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EDITORIAL

SPIRITUAL CORNER:

The Way of the Wise  By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

PERSPECTIVES
BY VEENA RAO
Suzanne Sitherwood’s Flat World
Suzanne Sitherwood, the energetic president of Atlanta Gas Light and two other utilities of the Atlanta based AGL Resources, has India on her mind these days. Back from two trips to India, where the AGL group, a diversified energy company, recently outsourced its customer care service, Sitherwood is animated about the new addition to the AGL employee base. 
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PERSPECTIVES
BY VEENA RAO
Emory, India & Public Health
Emory University, which is known for its academic excellence, highly ranked professional schools, and state-of-the-art research facilities; has a growing new interest- India. Even as the country of a billion people struggles to meet its severe challenges in healthcare, sanitation and disease control, it has found a new advocate in Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and its various departments.
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ASK SWAPNA
BY SWAPNA PATEL
Introducing our very own "Dear Abby"
My goal with “Ask Swapna” is to create an open forum where parents and youngsters can write to me about any conflicts or struggles they are facing regarding the culture clash and the generation gap. 
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REFLECTIONS
BY KAVITA CHHIBBER
Indians Are The Biggest Racists, Bigots And Snobs
We talk about how the world looks at America and Americans these days, but I wonder how the world would look at this model minority, if they got a little closer, says KAVITA CHHIBBER.
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KULCHUR SHULCHUR
BY MALA CHAKRAVORTY
An Ode to Bollywood: Om Shanti Om
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CROSSING OVER
“Even Brad Pitt Wants to Play Gay Now”
Filmmaker Manan Singh Katohara talks about his forthcoming movie ‘When Kiran Met Karen’ 
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HOLLYWOOD REVIEW
BY KAL PAREKH
Superman Returns
Brandon Routh has just enough of Christopher Reeve's personality for us to accept him as the Superman of the new millennium...
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PERSPECTIVE 
AIDS: Why the pandemic outpaces us
In early June, AIDS turned 25. As the disease strides ahead with greater determination from obscurity to a global emergency, the question before each nation should be: why is the pandemic outpacing us, or are countries acting too slowly to address the menace that has killed 25 million people and affected another 40 million worldwide?
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PERSPECTIVE
BY PREM RAWAT
A Joy Unparalleled
Prem Rawat says that inner peace and fulfillment can be everyone’s reality. 
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CAREER ADVICE   
BY VINITA THAPER
Working Moms and Careers- Is “Supermom a Myth”?
Working part-time can be a great option for many women because it allows woman to still be connected to their careers and still have family time...
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PERSPECTIVE
BY MAHADEV DESAI
Naushad Ali- Tribute to A Music Legend
Always a perfectionist, despite his poor health, in a recent interview he had said, “My best tune is yet to come. Let me get better and then I will show you what I can produce.”
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THE KING OF SMALL THINGS
BY DR ARUNACHALAM KUMAR
The return of Ben 
To this day - generations of baby rabbits, frogs, mice and guinea pigs have heard about the adventure their great grand-papas and mammas went through in 1978...
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PERSPECTIVE
BY H. V. SHIVADAS
Our Beloved Matriarch is Gone, But Never Will She be Forgotten!
A tribute in remembrance of Coretta Scott King
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PERSPECTIVE
BY GV KRISHNAN
When in San Ramon, Do as the Indians Do
When in Rome, as they say, doing it as the Romans do may be the done thing. But San Ramon isn’t Rome. This is a discovery I made this past couple of weeks visiting our biradhri in the US.
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PERSPECTIVE
BY NARENDER REDDY
Why are Indian-Americans Lagging Behind in Philanthropy?
What is the meaning of success or material wealth when we fail to pay back our debt to the communities that helped us flourish?
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PERSPECTIVE   
BY A PAKISTANI
“Here You Can Only Hear the Silent Screams of the Dead”
How is the world to be moved if there is no one to report that the paradise that was Kashmir has turned into a nightmare from which it may never awaken. A PAKISTANI’S anguish over lack of international concern for the plight of the killer quake’s victims...
