When Opportunity Knocks
A.R. Rahman has to catch a flight to London, go through hazaar interviews, attend to non-stop calls on his cell phone. A long line of people are waiting to meet
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The Asian-Pacific Century
Yes, to prevent Chinese hegemony in Asia By RAJEEV SRINIVASAN Chanakya said it best: your neighbor is likely to be your enemy; therefore ally with its neighbors
Sound Familiar?
Kaavya Viswanathan is a 17-year-old Harvard freshman with a $500,000, two-book publishing deal from Little Brown and Company of the Time Warner Group. She is th
Bedtime Reading
ELEPHANT DANCE: Memories of India by Theresa Heine. Barefoot Books, 2004. Hardcover, 40 pages. Ages 4-8. $16.99. Theresa Heine has worked as a teacher in differ
When the Spirits Threw a Boulder in the Sea
When the tsunami ripped through Southeast and South Asia last year, the world’s attention was turned to a tiny group of islands—the Andaman and Nicobar isla
On Menon’s Safe Sets
PHIR MILENGE. Director: Revathi Menon. Players: Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan. Hindi with English subtitles. DVD (Sahara) 2004. It isn’t often
Twins from Womb to Tomb: Sukha and Dukha
AN END TO SUFFERING: The Buddha in the World by Pankaj Mishra. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. Hardcover, 422 pages. $25.00. BUDDHISM AT WORK: by George D. Bon
Cook for Dad on Father’s Day
For Father’s Day, we used to reserve a table at one of our favorite restaurants for breakfast or brunch, but restaurants were often busy or booked. One year,
The Traveler Returns
LA KAHENA. www.sixdegreesrecords.comSOUNDWALK—VARANASI: The City of Light. www.soundwalk.com DJ Cheb i Sabbah has always taken his audiences on sonic journeys
Comfort Food
THE MIGRANT’S TABLE by Krishnendu Ray. Temple University Press, 2004. Paperback, 241 pages. $21.95 Krishnendu Ray came to America to study political economy o
Accepting Our Mothers
On Mother’s Day this year, I did something unusual: I called my mother to wish her “Happy Mother’s Day.” She was surprised because, until my phone call,
Canadian and U.S. Immigration
Q: My labor certification (LC) was filed with the Employment Development Department (EDD) in May 2002. It was transferred to Department of Labor (DOL) in April
