Raising an Indian-American Teen
In the 1995 James Bond movie, Golden Eye, M tells Mr. Tanner, played by Rory Kinnear, “… if I want sarcasm, Mr. Tanner, I’ll talk to my children, thank yo
Nitya Ramanan
Fixing Rural Schools
One school at a time. That philosophy translates into the acronym OSAAT, a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit that is directing its efforts towards needy sc
India Currents Turns 20
* 1987 Somewhere in San Jose suburbia, an eight-page black-and-white magazine enters its first press run. And the cultural happenings in the Indian-American com
Dance Happy
Adeta Gayah of Florida could have been on her way to study dance for three years on a full scholarship at Bhaskara College of Fine Arts in Kerala. But she turne
California. Daily.
To anyone interested, Prakash Chandras gives out a daily dose of art. Beginning last October, the San Jose-based artist started painting an image each day. Titl
Breaking into Bollywood
Last year Gauri Saksena quit her job as a finance manager at Cisco Systems in San Jose, Calif., and turned fulltime to pursue her love of music. The rewards wer
A Much-needed Message
Ved Prakash Vatuk feels his recent Jaishankar Prasad Award was well deserved. If anything, friends of Vatuk believe that his book of poems, Bahubali, hasn’t b
More Notable Mentions
Durai Pandithurai, assistant divisional financial secretary for Divisional Headquarters, Salvation Army (Cedar Hill, Texas) and Ravi Sankar, math tutor and high
Summer in the Capitol
Shaan Yadav-Ranjan, a student of Leland High School in San Jose, Calif., will work as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives for the month of July. “As a
Meet a Hero
It’s not always brave deeds that make a hero. One of this year’s KQED Bay Area Local Hero recipients—Hema Kundargi—often stirs flavors and spices within
Oh, to Be Young and Gifted
The SAT at 12? Yes, and apparently, math was no big deal for Rahul Dalal of Davis, Calif. His score was a perfect 800. Dalal attempted the SAT to compete in the
Solutions for All
The challenge was to build a robot that would assist people with disabilities. The design used Lego bricks and other elements such as light sensors, rotation se
