by Ranjit Souri | Aug 12, 2011 | Perspectives
A few months ago, a fellow comedian asked me to perform a set at his CD release party. I declined the offer, giving some vague reason. In fact, I was scared to do the gig. I was unpleasantly surprised at the fear that his offer evoked in me, and at my succumbing to...
by Ranjit Souri | May 11, 2011 | Features, General
Silicon Valley resident Ravi Krishnamurthy is the Vice President of the LibForAll Foundation, an organization whose complex mission is defined by a simple statement: to fight Islamist extremism globally. Based in both Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Jakarta,...
by Ranjit Souri | Mar 10, 2011 | People, Profiles
“I hear melodies all the time in my mind. I’m walking down the street, I see a person or object, and it triggers a melody in my mind.” Siddhartha Khosla is discussing his songwriting process. He’s on the phone from his home in Hoboken, New Jersey. You have...
by Ranjit Souri | Dec 16, 2010 | People, Profiles
Shree Nayar is T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science and the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Columbia University, Director of Columbia’s Computer Vision Laboratory, and Co-director of the Columbia Vision and Graphics Center. A pioneer in the...
by Ranjit Souri | Oct 8, 2010 | People, Profiles
A day at the races with NASCAR driver Narain Karthikeyan When you’ve got a dream like mine Nobody can take you down When you’ve got a dream like mine Nobody can push you around –Bruce Cockburn Narain Karthikeyan is lounging on a couch in the back room of his...
