Desi World
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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BOOK MATTERS
October 2013 -
Nonfiction: Chaudhuri - Calcutta, Astill - The Great Tamasha. Novels: Lahiri - The Lowland, Lalwani - The Village, Suri - The City of Devi, Sundaresan - The Mountain of Light.
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Of Brandy and Brands
September 2013 -
The GI registry, established in India a decade ago, currently has a list of 193 protected brand names--and liquor dominates among the foreign brands seeking a foothold.
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What's India's Top University?
September 2013 -
Several lists rank universities around the world. You might be surprised at the results for India--but scholars debate the validity of such rankings in the Indian context.
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Amartya Sen Dubbed ‘World Thinker’
September 2013 -
Although Indian universities today lag in world rankings, an ancient university called Nalanda was rated very highly. Its revival has been spearheaded by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.
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BOOK MATTERS
September 2013 -
The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey [suspensful novel] / The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic by Uma Krishnaswami [grades 3-7] / The Enduring Ark by Gita Wolf [ages 6+]
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Poverty Rises among Indian-Americans
September 2013 -
Large pockets of poverty exist in the Indian-American community. Indians form 17 percent of the AAPI population, and 13 percent of all AAPIs living in poverty. Citizenship figures in.
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NOTES AND QUOTES
September 2013 -
safer childbirth / our history: The 1947 Partition Archive / M. Night Shyamalan: education reform / world’s highest concentration of engineering colleges / app: passport applications
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Indian Passage to the Caribbean
August 2013 -
Close to 150,000 Indian migrants settled in Trinidad and Tobago. Visitors can enjoy many attractions that celebrate the Indian diaspora’s Caribbean legacy.
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India ‘Stops’ Telegrams, Finally
August 2013 -
After 180 years in India, telegrams (except for international wires) have stopped. The mid-1980s saw over 60 million messages transmitted by 45,000 offices across India.
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Ashoka Fellow Saru Jayaraman
August 2013 -
Named as one of the “top 13 women of color to watch,” Saru Jayaraman, who appeared at Atlanta’s Carter Center earlier this year, fights for the rights of restaurant workers.
