IT'S CHAI TIME
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Good Sports: SERVING OFF THE COURT
March 2016 - Shikha Uberoi, once India’s top female singles player, is co-founder of the Indian wing of Indi.com, a video network of artists, retailers, nonprofits, and others, and their fans, for social change.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
March 2016 - Quotes about stereotypes, loosening up, caste discrimination, a composing record by setting music to 1330 Tirukkural verses in 16 hours, the price of being a top star, and parental approval.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
March 2016 - How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: MORE CLOTHES IN OUR HOUSE? NO THANKS
March 2016 - Clothes for our dog? As tempting as it is to put Legacy in a sweater, I’m trying my best not to contribute to the pet clothing industry. There are many reasons pet owners dress pets here's why I don't.
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SOLAR-POWERED SNOWMELT SYSTEM
March 2016 - Raj Parikh and his family didn't have to shovel snow after the recent blizzard. Their driveway and house in NJ are heated using solar collectors, geothermal pumps, and piped hot water.
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‘BEAUTIFUL’ SONGWRITER
March 2016 - Savan Kotecha of Austin, Texas, was nominated for a Grammy Award (Best Song Written for Visual Media) for co-writing Ellie Goulding’s hit “Love Me Like You Do” for the film Fifty Shades of Grey.
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Good Sports: BUDDING SOCCER STAR
February 2016 - Baichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri have starred on the Indian soccer team and played briefly for professional teams in the UK and US, respectively; 18-year-old Lallianzuala Chhangte is on their heels.
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Good Sports: TOP-RANKED BOWLER
February 2016 - Ravichandran Ashwin finished 2015 as the topranked Test bowler in the world, the first Indian to accomplish the feat since Bishen Bedi in 1973. The 29-year-old off-spinner is from Chennai.
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Good Sports: FEARLESS ART
February 2016 - Bengaluru artist Shilo Shiv Suleman uses art against gender violence. After the infamous Delhi rape case, she started The Fearless Collective of artists and others to depict women being fearless.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
February 2016 - Quotes from a superstar (Pryanka Chopra), a firearms instructor (scary?), fans wearing turbans (scary?), an American Idol contestant, Sikhs on a float (not scary), and a 9-year-old cook.