IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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April 2013 -
Cities around the world are named after places in India; most have no connection to India--but in Patna, Scotland, children learn Indian dance and hope to visit the birthplace of their town’s founder.
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April 2013 -
A Gallup World Affairs survey provides a glimpse of how Americans view others, including India and Indians. And a Pew Research Center survey last year shows how India views Americans.
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April 2013 -
The 2013 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) prize of $1 million went to educator and physicist Sugata Mitra, whose work reportedly inspired the author of Q&A, which became Slumdog Millionaire.
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April 2013 -
Around India in 80 Trains, M. Rajesh: reconnecting and enjoying train travel / Narcopolis, J. Thayil: novel of Bombay and opium addiction / The Abundance, A. Majmudar: a dying mother cooks.
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February 2013 -
A couple (he's in IT, she’s a physician) have two food-related websites, his for recipes and articles, hers for evaluating food nutritionally.
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February 2013 -
How did a Thanksgiving turkey help Rangaswamy Srinivasan develop pioneering lasik surgery, on his way to the National Medal of Technology and Innovation?
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February 2013 -
While Indian moviemakers routinely flock abroad, in 2011-12 only about 20 permits went to foreign producers to film in India. But after Life of Pi, Pondicherry and Munnar are tourist spots.
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February 2013 -
How do Indians feel about gender issues? It’s a hot topic, in light of recent events in India. A 2010 survey by the Pew Research Center shows how India is evolving.
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February 2013 -
The Illicit Happiness of Other People (Manu Joseph); American Dervish (Ayad Aktar); Grandma and the Great Gourd, Bengali tale retold (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni); Guinness World Records 2013.
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January 2013 -
Dramatic Iceland seen in several masala movies: the new Love, Outlaw; two films, Tamil and Telugu, in 2009; and a new Telugu film, Nayak, with scenes also in Slovenia, Norway, and Greece.
