• Fashion across Borders

    Fashion across Borders November 2012 - Style: Sarhad ke us paar. Fashion now joins cricket, music, and films in promoting cross-border ties between India and Pakistan.

  • Journeys: Jewel in the Ice

    Journeys: Jewel in the Ice November 2012 - A desire to see sublime beauty and an abiding faith compel devotees to undertake the sacred journey to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet. Mount Kailas is the abode of Lord Shiva, and Mansarovar the lake created from the mind of Lord Bramha.

  • Musings: What Does Diwali Mean to You?

    Musings: What Does Diwali Mean to You? November 2012 - With Indian sweets and savory snacks readily available, the quest wasn’t to make, but to have sweets from the mithaiwalas delivered to the homes of numerous family and friends in time.

  • Recipes: A Feast for Festivals

    Recipes: A Feast for Festivals November 2012 - Delicious foods for the holidays: Yam Kabab Pilaf (Fragrant Rice and Yams), Double Ka Meetha (Bread Pudding with Nuts and Raisins), and Mysore Pak (Flaky Chickpea Dessert).

  • Americana: Parade of Presidents

    Americana: Parade of Presidents November 2012 - We often remember our leaders through an imperfect balance of history and culture; we review FDR's "big government," "Ike" warning about the military-industrial complex, JFK's reach for the stars, Reagan's amnesty, and more.

  • Desi vs. Desi

    Desi vs. Desi October 2012 - Going Beyond Stereotypes: How do we find acceptance without feeling as though we sacrificed one world for the other? The idea of an unbridgeable gap between “us” and “them” is now ridiculous, writes the author.

  • Music: Taalika: Nothing Typical About These Tabla Exponents

    Music: Taalika: Nothing Typical About These Tabla Exponents October 2012 - Breaking Musical Boundaries: A conversation with two members of the trio Taalika, the world's first all-female tabla ensemble.

  • Journeys: A Passage to Pushkar

    Journeys: A Passage to Pushkar October 2012 - Capturing Pushkar on Camera: an American photographer's magical images take the reader to Rajasthan for India's largest cattle fair—it ends on Kartik Poornima, November 28 this year.

  • THE GREAT EDUCATION DEBATE

    THE GREAT EDUCATION DEBATE October 2012 - Comparing Indian and American education: Humorist and freelance writer Lakshmi Palecanda moved from Montana to Mysore. Her thoughtful and funny comments present her family's experiences with primary school.

  • Fiction: For Sale

    Fiction: For Sale October 2012 - Katha Contest 3rd place winner: “For Sale.” Selling a house--and what is the story behind the sale, the story of the people who once, at least tried, to make it a home?