Calcutta Calling
PARINEETA. Director: Pradeep Sarkar. Players: Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt, Nabin Roy, Raima Sen, Rekha. Music: Shantanu Moitra. Theatrical release (
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Dealing with the Dhillons
BOLLYWOOD BABES by Narinder Dhami. Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, 2005. Hardcover, 224 pages, $14.95. Audio Cassette $25.00. Ages 8 up. www.randomhous
Why Do I Read Fiction?
I wish I could recall the exact moment when I first became aware of an author named Alice Munro. Perhaps it was years ago in the New Yorker that I read one of h
Circles of Fire
Our Ambassador sedan turned its wheels into the oldest part of the town 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Agra, where the buildings were close and dark and tall and
Scientifically Speaking
Even before I became a parent, I fully endorsed the idea of “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” The concept of taking your children to your workplace, intersect
The CIA’s Ghost Wars in South Asia
When the Twin Towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001 for most Americans it was a bolt out of the blue. Few could have placed Afghanistan on a map or had really hear
Appropriately Canadian
When I turned 19, I got a tattoo. It was the en vogue thing to do, and all my girlfriends were doing it. Rather than oppose me, my parents were tickled by my de
Tabla Diva
THE NOW. Suphala. www.rasamusic.com Some people think that a critic’s main job is to let the public know what music they’re not supposed to like. Why else d
The Price of Success
Karan Johar is wading patiently through a pile of fax reports. They’re the box- office collections of Kaal and he seems to be satisfied enough with them. “T
Teen Pregnancy
Q: I am a mother of a 17-year-old girl. We are from India and moved to the United States when my daughter was only five. We come from a good family and raised h
From Charred Chapatis to Tandoori Turkey
THE DANCE OF SPICES: Classic Indian Cooking for Today’s Home Kitchen by Laxmi Hiremath. Wiley, 2005, Cloth $29.95. www.wiley.com If two decades ago someone ha
