Friday Night Bridge
During the fall of my freshman year of high school, one of the most popular members of the senior class, along with a few of his friends, knocked on my door lat
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Connections: To Family and To Self
Q: My seventeen-year-old son is interested in studying in Europe. We are Indians living in Los Angeles and are very connected to the South Asian community. I li
Bullet Men
1971. Director: Amrit Sagar. Players: Manoj Bajpai, Ravi Kishan, Kumud Mishro, Chitaranjan Giri, Manav Kaul, Deepak Dobriyal. DVD Release (Studio 10). Of all th
U.S. Permanent Residency
My family and I plan on filing our I-485 applications for United States permanent residency based on my approved Labor Certification and Immigrant Worker Petiti
Positive Parents, Negative Need
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani. Random House: New York. September 2007. Hardcover. 276 pages. $23.95. On the surface, British writer Nikita Lalwani’s debut novel is
Traffic Court Confessions
Red stilettos. A black bodysuit. Hair straightened, curled, gelled, and piled higher than Dolly Parton’s blonde locks. The girl sashays down to the front of t
American at Last
Anyone who has lived in the United States knows that it is a materialistic society. Not uniquely so, perhaps, but there is no denying that Americans love their
Abe and Mohan’s Burden
Honorable Mr. Gandhi: Dear Sir, It was an honor to meet you at the inaugural Martyrs Metonymous summit. I do hope that our hosts from the United Nations were no
An Indian Barbecue
As seasons pass, the energy of the earth changes according to its relationship to the sun. These changes are reflected in nature as well as in the human body. A
An Evolving Alliance
The United States and India have taken another step down the road of nuclear cooperation through the 123 Agreement. The U.S. was able to ensure that India would
Hindu Prayer in the U.S. Senate
Yes, it shows that Hindus are not welcome here By RAJEEV SRINIVASAN It has surely taken a long time for a Hindu chaplain to be invited to address the United Sta
