IT'S CHAI TIME
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October 2014 -
Holi is celebrated in spring, usually in March, but don’t tell that to the organizers of the Holi Color Festival, which was set to be held on Sept. 27 in Holland, Ohio. It's music and nontoxic color.
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September 2014 -
India won 64 medals, including 15 gold, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland—short of the 101 medals India won in 2010, but still reflecting some great performances.
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September 2014 -
Sunny Mehta, after earning a degree in music and playing professionally, became a professional poker player. Now he is a stats guru for the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils.
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September 2014 -
India’s new Pro Kabaddi League debuted on July 26 and drew a staggering 22 million viewers. That’s 10 times the viewership in India of the 2014 FIFA World Cup’s opening match.
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September 2014 -
Quotes from a photographer, an entertainer, a tech CEO, Director of Law and Policy
at the Sikh Coalition, an Emory physician about Ebola, and an immigration attorney.
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September 2014 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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September 2014 -
If you’re visiting New Delhi, you may spot dozens of men monkeying around—and not just inside government buildings. You’ll see them in the streets, sounding like langur monkeys.
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September 2014 -
A U.S. Representative assumed Nisha Biswal and Arun Kumar were from India. The two Indian-Americans have senior positions in the U.S. State Dept. and Commerce Dept. respectively.
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September 2014 -
Shiva with bulging biceps, Vishnu with six-pack abs—Hindu gods are looking buff, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “The Gods Seem to Have Been Working Out.”
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August 2014 -
The NBA’s Sacramento Kings have an Indian-American owner, Vivek Ranadive, and now a seven-foot-five player, Indo-Canadian Sim Bhullar, the first person of Indian origin on an NBA team.
