April 2011
Searching For India
Wikipedia, the CIA and the U.S. State Department are the principal sources for a majority of people searching for information about India on the Web.
Going Home
The study found that family considerations and a desire to give back were the strongest motivators for returning to India.
The New McCarthyism
Islamic terrorists should indeed be ferreted out wherever they are. But King’s hearings and other Republican and right wing theatrics and political grandstanding serve only to inflame bigotry while doing nothing to address the genuinely serious problem of homegrown terrorism.
Fatal Phirangi Attraction
Contrary to popular belief, it has little to do with the poor track record indicated. If they haven’t impacted the film or audience, the fault lies squarely on the filmmaker and his intent in using this creature effectively.
A World Of Worlds
Fractal patterns have no beginning and end. The whole exists in parts and a part exists in the whole. The universe is in you and you are in the universe.
The Bollywood-award Epidemic
Award shows are the new disease in B-town. Are they about recognizing and rewarding excellence … or exploiting opportunistic vested interests?
Guru On The Lamb
Prakashanand Saraswati, the 82-year-old charismatic founder and spiritual guru of Barsana Dham in Austin, Texas, billed as the largest Hindu Temple in North America, has
Nobel Laureate Ousted
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been ousted from the pioneering microfinance lender Grameen Bank, which he founded three decades ago. Yunus, 70, was dismissed from
Indians Need Not Apply
A Seattle apartment complex has agreed to a $110,000 penalty for discriminating against Indians, African Americans and Hispanics to settle a Justice Department lawsuit. The lawsuit
Hair Trigger
A Sikh inmate challenges the hair policy in a California prison.
Smells Of Curry
A British teacher is accused of spraying air freshener on Asian children who smelled of curry.
The Abdul Diaries
Karim was recruited to wait tables during Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee in 1887.
AOL Fires 90% Of India Staff
AOL has laid-off 90% of its Indian employees, reducing its Indian workforce from 1,000 to just 100 at its office in Bengaluru. The company is
The Next Big Indian Thing
9 of the 50 venture funded companies with the greatest promise to succeed in Wall Street Journal’s “The Next Big Thing 2011,” list have Indian
$2 Trillion Economy
The Indian economy is expected to grow to $6 trillion by 2020.
World’s Largest Arms Importer
India accounted for 9 percent of all international arms imports between 2006 and 2010. China accounted for 6 percent.
