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Archives: April 2006
New Initiative
SANJOY BANERJEE, Apr 01, 2006
President Bush’s latest nuclear pact with India is a major step towards closer cooperation between the two nations. Does it indicate a change in American strategy towards South Asia?
Letters
DWAINE JOHNSON, SAMADHI DEVI, K.B. NAIR, REKHA K. SHARMA, NAME WITHHELD, JAGJIT SINGH, AL ABRAMS, and RAJAN P. PARRIKAR, Apr 01, 2006
LETTERS
Visa Dates
Apr 01, 2006
VISA DATES
Southern California Spiritual Calendar April 2006
Apr 01, 2006
April 1-May 15
Northern California Cultural Calendar
Apr 01, 2006
April 1-May 15
Northern California Spiritual Calendar
Apr 01, 2006
Northern California Yoga Calendar
Apr 01, 2006
April 1-May 15
Deadlines and Extensions
PARVEEN MAHESHWARI, Apr 02, 2006
Tax Talk
I’m Sorry
ASHOK JETHANANDANI, Apr 03, 2006
Editorial
Hanuman to the Rescue
NITYA RAMANAN, Apr 04, 2006
Hanuman comes to the rescue in Uma Krishnaswamy’s latest book for children, The Closet Ghosts.
Hinduism in California Textbooks
SUGRUTHA RAMASWAMI and RAJEEV SRINIVASAN, Apr 04, 2006
Did all the heated testimony about the treatment of Hinduism in California textbooks accomplish anything at all? Two opinions.
How is Your Heart?
PRIYA GOPALAKRISHNAN, Apr 05, 2006
How is your heart? The South Asian Heart Center in Mountain View targets a population that is at a fourfold higher risk of heart disease.
Cinderella’s Cricket Shoes
Apr 06, 2006
Nagesh Kukunoor scores a sixer with a populist cricket story, Iqbal.
Feeling Depressed?
ALZAK AMLANI, Apr 07, 2006
Feeling depressed? Try and understand what is causing it, and how counseling, a balanced diet, or anti-depressant medication might help you.
Going Ga-Ga Over Galaata
DEEPA MAHADEVAN, Apr 10, 2006
Music
It’s All About Books
NITYA RAMANAN, Apr 11, 2006
Anirvan Chatterjee, co-founder of Bookfinder talks about the book business, and what the company’s recent acquisition by Abebooks means for him.
Time Passages, Magic Messages
JEANNE E. FREDRIKSEN, Apr 12, 2006
The middle entry in a trilogy, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming rewards young readers with a vivid and imaginative adventure.
Invoking Identities While Suspending Stereotypes
RAJESH C. OZA, Apr 13, 2006
“… I imagine another universe, not beyond our reach, in which [we] jointly affirm our many common identities,” argues Amartya Sen in his book, Identity and Violence.
Grudge Match
Apr 14, 2006
Family gives Amitabh Bachchan another opportunity to prove his mastery at playing the gangster.
Three-Generation Concert
ASHOK JETHANANDANI, Apr 15, 2006
Music
Rhapsody in Spring
RANJIT SOURI, Apr 16, 2006
How I learned, lost, and regained the music I treasure.
4th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
ASHOK JETHANANDANI, Apr 17, 2006
Movies
Striking a Resonant Chord
NIRUPAMA VAIDHYANATHAN and photos: MEL HIGASHI and RONALD YOUNG, Apr 18, 2006
Dum-da-dum, dum-da-dum. The contemporary ensemble drumming of San Jose Taiko has evolved from an ancient Japanese tradition.
Beet It
Text and Photo by HEMA ALUR-KUNDARGI, Apr 19, 2006
Compared to the bitter karela, or the slimy okra, ruby-red beet is God’s answer to a child’s prayer. A couple of quick beet recipes.
Between Dhrupad and Sitar
TEED ROCKWELL, Apr 20, 2006
It has a long sustain like the rudra veena, and a bright, sitar-like javari. The surbahar, and one of its foremost exponents, Imrat Khan.
In Search of Mr. Alright
SANJU C., Apr 21, 2006
Resisting well-meaning attempts by relatives to arrange a match for her, an independent Indian woman tries her luck with online dating instead.
His Own Best Friend and Guide
MICHELLE REALE, Apr 21, 2006
Shyam Selvadurai imbues his latest novel, Swimming in the Monsoon Sea, with details from his happy childhood in Sri Lanka.
Vibrant Blend of Tala and Raga
ASHOK JETHANANDANI, Apr 24, 2006
Music
Just Another Role
SHASHI BALIGA, Apr 24, 2006
One more round of applause for the goofy Shah Rukh Khan at the offices of The Times of India, where he plays guest editor for a day.
Divorcing Abusive Spouse
INDU LILADHAR-HATHI, Apr 25, 2006
Ask a Lawyer
Travel Tale
ROOPA RAMAMOORTHI, Apr 26, 2006
Who is the real Indian here?
Whose (Country Club) City?
RAGINI THAROOR SRINIVASAN, Apr 27, 2006
Whose city is it? A course in urban planning has enabled me to think critically about my own San José.
Of Mangoes and Sugarcane
SARITA SARVATE, Apr 28, 2006
The sight of a sugarcane field in Costa Rica brings a flood of mouthwatering memories.