IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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June 2014 -
An Emory University study suggests that reading fiction can enhance the neural connectivity in your brain. So here are a wide variety of new novels--from tsunamis to Wall Street.
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May 2014 -
Indian citizens aren’t shy about expressing their disappointment and anger over how their nation is doing. A recent PEW survey can act as a gauge of the Indian voter’s ugly mood.
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May 2014 -
Oprah Winfrey got hooked on chai in India. With Atlanta-based Teavana and Starbucks, her own version of chai (Teavana Oprah Chai Tea) is donating towards education for girls.
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May 2014 -
To address youth unemployment, Shaila Ittycheria and Kane Sarhan founded the nonprofit Enstitute. Its full-time, paid apprenticeships reduce the cost of education.
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May 2014 -
Vijay Seshadri, the first Asian to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, is not a typical Indian-American. Seshadri is the fifth Indian-American recipient of the Pulitzer
Prize.
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May 2014 -
Working for the environment, Rajendra Singh of South Carolina promotes solar power usage, and Priyanka Bakaya of Utah converts discarded plastic into oil and diesel.
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May 2014 -
"Murmuring from the corners of our lives, sharing tales that are sometimes riveting, sometimes simply tedious," writes Anand Pandian, our grandparents and elders have much to tell us.
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April 2014 -
A groundbreaking exhibit titled “Beyond Bollywood” at the Smithsonian did get some decent reviews, but some Indian-Americans who saw it weren’t thrilled with coverage or title.
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April 2014 -
To boost in-bound tourism, India is expanding its visa-on-arrival program to all nations except eight. Remember that an electronic visa is required before departing for India.
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April 2014 -
Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman of Kansas City, Missouri, lasted 96 rounds in an unprecedented spelling bee marathon--a test of endurance. Kush will go to the nationals in D.C.
