Year-end Tax Planning
As the year draws to a close, there is still time to reduce your 2003 tax bill. Here are several potential tax-saving opportunities to consider. Estimating Adju
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Coming into Her Own
Slouching on the window sill of her newly furnished flat, Tabu looks pleasantly wasted, lazy limbs all laid out like those of a puppet that could use some restr
The Velvet Dress
When I was a little girl, I was fascinated by velvet. The fabric seemed to me to symbolize opulence. This was before the advent of nylon clothes in India; befor
Karnatik Electric Guitar
RAGAMORPHISM. Guitar Instructional DVD by Prasanna. Available at www.guitarprasanna.com Some Western reviewers have said that Prasanna “started” his career
A True “Revolution”
Within the first few scenes of The Ma-trix: Revolutions I knew Neo wasn’t the One. I was. When Neo opens his eyes at the train station, the portal between the
Mid-life Crisis in Kathmandu
THE GURU OF LOVE by Samrat Upadhyay. Houghton Mifflin. $23.00. 304 pages. www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com. Kathmandu, Nepal. Does it conjure up exotic and mysterio
The Foreigner and the Map
You can’t miss that slightly cocked head, that smile curved just so. Wherever you look in the Indian press these days, you are likely to see them. Now by the
Golden Years in the Golden State
I see them each day with unfailing regularity. Taking a walk. Using grocery shopping as a welcome excuse to change their surroundings and move out of the confin
India’s Tibetan Connection
* Yes, an independent Tibet is no longer feasible By RAJEEVAN KATTIL About 10 years ago, I wrote in this column about the need for the world to stand with the p
The Best Indian Films of 2003
A recap of the best films of the year proves that a completely focused Bachchan can and does still rule the marquee. Big titles waiting in the wings: J.P. Dutta
Letters
EYE OPENER I am a lecturer in a college in Assam and presently I am in Texas as a visiting professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio. I am
