Desi World
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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A BRAIN MAN’S GUIDE TO WHAT MAKES US HUMAN
March 2011 -
Using just ordinary mirrors, Ramachandran was able to fool the brain and bring relief to his patients.
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A TOP-RATED HIMALAYAN SKI DESTINATION
March 2011 -
Given its proximity to Srinagar in the troubled state of Kashmir, Gulmarg didn’t see a lot of tourists until recently.
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A LIFELINE IN THE HINTERLANDS
March 2011 -
Also called the Jeevan Rekha Express, this Hospital-on-the-Rails completes two decades of service in rural India this year.
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INDIA’S HAKKA CHINESE LEGACY
March 2011 -
In a shameful chapter during the Indo-China war of the early ’60s, the Hakka Chinese in India came under suspicion and suffered persecution.
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D.C.’s MARCH MELA AN INDIAN CELEBRATION
March 2011 -
Connoisseurs of classical dance can attend one or all of these programs: Samanvaya, Sarpagati, Sakthi Sakthimaan and Swayambhu.
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2011: YEAR OF INDIA IN CANADA
March 2011 -
There are Indians who find the Bollywood label demeaning. Well, here is a tag that’s bound to incense them even more: Boscars.
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TWO REIMAGININGS OF THE MAHABHARATA
March 2011 -
Toying with India’s epics is not for the timid. Enter Sandeep Sood, a comic book artist who is hardly cowardly.
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Two 2011 Diaspora Awards for Indian Americans
February 2011 - At the Diaspora Conclave (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) in Delhi last month, a baroness and a governor general were among the 15 recipients of the 2011 awards.
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Dancing Her Way into the Record Books
February 2011 -
Kalamandalam Hemalatha, an exponent of Mohiniyattam, danced continuously for 123 hours and 15 minutes last year in Thrissur, Kerala, to earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Made in India at Macon Film Festival
February 2011 -
Renting a womb in India is not hard. The proper name for it is Reproductive Tourism.
