We think Bobby Jindal is a disgrace and brings much shame to the Indian-American community. And shame to Louisiana as well, the unfortunate U.S. state of which Bobby will soon be its next Governor. Of course, many Desis in the U.S. will disagree. They are pleased as punch that Bobby will become the first Indian-American […]
The Canadian government is asking Canadians not to use the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium manufactured by an Indian company Calcutta Chemical Co Ltd. Canadian health officials say tests on the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium have revealed unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol as well as high levels of harmful bacteria in the product. Diethylene […]
1. Blacks account for 13% of the U.S. population but about 50% of the two million prisoners. Writing in Sunday’s New York Times, Harvard professor Orlando Patterson attributes this “virtual gulag of racial incarceration” to unfair law enforcement, draconian mandatory sentencing, retreat from rehabilitation, far higher crimes committed by blacks and the catastrophic state of […]
Kerala is that odd state in India with a high rate of literacy and life expectancy, higher quality of life compared to other Indian states and possibly the highest rate of migration of its people in search of better prospects. The Kerala model of high investment by the state in education and healthcare for its population […]
The top 20 private equity and hedge fund managers in the U.S. – all White men – made on average $675.5 million (Rs 2,700 crore) in 2006, or 22,255 times the pay of an average U.S. worker, according to a Forbes study cited in a new report called Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost […]
Anupama Chopra’s book on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may have garnered all the media attention because of her connections but Stephen Alter has written the superior book in Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief: Inside the World of Indian Moviemaking. Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief captures the spirit and essence of Bollywood better […]