IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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October 2012 -
Five books: fiction, travel to sacred sites, children's stories, and the place of manufacturing in the U.S. economy (by Anita Nair, Diana Eck, Marcia Williams, Kosa Ely, and Ro Khanna).
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September 2012 -
The gurdwara in Stockton, Calif., is America’s first permanent Indian religious building. During the struggle for India’s independence, it attracted notable visitors like Sarojini Naidu.
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September 2012 -
Ah, proof: Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute in Oregon found that curcumin, a compound extracted from turmeric, could boost one’s immune system; it's especially good for gastrointestinal infections.
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September 2012 -
Ashoke Sen has won $3 million for his work in physics. Activist Kulandei Francis has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award; his program helps with education, health, and farming.
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September 2012 -
Ang Lee’s film, Life of Pi, (with an Indian boy as lead) opens the New York Film Festival in September. On TV, The Mindy Project will feature The Office's Mindy Kaling.
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September 2012 -
Uncle Swami: South Asians in America Today has essays on hate crimes, terrorism, profiling, class divisions, patriotism, and activism. Also a novel of Afghanistan, two children's books, and a cookbook.
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August 2012 -
Have a hankering for Railway mutton curry, Aloo chop, Bengal Lancers shrimp curry, or even Hurry-Burry chicken curry? In pockets of India, Anglo-Indian cuisine retains a hold long after the passing of the British Raj.
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August 2012 -
When U.K.-based Harli Jordean, dubbed the Marble King because of his obsession with marbles, became a CEO this year, he was just shy of his 9th birthday.
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August 2012 -
Following the Pew survey of Asian Americans (the “Rise of Asian Americans” study), another Pew survey (“Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths”) considers religion. Will it also generate debate?
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August 2012 -
Only Mexican-Americans form a greater share of immigrant business owners than Indian-Americans, as per a new report put out by the Fiscal Policy Institute.
