IT'S CHAI TIME
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AIR INDIA’S MAHARAJAH: FROM REGAL TO HIPSTER
March 2015 - Air India's new “hipster” mascot is one of several avatars of their 1946 Maharajah that will be used “to suit occasion and activity.” Modi requested a makeover, but it looks like a NY cab driver!
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Good Sports: FOURTH IN THE WORLD
February 2015 - Saina Nehwal, a top badminton player, was joined recently by Srikanth Kidambi, an Andhra Pradesh native who’s only 21. Both began 2015 ranked No. 4 in women’s and men’s singles respectively.
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Good Sports: TRIBUTE TO TENDULKAR
February 2015 - In 2011 cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar deemed himself an actor to claim tax deductions related to his appearances in commercials. This year, he’ll play himself in a full-length film.
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Good Sports: DIRECTOR DUTT TAKES OVER
February 2015 - A German soccer club hired Robin Dutt as Director of Sport. Dutt (German mother, father from Kolkata) has coached in the Bundesliga, which boasts the highest average stadium attendance worldwide.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
February 2015 - Quotes from Salman Rushdie, New England Brewing Co., State Rep. Prasad Srinivasan, Tim Uppal - Canada’s Minister of State for Multiculturalism, Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
February 2015 - How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE, PREFERABLY ON THE GROUND
February 2015 - All the wonderful things about traveling by train, compared to going by plane or boat--also the funny things about modern travel with the benefits of technology for entertainment.
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TOILET SURVEY SHOWS HIGH USAGE RATE
February 2015 - According to a government press release, India’s Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation will be checking to make sure people in rural areas are using their new goverment toilets. Just picture it.
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COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS
February 2015 - Nina McConigley's award-winning collection of stories, Cowboys and Indians, shows what it's like growing up as an Indian-American in Wyoming--not the same as in an ethnically diverse city.
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Good Sports: INDIA CHAMPS AGAIN IN BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP
January 2015 - The sport uses a ball that players can hear. Visually impaired cricketers don’t just play for money, jobs, fame, or happiness: they play to gain confidence, to prove that a blind man can do anything.