We think Bobby Jindal is a disgrace and brings much shame to the Indian-American community. And shame to Louisiana as well, the unfortunate U.S. state of which Bobby will soon be its next Governor. Of course, many Desis in the U.S. will disagree. They are pleased as punch that Bobby will become the first Indian-American […]
Dasara Festival is synonymous with arrangement of dolls in South India, particularly in Mysore (Karnataka), Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. During our travels in California a few years back, we found the below arrangement of dolls at a Hindu temple in San Diego. Dasara Dolls at Shiva-Vishnu Temple, San Diego (2005) According to the folks […]
A suicide bomber killed 115 and wounded 250 others in a failed attempt to kill former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi today. Benazir Bhutto, who was unhurt in the attack, has just returned from a eight-year-long self-imposed exile to participate in the political process under encouragement from the Americans. Bhutto was traveling in […]
Archbishop Oswald Gracias (63) of the Archdiocese of Bombay has been appointed as Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday. A Mumbai native, Archbishop Oswald Gracias will officially become Cardinal on 24 November 2007 at a Pontifical Ceremony by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Archbishop Gracias is the fourth Cardinal of Bombay and tenth […]
Shekhar Kapur’s new movie Elizabeth – The Golden Age is a worthy sequel to his Elizabeth released nine years ago. Academy award winner Cate Blanchett is once again Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen in all her resplendent glory. Perhaps England’s greatest Queen, Elizabeth I ruled for 45 years in a time of much religious conflict in […]
Is the appeal of Yash Raj Films movies fading with the Indian diaspora in the United States? We think so judging by the quality of Yash Raj’s last few movies and their relatively weak box office response in the U.S. One of India’s largest movie makers and distributors, Yash Raj has seen some of its […]