Exporting Entertainment

Exporting Entertainment

Exporting Entertainment…and importing it: the rising exchange of influences between India and the world in cinema, music, and pop culture. Is India a kind of invisible, powerful magic vapor, something in the air, which seeps into everything? Look around and you will find that around the world, desi vibes can be found in almost every aspect of global pop culture, as East and West merge in the world of entertainment. Why this fascination with Indian pop culture? And why now? The future of Hollywood and Bollywood should be very entertaining to watch – with many deals and collaborations on the way. So keep watching folks – the show has only just begun! Read more »

Music: Breaking Different Rules

Shahid Parvez and Ali Akbar Khan each broke the boundaries that seem to define everyone else, but each did it in a different way. Teed Rockwell describes the ups and downs of learning from these masters. Read more »

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My Take: Dissecting the Kolaveri Cult

There is a phenomenon sweeping India: “Kolaveri Di,” the song that went viral almost as soon as it was uploaded on YouTube. Humorist Lakshmi Palecanda considers its Inglis or Indian-English (finally arrived), its lyrics (banal), and its future. Read more »

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Interview:  Narayana Murthy’s Compassionate Capitalism

N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, has retired but stays busy on the boards of banks, foundations, and business schools. The “compassionate capitalist” was in Atlanta promoting a food-for-education nonprofit. Read more »

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Mission Impossible in Mumbai? Hope not.

The stench and filth in most parts of Mumbai is overwhelming, but seems blissfully immaterial to the locals, to whom glamour seems more interesting. Can we see that our lifestyle is inextricably linked to the underclass, that we can’t compartmentalize the city? Read more »

Letters from Readers

Autism: Going beyond the Stigma / The Ahmadiyya Muslims’ Response to Terrorism / Predictable Parochialism along Party Lines Read more »

HEALTH CARE REFORM -  THE NEXT 3 YEARS

Companies sponsoring group health plans should be aware of the changes coming to the health insurance industry as part of the “second stage” of health care reform. Read more »

The Importance of Outsiders

Unlike public companies, private-held companies often select insiders such as key employees, family members, friends and investors for their boards. However, "outside” directors can have many advantages. Read more »

Muscles in Mumbai

Did you know that weight lifting and bodybuilding have their origins in ancient India? Now there's a bodybuilding craze in India, with nutritional supplementation and competitions. Read more »

Immigration News Briefs

Incredibly good news in Jan 2012 Visa Bulletin: EB2 Cutoff Jumps to January 2009 for India and China / H.R. 3012 – Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: Republican Senator has a hold on the bill. Read more »

Evergreen Dev Anand is no more

Bollywood plunged into mourning as the original romantic hero and style icon, the evergreen Dev Anand passed away in his sleep due to a massive cardiac arrest on December 3 in a London hotel. Read more »

THE UGLY INDIAN  GETS A FACELIFT

A group called The Ugly Indian is cleaning up Bangalore. “It’s time we admitted that many of India’s problems are because many of us are Ugly Indians,” they say. “We tolerate an incredible amount of filth.” Read more »

Vedika Rajasekaran wins Alzheimer’s Foundation volunteer challenge

Vedika, 17, spent last summer volunteering. The competition she won promotes intergenerational communication and understanding, especially for Alzheimer's, which is becoming so prevalent. Read more »

SAYING GOODBYE IN 2011

As another year winds down, the holidays allow us to hit pause so that we can relax and reflect. And remember. Khabar offers a roundup of 14 Indians, including one Indian-American, who passed away in 2011. Read more »

Political Sit-ins and Satyagrahashram

Mahatma Gandhi wanted to uplift all, work against poverty, involve the masses, improve worker’s rights, end corrupt behavior, free people from oppressive rule, etc. How would Gandhi look at the political sit-ins of today? Read more »

Heaven or Hell—Just a Question of Perspective?

If you are aware, then even if you are placed in hell, you can make your life. Otherwise, even if you are in heaven, you will only make a mess of it. Make heaven out of right now. Read more »

 

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