THE EDITORIALS
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A Chorus of Complaints Against the Consulate
February 2011 - For many of these applicants, the consulate may as well be a fortress surrounded by a moat in the form of a communication void that no amount of e-mails or phone calls can penetrate.
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A worthy treatise on the essence of India
December 2010 - When the diversity within a people is seemingly endless, how can anything about them be generalized? Still daunting, how can one peg the very crux of such a culture and a nation?
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Intelligent Parenting in complex times
November 2010 - When we were growing up, most of the important things in life were conveyed to us in a singular, simple fashion. Now, almost nothing comes with such a black-and-white clarity. Is it any wonder that the perennial “toughest job” has become tougher still?
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Should Hindus worry about the “theft” of yoga?
October 2010 - When the word yoga itself means “union,” where is the question of one or another to steal from?
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The (Real) Incredible India
August 2010 -
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Bowling Alone but Still Together
July 2010 - Not long ago, a visitor from India had a question about this magazine. Why, he wondered, did we write about our Indian-American rather than our American experience. To put it another way, the gap between ‘Indian’ and ‘American’ (whether one uses the hyphen or not) puzzled him. Why be on the margins, he seemed to be implying, instead of being in the mainstream.
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Living There, Living Here
June 2010 -
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On Marriage and Matchmaking
October 2009 - “Do I want to marry?” “Am I ready to bite the bullet?” “How do I know—really know—if I have found my soul mate?”
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The Rationale Behind Political Support
September 2009 - Should we blindly support “Indian-American” candidates—even if their politics can be damaging to us as a demographic group?
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The Lure of Places
August 2009 - Strictly from an objective stance, there is no risk that Mumbai would, anytime soon, make it to any list of the Top 10 Most Livable Cities.