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THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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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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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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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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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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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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Om Shanti-less Om
October 2011 -
I’m in India, but there is a bit of bitter in my contentment. My grandparents are old. When one of them dies, the other will be utterly alone.
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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.
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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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Atlanta’s Global Leader in Virology and Immunology
October 2011 -
Dr. Rafi Ahmed launched the Emory Vaccine Center, turned it into a research giant that has received over 250 million dollars in research funding during the past 15 years, and has now partnered with a research center in Delhi.
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The Indian Uncle Sam
October 2011 -
Not long ago, he had a nice job with no worries and was looking forward to the day when he’d make a down payment on a spacious townhouse in a lively, attractive neighborhood. And now, unbelievably, he was close to being homeless.
