THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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Police Officer Dipa Patel
January 2013 - Georgia’s first Indian policewoman, Cobb County's Dipa Patel is an inspiring trailblazer who, no less traditional or devout, knew that her passion was criminal justice and her job would be a police officer.
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Tribute: Pandit Ravi Shankar
January 2013 - R.I.P. Ravi Shankar: A grand maestro of the sitar passed away on December 11, 2012, at the ripe old age of 92, after leaving his mark on both Indian classical as well as American pop music.
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What Does Obama’s Second Term Hold for Immigration Reform?
January 2013 - To the surprise of many within the community, Indians alone made up the sixth largest undocumented population and the seventh largest population admitted into immigrant detention centers in 2011.
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Travel: Vignettes from China
January 2013 - An Indian-American in China tells of a palpable buzz in the air...of good times, jobs, and optimism. Shopping malls and luxury brands signal changing times in India--even more in China.
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The Legacy of the America of Norman Rockwell
January 2013 - Traditional American values: When my generation came of age, blacks were in poverty, gays in closets, Hispanics in orchards, native-Indians on reservations, women in the kitchen. Change can happen.
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Spotlight: How Beheruz Sethna Won the West
December 2012 - The highly inspiring Beheruz Sethna: This ace educator transformed a sleepy, small-town college into a university par excellence—and made it cool to “Go West” again.
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Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Barriers
December 2012 - Tulsi Gabbard: the first ever HINDU AMERICAN IN CONGRESS. When she takes her oath over the Bhagavad Gita, this Hawaii resident will herald a new era in the U.S. Capitol.
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Music: The Singing Violin of Kala Ramnath
December 2012 - Violin virtuoso Kala Ramnath talks about the subtleties of the instrument in Hindustani and Carnatic music, as well as her forays into genres such as jazz, bluegrass, Afro jazz, and other world music.
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Musings: Intersections
December 2012 - Insights from Intersections—Austin, New Delhi: I don’t fully understand their situation. Thoughts run through my head: gratitude for my lot, questioning if their story is true, and what I should be doing to help.
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Americana: From Jerusalem to Jodhpur, from Christ to Claus
December 2012 - Christ may have traveled to India and Tibet, and one of the twelve apostles, Thomas, might have gone to south India later. The author found Christ’s message of love and acceptance in Jodhpur, served by a Hindu.