The Future of Indian Technology
The Indian technology industry got its start running call centers and doing low-level IT work for western firms. Then, in the 2000s, it started taking on higher
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Blithe Spirit
Before my wife and I visited the region of Rajasthan once known as the princely state of Mewar, I had carefully studied Colonel James Tod’s Annals and Antiqui
“Food Memory is Like a Computer”
From your own experience raising children in the United States, do you think homeland food has a different significance for the immigrant versus their children?
Down and Dirty with Delhi
DELHI: ADVENTURES IN A MEGACITY, by Sam Miller. St. Martin’s Press, New York, N.Y. July 2010. Hardcover. 304 pages. $24.99 So often in travel writing, the pro
A Dedication to Ramayanam
Bharatanatyam, the most popular Indian classical dance, continues to pave its way across America in the production “Sri Ramaarpanam.” Dancer Shilpa Torvi’
Destined to Dance
BALASARASWATI: HER ART & LIFE by Douglas M. Knight Jr. Wesleyan University Press. 2010. Hardcover. 364 pages. $35. ISBN 978-0-8195-6906-6. As a toddler grow
The Homebody and the Party Animal
Q My husband and I generally get along well. However, when we return from work, he chooses to read the paper instead of interacting with me. So I’ve started m
Scholarship Alert!
For 2011 the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is offering $36,000 in student scholarships in various categories. The goal of the annual scholarships
War or Peace? A Letter from Bahrain
The Middle East has had its share of volatility over the years, driven by oil, arms, and power—whatever it takes to turn man into a monster. But the recent un
New America Media’s Sandy Close Garners George Polk Career Award
Today, Long Island University announced the winners of 13 George Polk Awards for 2010. The New York Times and the independent non-profit news organization ProPu
CCA Cricket Festival
The California Cricket Academy (CCA) is hosting a three-weekend-long festival in the SF Bay Area. The goal is to bring cricket to youth from diverse communities
A Boon for the Novice Cook
AT HOME WITH MADHUR JAFFREY. Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 2010. $ 35.00, 300 pages and 190 recipes. Photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer . Author Madhur Jaf
