Odds & Ends
Journeys: The Foul Smell Of Gentrification
Journeys are about changing landscapes and movement, but when the devotees of Mammon have their way, they are also about gentrification, of building overpriced towers
Too Stiff To Be Married
Beware! If you don't look too lovey-dovey in your wedding pictures, the Canadian government may not allow you to immigrate to Canada! Immigration authorities are
Art: Mapping The Dislocation
She left the house in Aligarh where she was born when she was 21 in pre-partition India, and after that she saw it only in
Bollywood 101
Listen up, students: you can now immerse yourself in your favorite Bollywood movies, and when your parents ask you what you're up to, you can
Discoveries: Tuck Into That Curry
You never listened to your amma, but she was right about the myriad benefits of turmeric. Now the powers that be are saying it too.
Harry Porter's Desi Date
You can't get away from them - not even if you are Harry Potter! The latest film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has
TV: The Kumars Are Comig
Want to see what a "typical" Indian family living in North of London is like? Then tune in to the adventures of The Kumars at
Intimidated Or Merely Mesmerized
Arjun Rampal, asked about the experience of working with the Big Guy in Ek Ajnabee, said, "The only difference was that in Ankhen I was
Suphala's Tabla
She's learnt from the best - Ustad Alla Rakha and his son Zakir Hussain. Now tabla player and composer Suphala is bringing this ancient instrument
Ghost Busters!
Malevolent ghosts stealing your chickens and torturing you in the night? Who you gonna call? For farmer Sunil Das, his first call was the police,
Knowledge Is Skin Deep
We all know how sensitive human fingertips are - be it feeling a baby's face or handling a hot pan. Now two chemical engineers have
A Meaty Inheritance
Trying to give up red meat and just can't? Or do you have a hankering for seafood that leads you automatically to the oyster bar?
Sarina Jain's Kid Stuff
When Sarina Jain, the Masala Bhangra fitness expert, put out a casting call for kids for a bhangra workout video, 145 children turned up. This
All's Fair In Love And Sats!
If your parents have a lot of moolah, you can get all the SAT help that you need but if you're not too rich, you're
Sacha And The History Boys
The History Boys, the Broadway show that won the most Tony Awards this season and actually tied the record for most wins for a play
Mumbai: Rudest Or Most Caring
The overly genteel Reader's Digest was rude enough to label Mumbai the rudest city in the world - and Asia the rudest continent. But surely
Fashion Wrap, Coast To Coast
There was a time when Indian American brides had to journey to India to get the haute couture fashions of top designers, but now the
A Slice Of Gujarat, Served With Nostalgia And Love
As a child in Raleigh, N.C., Priti Chitnis Gress yearned for the all-American burgers and pizzas instead of the traditional food being cooked in her
Uncle Craig's Children
The photos are striking, capturing vignettes of ordinary people, ordinary lives. The photographers, though, are by no means ordinary. They are all children who have
The Indian Billionaires Club
The number of billionaires in India more than doubled from last year to 27 in the 2005 Forbes' annual list of the richest Indians. The group
A New Yoga Posture
The Indian government is squaring off against overseas yoga and fitness instructors, accusing them of pirating practices that are thousands of years old. In recent years,
Code4bill
Code4Bill. Sounds like a secret coded message during the Cold War, but is simply Bill Gates talk for a contest across India to search for
Food Fight
A Chinese mall restaurant is engaged in a food fight to bar Indian and Japanese restaurants from selling rice on their menu saying it has
That's A Lot Of Pink Paint
This gives a new meaning to painting the town pink. Jaipur recently had its month long 278th foundation day celebrations and the day began with
Dance: Keeper Of The Family Jewels
It's Grandmother, Mother and Son Inc. The fabulous dance tradition of legendary T. Balasaraswati is now being carried on by her grandson, Aniruddha Knight. The
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
