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Meet Meera Masi
Sooraj ke tarha chamkoChidiyo ke tharha ChehekoPhoolo ke Tharha MehekoHaso hasao Khushe ManaoNow parents and kids who cannot speak or read Hindi can sing this
Osteoporosis? Take A Swig Of Beer
There Is a God! Beer is actually good for you, which's great news for all the six-pack desis out there who can't do without guzzling
Half Empty, Half Full Or Full To The Brim
The mighty Gods Rama and Krishna are on crutches and the Goddess Durga is hearing impaired? Watch a performance of Colors of Ability and you
Worried By The Gold Price Just Settle For Diamonds
"Gold's not like oil or steel - it can't run cars or heat homes, and it doesn't build bridges. But unless you're a jewelry maker,
A Whole New Market And Champagne Too
Increasingly the two worlds are merging. The audience was all-American as well as tourists from Germany to Australia and the venue was a chic restaurant
A Seven Day Miracle
Their life went from being a nightmare to a heavenly dream.Winston Peter, a Hindu priest from Guyana who lives in Queens with his family of
Dreams & Detours
It's not every day that a first film made by a neophyte is selected to premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, chosen over hundreds
A Medical Surprise
A comprehensive nationwide survey of children has some cheerful news for Indians.
Life As Stand Up Comedy
"I am an expert on layoffs. Just like Fire drills, every company should have Fired Drills. The alarm goes off, you pack up your crap
Hinglish2English
India now has the largest English-speaking population in the world, surpassing the United States. David Crystal, professor of linguistics and the author of The Stories
Off-Broadway Enlightenment 101
Is it possible to achieve nirvana or enlightenment in neon-lit Times Square and that too in two hours flat? Well, yes, if you watch the
Migrating is Hazardous for Your Heart
Indians beware: migrating overseas could be hazardous to your health. Researchers at the University of Manchester's Medical School have found Gujarati migrants in Sandwell, UK,
Twinkle Twinkle Little India
An analysis of the Earth's nighttime illumination shows that the United States and India are brightening while Moldova and Ukraine are growing darker. The illumination
Manage Thi$
Officials at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore have been gloating at the record compensation package of its latest graduates Gaurav Agarwal and Venkatesh
The Storytellers Of Boston
It's strange how very different lives get entwined and bring forth new creations. For many years, Monika Jain, who worked as a reporter for the
Chocolate Ganesha, Anyone?
If chocolate is sinful then you need to turn to the Gods for some forgiveness! Now in a timesaving shortcut strategy, the gods themselves are
Smelling a Rat
Neuroscientist at Bangalore's National Center for Biological Sciences are smelling a rat. Rats, their research shows, smell in "stereo," wherein their two nostrils operate
Sun Sets on British Raj
One of the last surviving icons of the British Raj, a giant tortoise that once belonged to the Colonial General Robert Clive, the first British
Rao Remala Microsoft's First Indian Hire
Rao Remala, the first Indian hire at Microsoft, is a man used to hard work and in the last two years world travel. Born in
What's The Hitch?
Hooking up Will Smith with Aishwarya Rai has run into a hitch, sort of. The star of the 2005 romantic comedy The Hitch, wants Rai
From Hoshiarpur To Hollywood
You could call it the tale of the turban. When Kavi Raz, who is originally from the town of Hoshiarpur in Punjab came to Hollywood
A Six-Pack Of Laughter @ 7-11
Isn't 7-11 the place where you get your soda, your gum and your paper? Well, it is, but it's also the name of an innovative
Southern Spice In Washington
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Senator Joseph Leiberman, Andrea Mitchell, the owners of the Washington Post, the CNN crew, the Today Show folks as well as
A Million Mutinies Now
Nobel laureate and novelist V S Naipaul, who in 2001 stirred a literary firestorm by accusing EM Forster of being a sexual predator and ridiculed
Sikkim Alps?
Sikkim wants to market itself as "another Switzerland" to tourists. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on a "copycat" tour of Europe vows, "We will try our level
Past Forward: A Civilized War
If one wants to meditate on war and peace in this time of a continuing "war on terror," step into the New York Metropolitan Museum
How Much Would You Pay This Woman For Beatings?
Some people want a beating so badly, they are willing to steal for it. Abraham Alexander, 45, of East Meadow, N.Y., an India-born, married, father of
Brad Pitt Alone On The Ganges
What price stardom? If you're Brad Pitt and hankering to shoot the rapids on the Ganges in Rishikesh, you book the entire trip meant for 120
Hindu? Pre-Approved For A Loan
Need a good money manager? Consider hiring a Hindu or a Sikh! The recent Financial Services Authority (FSA) capability study into Britain's personal finances found that
Indiana? Maybe. India? Hell No!
"Indian Country? Yes. Indiana? Maybe. India? I don't think so." That's what John Loehr, a regent at New Mexico Highlands University, thinks about a recruiting trip
Dacoit Charm
Retired dacoits are seeking to trade fear for charm through a Bollywood movie, written by no less than a former police chief charged with pursuing
Traveling With The Indian Columbus
While you are reading the newspaper, eating lunch or simply dozing in the sunshine, there's one Indian who is at this very moment in a
You've Stolen My Heart
Was that "Dum Maro Dum" and "Monica, Oh My Darling" reverberating through the auditorium of Carnegie Hall? Yes, Bollywood music has arrived smack inside
Starting Over
Can one ever pick up the pieces? For director Deepa Mehta and her daughter Devyani, the mother-daughter bond had unraveled many years ago when the
