February 2006
Beauty's Beast
Indian women are being exhorted to live up to Western beauty standards. Ironically, while we have more educated and financially independent Indian women than ever before,
The Immigrant Thali
Indian cuisine is undergoing a metamorphosis, but then so is the American table.
NRI - Non Respected Indian
There is still the totem pole of respect and we NRIs have not reached any higher since the time we left India - only our price of admission went up.
The Chili King Of Vermont
Millbrook Country Inn and Restaurant is a classic cape-style farmhouse built in the 1850s, midway between the ski slopes and the village of Waitsfield, on
Braingain
Many South Asian immigrants who came to America in the 60s brought with them the power of their gray cells and their math skills, taking
Make Jokes Not War
People search for many things in India, but comedian Albert Brooks is the first one to search for laughs - and the first one to
No Rats And Roaches, Please!
Ever wondered what goes on in the kitchens of your favorite restaurants, including desi ones? Now you can take a health inspector with you to
Funny Money
Sir Richard Branson, the mega-magnate of Virgin Airlines, Virgin Music & Entertainment, and Virgin Books is partnering with Deepak Chopra, Shekhar Kapur, and Gotham Chopra
Called Foul For Yoga
One of the National Football League's premier running back Ricky Williams may be trading himself -to yoga. Williams announced recently that he is heading to
Daddy's Daughter
What do you get when you mix a Norwegian with a Kashmiri? A stunner! Lisa Fotedar MIller, whose mother is from Norway and father from
Watch The Novel
Never got around to reading R.K.Narayan's masterpiece Malgudi Days? Never fear. Now DVD buffs can sit back and view the novel rather than read it!
Soapsuds And Bollywood
This is probably a first for daytime soaps on American TV - a full-blown Bollywood musical fantasy! NBC's Passions, which is a sizzling drama set
Sexy In The Eye Of The Beholder
He's a PhD from Harvard, an expert in planetary science, fluid mechanics, hydrology, geodynamics, and physical volcanology. He's been voted amongst the "Brilliant Ten" by
The Laughing Indian
One thing is certain: when he calls you, you can't put the phone down without bursting into laughter. He has just to walk into a