Food for the Soul
Annapoorna: Festive and Everyday Indian Vegetarian Cooking. Self published 2002. Shiva Vishnu Temple, 1232 Arrowhead Ave, Livermore, CA 94550. (925) 449-6255. D
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Camel Safari: Call of the desert
We set out to Jaisalmer in search of adventure. Tales of Lawrence of Arabia journeying across the Sahara, Marco Polo sweeping across the historic silk route, a
Lessons from a Murder
I have come to dread days like these. The weather in Sacramento is already romancing spring and here I sit after what I thought was a very reasonable week at wo
Who’s Afraid of Dhrupad?
Dhrupad Vocal. Gundecha Brothers. Sundaram records. Available at www.dhrupad.org Hindustani musicians often speak of dhrupad the same way that jazz musicians sp
Opening Windows
Even at the risk of sacrilege, I have an admission to make. Gloria Steinem is a goddess. My goddess. The woman is strength and egalitarianism and compassion and
The Indian Secular Imagination
The Indian secular imagination has collapsed. It survives in pockets, such as some Hindi films and the politics of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). But S
Will India turn into a weapon warehouse?
The French were serenely confident of selling just about anything in their erstwhile colonies in Africa. If a product were damaged, it could be sold as an antiq
Middle-East should not be our example
Indian-Americans have used the Jewish concerns and Jewish success in the U.S. as an example to pursue and emulate. Indian-American immigrants in the U.S., like
Living life on the Razor’s Edge
I went to Los Angeles recently on a business visit. During a meeting with the head of a program with another governmental agency, I got hounded with questions.
A New Lease on Life
In April 2001, when Alisha Sheth died of leukemia, she was just 23. At an age when most girls breathlessly plan their graduation parties, Sheth lay at Stanford
Oceans Apart
Padman Menon was about to go to a job that paid better and did not require him to live in tents in the desert. But his tone was wistful as he remembered his ret
