by Ritu Soni Marwah | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Transgender people, often spotted at weddings and births, have always held a distinctive place in Indian culture. Considered special, their blessings are sort at every momentous occasion. They are rewarded with a gift of money in exchange for their benediction. In the...
by Ritu Soni Marwah | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Roomy Khan lived in the affluent Atherton neighborhood of Silicon Valley where the roads are paved with gold and diamonds shimmer on stalks. Their red Bentley matched the titanium watch she bought her husband. Friends called her a day trader. She made a lot of...
by Vandana Kumar | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The awe-inspiring views of New York City were stunning from every angle on that clear, clear day of blue skies and glittering buildings. I observed a family of Indian origin. While the parents posed for and clicked pictures perched atop the tallest building in...
by Vandana Kumar | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Picture:www.tu.org blogpost California on Wednesday suspended the statewide 25 percent reduction in urban water use imposed last April. Local communities can now set their own conservation standards. After a relatively wet winter and a year of enormous savings...
by Vandana Kumar | May 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
These days the language used to communicate via cell phone and text is so far from the correct English we were taught. Mona Chalabi argues that those who correct others’ language are clinging to conventions that are unimportant. Grammar snobs are patronising,...
by Vandana Kumar | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Samika and her mother Sharmila Kumar Turquoise wrinkles in the water Form circles atop the rising tides. I learned to swim from my mama, Green ripples remind me of her eyes. A mother duck floats in the current, It’s time her ducklings take a dive. I learned to...
