Ideas Without Boundaries.
“No you cannot go to the prom, unless your brother goes with you. “You must become an engineer, doctor or a lawyer. What!! Rap singer? Over my dead body!” “Dating? Boys are bad news especially American boys. What will people say?” “You want to date Read More …
Come my friends, ’tis not too late to seek a newer world.” — Tennyson They come from all walks of life to live the American dream: struggling scholars, brilliant academicians, young brides and mothers… They come, clinging to the security of their cultural roots—blossoming only Read More …
There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” – Graham Greene They were born with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouths, the sons and daughters of celebrity parents who have been in the limelight for years. Read More …
The opulent chandeliers slowly dim to cast a shimmering glow; the resonant chanting of “Om” reverberate all around; a mellifluous voice breaks into the Saraswati Vandana. A stylish Kathak recital follows before an audience that sits in the baithaki style of the maharajas. These rich Read More …
The memories of a Black Tuesday, when terrorism violated the sanctity of America even as a stunned world watched helplessly, still linger on. As New York valiantly struggles to pick the pieces of a shattered city, and American patriotism is at its peak, the dark Read More …
I wrote these lines almost a year ago, as images of horror and grief at the tragic events of September 11, 2001 swirled all around us. Many others must have done likewise. Today, as the first anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center Read More …
At the 54th anniversary of India’s Independence, Kavita Chhibber set out to talk to veterans and observers of the independence struggle and come up with a collage of impressions of the era. The story of India’s independence struggle enjoys a special mention in the annals Read More …
South Asian gays emerge to challenge the staid conventions of the community. Have you ever experienced the claustrophobic feeling of being in a deep dark abyss, imprisoned by despair, rejection, violence, bigotry and above all ignorance? Not just from the mainstream, but even more so from within Read More …
We last took a look at the institutions and individuals that keep our culture alive in Atlanta. Another personal and highly defining factor of our immigrant lives here is our religious institutions. One only has to imagine the void we would have without them to Read More …
“They were messengers of peace yet died violent deaths, assassinated because of their ideology, philosophy and personal conviction and actions toward nonviolence. Their untimely deaths immortalized them, raising these gentle giants to an even higher plateau than perhaps anyone envisioned. The voices – one tiny, Read More …