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Musharraf’s Star Turn

Has the Pakistani dictator hoodwinked India and America? Yes, the "peace process" is bunkum By RAJEEV SRINIVASAN I was impressed by the bravura performance: Gen. Musharraf deserves...

Alpine Flavors: Recipes

In first grade I read my first book ever—Heidi by Johanna Spyri. It was a story of an orphan who lives with her grandfather...

Spiritual Talk: “Good” and “Bad” Divide the World

People always believe that they are good and somebody else is bad. That's the only way they can carry on their missions in the...

The Word-wallah

Here is a little quiz. Which of the following words came to English from Indian languages? a. candy b. pundit c. shampoo d. cot If you answered "pundit" you...

Living a Desi Life

By Vandana Murty "So, how do you pronounce your name?" people always ask. "It's like bandana with a ‘V,'" I reply. My name is...

The Spirit of Diwali

My mother, a highly religious woman, celebrated all the festivals with pomp and gaiety—but to her, as to everyone else, Diwali was very special....

Letter from India: Office, BlackBerry or Me?

At the culmination of every monsoon shower, numerous puddles moat our apartment building, perfect to set paper boats sailing. My husband, however, can't remember...

Books:The Last Mughal

THE LAST MUGHAL: THE FALL OF A DYNASTY by William Dalrymple. Alfred Knopf, March 2007. Hardcover, 560 pages. $19.80. William Dalrymple's latest book, The Last Mughal, awarded the...

Quota Of Quotes

"I don't think we're going to use it anymore. It's too dangerous." – Astronaut Sunita Williams, who tried to squeeze wasabi from a tube...

Letter from India: Airport Surprise!

Why weren't people pushing and shoving to get past us? Used to be when passengers disembarked at any international airport in India there was...
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