THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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Kirtan East and West: Chanting the names of God in India and America
December 2011 - In American yoga centers, people gather not just for hatha yoga, but also for kirtan: musical chanting of the Hindu names of God. Concerts attract hundreds, even thousands. Why?
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Scooter Wali
December 2011 - Miranda Kennedy’s book considers Indian marriage: viewed through the experiences of six women and her own stint as an India-based reporter for NPR, how are globalization and modernization changing it?
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The Artist of Excellence
November 2011 - ANITA DESAI is one of the most lauded Indian authors today. She talks about her award-winning fiction, how she feels about India and Mexico, inspiration, a film adaptation of her work, hill stations, daughter Kiran Desai, and what it takes to become a writer.
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Tribute: Remembering Ghazal King Jagjit Singh
November 2011 - Jagjit Singh’s silken, sonorous voice sank into silence when he passed away on October 11. His music was popular not just in India but also with international audiences in countries like Pakistan, Australia, and the U.S.A.
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Music: A Magical Mix of Indian Traditional, Canadian Blues, and American Roots
November 2011 - Khabar interviews fusion band Slide To Freedom. Their debut album 20,000 Miles features a rare tabla player who is also ghazal singer; a celebrated satvik veena player; and an innovative steel guitarist.
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Culture Culminations: Assimilating Holidays
November 2011 - Halloween, according to Anshu, is similar to Shraad, when many Indians remember ancestors; both fall around the same time of the year. “It is the same values, the same concept but the ways of celebrating are different."
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Parenting: These Questions Will Get Your Kids Talking
November 2011 - When you ask your kids how their day went, do you get one-word answers? Here are techniques and sample questions to get a meaningful dialogue, to learn about school life, personality, and preferences. Then, you can better guide them about life.
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Commentary: Flying with Dark Skin
October 2011 - Officers with machine guns rushed into the plane, ran down the aisle and yelled for ...us to get up. We were handcuffed, pushed off the plane, ... thrown into the back of police cars. No one told us what we did to warrant such treatment. ... [I]t was because of the color of our skin.
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People, Brick, Click
October 2011 - In my old Chennai, street vendors and the people they served had a unique symbiotic relationship. Now brick-and-mortar stores there and in the U.S. are tumbling down. Internet shopping may include new mom-and-pop stores, but where is the personal connection?
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Among the last Jews of Kolkata
October 2011 - Kolkata’s once vibrant Jewish community has dwindled from 5000 to less than 40 since the creation of Israel. But, as a visiting New Yorker found, the mostly elderly Jewish residents have managed to keep their heritage alive.