Chai time
IT'S CHAI TIME
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
February 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: THE TALE OF THE THIRSTY LEOPARD
February 2016 -
What would you do if you came across a leopard with its head stuck in a metal pot? Would you run to help the poor animal, call wildlife officials to help, or do what these Rajasthani villagers did?
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ROOM-FRESHENING CAKES
February 2016 -
Few online purchases are as eyebrow-raising to Westerners as cow dung cakes (or patties). They sell well online in India: there are many "good" reasons and some "funny" ones!
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SIX-PACK BAND
February 2016 -
Sonu Nigam has lent his voice to 6-Pack Band, India’s first transgendered band. Their “Hum Hain Happy” introduces them as “a community almost in exile” who somehow find a way to be happy in India.
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Good Sports: HE’S DARSH, NOT MUHAMMAD
January 2016 -
Darsh Preet Singh's basketball jersey was displayed by the Smithsonian Institute. When this first Sikh in the NCAA was the butt of a "terrorist" joke on Twitter, his friend's rebuttal went viral.
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Good Sports: FOSTER FATHER TO BRIDES
January 2016 -
Mahesh Savani, an Indian diamond trader, spent more than Rs. 50 million on a mass wedding in Gujarat last month for 151 couples. Each of the brides did not have a father to pay for her wedding.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
January 2016 -
Quotes from a Muslim M.D. detained for "looking suspicious," a Sikh on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Donald Trump and others, NPR's Arun Rath, a Indian woman vs. dowry, Vikram Seth, Dev Patel.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
January 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: CHENNAI RESIDENTS BOUNCE BACK FROM FLOODS
January 2016 -
The floodwaters in Chennai have finally subsided, thankfully. I couldn’t imagine how people dealt with the water, so I decided to call two of my cousins and ask them. (Humor)
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RAMAYANA-BASED VIDEO GAME RELEASED
January 2016 -
Want your kids to learn about the Ramayana? Download the video game Gamaya Legends, based on the epic poem ith Rama, Mahiravana, Hanuman, Sugriva, Sita, Jatayu, Lakshmana, Indrajit, Anjana, and Ravana.
