IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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How Yoga Conquered America
July 2010 - Syman’s debut book, The Subtle Body (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), released in June, takes a comprehensive look at how yoga came to America.
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Other 'Indian' Heads of State
July 2010 - In May, a Caribbean newspaper had this arresting headline: TT’s FIRST WOMAN HEAD OF GOVERNMENT PRIME MINISTER KAMLA.
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A Brief Look at the Bees
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All Those Records on Mt. Everest
July 2010 - Just hours before 13-year-old Jordan Romero, a U.S. citizen, became the youngest person ever to reach the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, 16-year-old Arjun Vajpai became the youngest Indian to achieve tha
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Raman Scanners to Aid Drug Busts
June 2010 - Inspector Raman costs $1500, but the good news for police squads is that this inspector requires just one payment, not multiple paychecks.
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India Calls, Shanghai to Chengdu
June 2010 - At the 2010 Shanghai Expo, now in progress, there’s an Indian pavilion that highlights diverse aspects of Indian culture through a ‘Cities of Harmony’ theme.
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A Gold-plated Controversy
June 2010 - Over 440 pounds of gold would be needed to gold-plate the walls of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum, which occupies 10,000 square feet.
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Harvard's Indian Connection
June 2010 - Two scholars who grew up in India have made history at Harvard, one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
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A Taste of the Raj
June 2010 - Speaking of Britain, the Raj has returned—or rather, the East India Company is back.
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Bollygarchs Hail Britannia
June 2010 - Just like Russian oligarchs, there are superrich Indians—how about Bollygarchs?—who own properties in Britain, where they enjoy living royally as 21st-century aristocrats.