For long, I thought these Gujjus were a law abiding people, content to work in Dunkin Donuts, motels and newsstands, make their weekly trips to the Swaminarayan Mandir and excitedly yell Jai Shri Ram upon seeing another Indian. Hell, shows how little I know. Lately, some Patels have been up to all sorts of mischief […]
For U.S. Readers Only Blockbuster is offering a great deal – FREE six-months one-DVD rental. Being a cheapo desi, I signed up and ordered The Dark Knight. Like most desis here, I do have Netflix Instant but canceled the DVD option since I was not renting many films. It’s nice to have the DVD option […]
Men in the U.S. who have sex with men are the most vulnerable group, most at risk, when it comes to getting HIV infections. According to AIDS statistics put out by the U.S. government, men who have sex with men accounted for 61% of all new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2009. Source: AIDS.gov […]
Snigdha Nandipati won the 2012 Spelling Bee Championship at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington DC this evening. The winning word was GUETAPENS. Snigdha Nandipati Age 14, 8th grade School: Francis Parker School Hometown: San Diego, California At the end, the battle was between the three Indian kids Snigdha Nandipati, Arvind Mahankali and Stuti Mishra. Then […]
In an effective declaration of war on on tens of thousands of poor Americans, the Obama administration today shut down 26 low-cost Chinatown buses alleging safety violations. The U.S. Department of Transportation boasted that it was “the largest single safety crackdown in the agency’s history.” Besides shutting down the 26 Chinatown buses, the Federal Motor […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion I counted 45 Indian kids from the 278 shortlisted contestants for the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee Competition. Of the 45 desis, 23 are girls and the rest boys. The youngest Indian kid is eight-year-old Ashrita Vadlapatla from North Carolina. Ashrita can trace her roots to the great […]