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INTERVIEW
BY KAVITA CHHIBBER
Amjad Ali Khan: After 9/11 and the Gujarat Riots I feel ashamed to belong to the Human race
KAVITA CHHIBBER in conversation with the sarod maestro.
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PERSPECTIVE   
BY DR PREM KUMAR
Living in a Gray Zone
Dr. Prem Kumar travels across the country, finding disabled children living in isolation and despair, carrying nature's cruel dispensation. But he is heartened as well by inspiring work that so many organizations carry out, and hopes that a brighter future awaits the children, thanks to their efforts...
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CHAI LOUNGE
BY VEENA RAO
The Indian Shine
An NRI's observations of an India on the move.
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PARENTING   
Going Back to School
Tips for parents and children to gear up for the school season.
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PERSPECTIVE   
BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Enlightened Parenting: Raising Kids in the Noise of Non-Violence
If we just take a look at the children, the way they were in schools a few decades back, and then take a look at the children today, we see some marked differences. These may provide some insight into the violence among children today...
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VIEWPOINT
How Special is Mother's Day?
Three mothers share their thoughts on what Mother's Day means to them.
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PARENTING
Parenting Tips for Today's Mom & Dad
Raising kids is a joyful, but also a sometimes trying, delicate and stressful job. A few tips to make parenting more fulfilling and rewarding.
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IN REMEMBRANCE
BY VEENA RAO 
She Lives on as a Gift to Others
Even after her ashes were scattered in the Cahaba River, 24-year old Anoopa Sharma lives on, in the smile of those who were blessed with the gift of life.
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IN REMEMBRANCE
BY JINESH DESAI 
Saint Poet Makarand Dave: Divinity Through Literature
"Shri Makarand Dave’s ever shining glory as a renowned poet, writer, thinker and philosopher has crossed the borders of the Gujarati world and has enlightened the spirit of the world around..."
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PERSPECTIVE
BY DR K. M. VENKAT NARAYAN
The Death of Languages: Is it Inevitable?
Dominant languages will thrive, but that need not mean the elimination of minority languages and cultures. Preserving our linguistic and cultural diversity is essential, in order to pass on to posterity the vast cultural riches of our shared humanity.
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POLITICALLY CORRECTED
BY DHRUTI CONTRACTOR
What’s Next? 
Congratulations! You voted! Now what’s next? Now is the time to get involved and to inform your representatives of your priorities, says DHRUTI.
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INDIA VIEW
Farmers’ Suicides In Andhra Pradesh – The Cause And Cure
BY GVVSDS PRASAD

The farming community in India is going through an unprecedented crisis. The food givers to the nation find it difficult to survive and choose death as an answer to their problems. While the phenomenon of farmers’ suicides has become a national problem, its acuteness is felt more in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The wrath of the farming community resulted in the defeat of the Telugu Desam government which ignored the issues of the farming sector...
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Can Ahimsa Be Relevant Today?
BY ARUN GANDHI
Many years ago Gandhiji told a correspondent that Ahimsa is not nonviolence, it is love, respect, understanding and appreciation. So, today when we ask the question is Ahimsa relevant we are in fact asking is love, respect, understanding and appreciation relevant...
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Gandhian Ideals Of Non-Violent Resistance
BY PROF. U MUNUSWAMY
In this article that was written as part of the Madras University PG-Course in Distance Education curriculum, Prof U Munuswamy examines the Gandhian approach to non-violent resistance. 
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VIEWPOINT
"Girls Must Understand That Freedom Does Not Mean Becoming Like Boys..." Reader Indu Dey's Viewpoint on Reena Patel's article “The Dark Truths About The Desi Party Scene”.

"Telling Girls It Is Their Fault Is The Exact Reason They Don’t Ever Speak Up". Reena Patel responds.
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