Odds & Ends
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
The Next Fitness Guru
Actress Pia Lindstrom, Amy Butte, CEO of NYSE and model Megan McKenzie are some of her clients and Rupa Mehta, founder of the Nalini Method,
Silken Again
The historical Silk Route connecting India and China - closed for 44 years, since the Indo-China War in 1962 - is reopening on July 6.
No Apartments For Meateaters
No smoking, no pets, no drums - and now no meat-eating! Renting an apartment in Mumbai just got harder! "It's not a question of pets,
Make No Bones About It
An exterminator searching a crawl space beneath a Kansas City condominium was startled to find human skull poking out of a gym bag. It turned
Don't Want To Do Homework? Outsource It!
Now American students who are having trouble with their Math or science, can get even eleventh hour help from teachers in India and homework solutions
Bazaar On Wheels
Who would have thought you could pick up a wedding necklace at your neighborhood Marriott Hotel or a designer outfit while sipping chai at a
Highest Wicket Takers In Tests
Highest wicket-takers in tests: 685 Shane Warne, Australia (140 matches) 635 Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka (106) 542 Glenn McGrath, Australia (119) 523 Anil Kumble,
Love's Labor's Lost In 60's India
William Shakespeare's "Love's Labor's Lost" reminded director Michael Kahn of the 1960s, when celebrities and others swarmed to India to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi
Dhandu Ram's Okra Crunch
DHANDU RAM'S OKRA CRUNCH INGREDIENTS:10 PIECES OF OKRA2 TBSP OF PLAIN BREAD CRUMBSSALT TO TASTE1/2 TSP OF RED PEPPER POWDER 1/2 TSP OF CHAT MASALATINY
Yuva, The New Kid On The Block
What does a New York restaurateur give his sweetheart? A brand new restaurant to reflect her personality! Kedar Shah, whose family owns several hotels and the
Lost Your Shirt? Get Moneypants
"Tell late fees to kiss your assets! We email you before bills are due."Hardly the language you'll find on a financial website, but if you've
Grammy Gold
It's unusual to hear the name Balakrishnan in relation to jazz music rather than software development, but David Balakrishnan, violinist and founder of the Turtle
Walking Backward, Barefoot
Can you go forward by walking backward? Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy came from a privilege family, graduated from Doon School and St. Stephen's College and was
Bollywood In Diapers
Now we've seen it all. Bollywood directors are getting so youthful that they might soon be directing from the crib! A media report says that
Jain To Jain Heart To Heart
If you're a Bansal, a Shah, a Jain or a Mehta and you're looking for your soulmate, also a Bansal, Shah, Jain or Mehta -
Where The Cars Are
The phut puts, buses, lorries, cycles and scooters, not to mention camels and cows, better make room on the highways for the future flood of
Choomachooma
Now desis can take credit for inventing the kiss! One would think this form of communication, much frowned on by Indian society and the Indian
Flying Yogis Vs Flying Missiles
Better tell George Bush that there's a cheaper and more cost-effective way of winning the war! Put away those exorbitantly priced, horrendously destructive missiles and
The Gup-Shup Experts
Indians are a nation of nonstop talkers so it's no surprise that after catching up with China, India is projected to surpass it to become
101 Uses For Condoms
Now we know why India has a population of over a billion and still climbing. The condoms are being used for quite unintended purposes. India
Indian Movie, American Money And The Producer Sings!
Now movie-making is being outsourced to India!Telebrands, a New Jersey based American company which deals in infomercials, has jumped into the Bollywood business, producing Aryan,
The Human Jalebi
Ravi the Scorpion Mystic, aka Ram Sagar Seepersad, is living every young boy's dream of running away from home with the circus! A contortionist with
Fashion MD
She may not be able to fix your hot flashes or your cough, but she can certainly transform the health of your wardrobe! The world may
iSpy
Send us your photos capturing an interesting or intriguing aspect of Indian life in America and win $50.Every month, we will publish a selection of
Go Figure! Win $30
Almost two-thirds misidentified Photo 1 as the Taj Mahal, to which the Bibi ka Maqbara bears a striking resemblance. Indeed, it is also known as
Culinary Journey From India To South Africa
An Invitation to Indian Cooking was Madhur Jaffrey's first cookbook for the American market, published in 1973. It is still regarded as a classic and
Shell Out Says New York
India is a dead beat and needs to fork out $28 million for back taxes, says New York City. Now a federal appeals court has
Run Budhia Run
The Orissa government has banned a four-year-old boy who ran 40 miles in seven hours from marathons out of fear for his health. Budhia Singh,
Arjun Most Popular Indian American Baby Name
Arjun again edged out Aditya as the most popular Indian male baby name in America in 2005.The Social Security Administration recorded it as the 701
Journeys: From Chandigarh To America, By Ship
They came to America 20 years ago, a hundred strong, on a ship from India: men, women, children, cattle and scores of monkeys, all stowed
Where Could Kaavya Be?
Life sometimes can be a bit of a Bollywood tear-jerker. One minute you're on top of the world, the next you are broken to pieces.
