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IT'S CHAI TIME
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Good Sports: FOURTH NATIONAL TITLE FOR JHA
September 2019 - Kanak Jha of Milpitas, California, defeated Nikhil Kumar in the men’s singles final at the recent USA Table Tennis Championships and became the first male player to win four consecutive titles.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
September 2019 - Quotes from a wordsmith, restaurateur about being called a terrorist, response to redesigned citizenship test, Padma Lakshmi on threats and Trump's tweet, Modi on tigers, Kamala Harris quip.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
September 2019 - How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: DRIVING OFF WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S CAR
September 2019 - It happens at least once a month: I almost steal some white car. What stops me is that my key doesn’t work. I don’t know about you, but I’d be willing to drive a pink car if it keeps me out of prison.
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DINNER WITH A GOLDFISH GETS BAD REVIEWS
September 2019 - Prakash Mallya tweeted a photo of his dinner companion. Because he had visited the hotel’s restaurant alone, the staff placed a goldfish bowl on his table to keep him company. Oh, the reactions!
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INDIA’S GOT TALENT—AT THE RAILWAY STATION
September 2019 - Ranu Mondal, a poor woman on a railway platform, surprised the world with her melodious singing. Lata Mangeshkar inspired her: "I could relate to her singing, and the melody always touched my heart.”
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Good Sports: CRICKETER SELECTED IN BASEBALL DRAFT
August 2019 - A former member of the U.S. under-19 cricket team, Karan Patel, the son of Kuldeep Patel, a former member of the U.S. national cricket team, will play baseball for the Chicago White Sox.
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Good Sports: FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD PHENOM
August 2019 - The U.S. national women’s cricket team won a three-match series against Canada, thanks partly to a 14-year-old bowler of Indian descent. Lisa Ramjit's parents played in their native Guyana.
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Good Sports: HISTORIC GOLD FOR DUTEE CHAND
August 2019 - Sprinter Dutee Chand, India’s first openly gay professional athlete, won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the World University Games, for India's second gold in a global sprint event.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
August 2019 - Quotes from a Sikh about his hair, a hotelier helping victims of earthquake, a Sikh asking Kamal Harris to do more, a valedictorian lauding immigrants, and cricket star Virat Kohli.