Khushwant Singh: A born raconteur, a vintage sardar
By Vikas Datta Fittingly, I was in a bookshop when I heard about the death of Khushwant Singh. It was undoubtedly unexpected, for the grand
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A jaded diplomatic dance in Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
By Mayank Chhaya When President Barack Obama meets the Dalai Lama in the White House on Friday morning, a jaded diplomatic dance will play out.
Perception & Gratefulness
SARAYU NARAYAN is a sophomore at Chamblee High School. This essay won the North Atlanta Rotary Club’s ‘Laws of Life’ essay competition in 2013. BY
Death of Mahatma Gandhi and Alibeg Prisoners
By Bal K. Gupta On January 30, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi (India). On that horrible day, I was 10 years old and
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas sees greater footfall, but little communication
By Bivekananda Biswas New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) People who came from across the world to attend the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual
Indians abroad seek more facilities and say
By Kul Bhushan Indians abroad will make news in India with the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD-India Diaspora Day) in New Delhi Jan 7-9. The
Five ways you could be snooped on in 2014
By Prasanto K. Roy The United States National Security Agency, Prism, its clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining programme and whistleblower Edward Joseph Snowden. Back
“We Indians love to have others do our work”
BY ABIR G. THAKURTA So, I have been forced to read all about Indian Consular diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested by none other than
What women want: An enlightened mindset
By Shweta Sharma I still remember partying on Dec 16 last year, unaware of the horrors a fellow city mate was facing. I did not
Gandhian Nelson Mandela: a hero who battled apartheid
Pretoria, December 6 (IANS) South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, was an icon for ending the much-reviled apartheid system, a colossus