It’s All About Books
Anirvan Chatterjee consumes books like vitamins. They are his passion and the staple of his daily life. They are what motivated him to build Bookfinder.com, an
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Hanuman to the Rescue
THE CLOSET GHOSTS by Uma Krishnaswami. Illustrated by Shiraaz Bhabha. Children’s Book Press, March 2006. $16.95. www.childrensbookpress.org If Chachaji’s Cu
For the Babies
Mala R. Chinoy of Penn State College of Medicine, was recently honored as a 2005 Emerald Honors Recipient in the Career Achievement category at the Minorities i
Taking on the World’s Problems
In his quest for the ultimate honor as a Boy Scout—the Eagle Award—18-year-old Nirmalya Bandopadhyay took on a project that would benefit the community at l
Test-Takers Turned Entrepreneurs
"I have always had an entrepreneurial bent,” says Karan Goel, although he good-humoredly admits that he couldn’t get VCs to buy into many of his ventures as
A Voice for the Turtles
What began as a biology class project for Amar Rana, took him to the backrooms of torture that provide the ingredients for exotic Chinese delicacies in Manhatta
Wrestling Traditional Careers
Lately, defying the stereotype seems to be the trend among young Indian Americans. Take Sonjay Dutt for instance. The 22-year-old is a professional wrestler and
Evolutions
As I was waiting for a friend one weekend at the India Community Center, Sunnyvale, I got into a conversation with a parent who was waiting for her daughter att
The Social Entrepreneur
"You unleash a social entrepreneur on social causes, and the results can be dramatic,” notes Anil Godhwani, co-founder of India Community Center (ICC; www.ind
Swimming the Extra Mile
Only 6 and 9 years old, the Koshy sisters belie all assumptions that one might make about children their age. The duo recently took on a challenge of swimming 2
Aesthetic and Efficient
Efficient and airy, yet warm and sophisticated. These are the characteristics of the kitchen design that won Sangeeta Lodha the second place in the National Kit
