in a not so remote corner of the room, with gin glasses in hands, discussing cars,fund-raising possibilities for the organization and breasts. (Picture this: Mrs. Chatterjee is serving samosasas a side for the gin, and as her anchal slips from the shoulder, two men with telescopic vision, as ifon cue, comment: ‘36 C, a perfect Bengali’)