by Nirupama V. | Jun 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Heritage Arts, Music, Performing Arts
The strains of Sufi Qawwali music hold a special fascination for me – there is something about the soaring notes, the seeker’s voice and the universal need to reach the ultimate – all captured into one marvelous tide of music. Fanna-fi-Allah –...
by Nirupama V. | May 7, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Books, Education
If you thought that today’s girls need encouragement and mentorship to pursue engineering in America, imagine the situation when women pursued the study of engineering decades ago in India. A new book – Roots and Wings – written by Dr. Shantha Mohan...
by Nirupama V. | Apr 23, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Books, Lifestyle
The novel The Bridge Home by Padma Venkataraman has just won the Global Read Aloud prize for middle grade readers. I wanted to learn more about this award-winning author and started our conversation with “it Is a tough job to choose books with appropriate themes...
by Nirupama V. | Apr 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story
Founder – Publisher’s Note 1987: A new immigrant in a foreign land. Incredible loneliness. Phone calls to India are $3.50 per minute. Aerograms cost 36c. It takes 28 days to get a reply. Were there others like me? How did they cope? I scan the local...
by Nirupama V. | Apr 2, 2019 | Opinion, Voices
“We are the party of opportunity for all,” declared Seema Nanda in an exclusive conversation with me late last week. As head of the Democratic National Committee, a post that she holds as we head into the final year and a half before a crucial national election, she...
