IT'S CHAI TIME
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August 2012 -
It’s not unusual, of course, for 9-year-olds to say that they’d like to be president one day, but how many of them are already in college?
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August 2012 -
Indian-born Americans get six to eight hours of sleep, putting themselves at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, accidents, and psychological disorders
such as depression.
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July 2012 -
The undisputed World Chess Champion since 2007 is India's Vishwanathan Anand, 42. He has now won four World Chess Championships in a row and five in his career. That's huge!
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July 2012 -
Blind people in America are learning to play tennis, thanks partly to the efforts of Sejal Vallabh, a high school junior in Newton, Massachusetts. Sejal heard about blind tennis in Japan and founded Tennis Serves here.
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July 2012 -
The Love Commandos are just a “group of aging businessmen and journalists” in New Delhi who provide shelter and support to couples whose love relationships have drawn
the ire of family members or others.
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July 2012 -
Almost half of the motels in America are owned by Indian-Americans, about 70% of whom are Gujaratis. Pawan Dhingra, a sociology professor at Tufts University, explores their success in his new book.
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July 2012 -
The National Spelling Bee champ from 2002, Pratyush Buddiga, has chosen not to go on for a professional degree--he's playing on the international poker circuit!
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July 2012 -
A short quiz on current events in India and the U.S.
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July 2012 -
Quotes from politicians (on gay marriage), reporters (a blooper), writers (Guyana), Darun Ravi's judge, and Darun Ravi.
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June 2012 -
Three years after becoming the first Indians to put their names on professional baseball contracts, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel have left America. Singh is in Australia, and Patel is back in India.
