This is an American tragedy. A new study by the Pew Center has found that 7.32 million American adults were in prison, on parole or on probation in 2007, a tripling over the last 25 years. Folks, that makes it 1 in every 31 American adults in prison, on parole or on probation. For Blacks, […]
Wonderful News. At last an American President who understands the tragedy of unaffordable healthcare Folks, high healthcare costs is resulting in a bankruptcy every 30 seconds in America. A few minutes back in his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama said: [T]he cost of our health care has weighed down […]
In all the euphoria about the success of Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire (a fairytale rags-to-riches love story of a Mumbai slumdweller Jamal), we tend to forget the real ‘slumdogs’ of India. In the latest issue of the New Yorker (February 23, 2009, p.22-29), Katherine Boo has a must-read piece about 13-year-old Sunil, a real ‘slumdog’ […]
The latest instalment of Incredible India with those only in India stories begins with a tragic, depressing tale and ends with an inspiring account. * Submit to Molestation or Die. After failing in his attempts to molest a 14-year-old girl, a thug in Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh state) set the girl on fire causing her death. Here’s an […]
Delhi 6 Review – A Meaningless Kaleidoscope Folks, Delhi 6 has opened to bad reviews. Is anyone out there surprised that an Abhishek Bachchan movie has opened to poor reviews? We’re sure you all remember the Drona disaster. Delhi 6 has yet to release in the U.S. but here’s a sample of reviews from Indian newspapers: Live […]
The latest instalment of Incredible India focuses on the atrocities by the Indian police and starts with an Only-in-India story of the rape of a rape victim by the police (no typo there, we mean rape of a rape victim). * Anyone who is the least bit familiar with India knows that many members of the […]