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Books

Finding magic at Hogwarts: How a wand rekindled my writer’s spirit

VeenaOctober 18, 2024October 20, 2024

by VeenaOctober 18, 2024October 20, 202401864

DR. MANJIRI PRABHU* “Don’t buy it,” my good friend Sarita admonished me. “It’s just a stick and it’s all a marketing gimmick.” I agreed with her even

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NRIStories: Honoring the personal stories behind Atlanta’s Indian American journey

VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

by VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 202402709

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, October 11, 2024: A mosaic of recent arrivals and long-term residents, Atlanta is home to 130,000 Indian Americans. Sedimented in

City News

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Neera Tanden, Dilawar Syed rally Indian American voters in Georgia

VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

by VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 202401589

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, October 11, 2024: “Indian Americans are the fastest-growing communities here in Georgia… When you think about a state like Georgia,

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Atlanta Meet and Greet highlights GOP outreach to growing Indian American voter base

VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

by VeenaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 202401650

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, October 11, 2024: Per AAPI Data, Georgia is home to about 328,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander eligible voters –

Bollywood InVogue

Mindy Kaling likes to balance glam with makeup-free moments with her kids

VeenaOctober 5, 2024October 5, 2024

by VeenaOctober 5, 2024October 5, 202406926

Los Angeles, Oct 5 (IANS) Hollywood star, writer, and producer Mindy Kaling revealed that she enjoys getting dolled up but at the same time she

NRI News

Sex-party scandal undermines Indian-American doctor who led New York’s Covid fight

VeenaSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 2024

by VeenaSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 202402823

New York, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian-American doctor, Jay Varma, who received accolades for steering the city through the pandemic as the “Covid Czar” now

City News

Nine Atlanta classical dance academies unite for Navarasam, a fundraiser for Sankara Nethralaya USA

VeenaSeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024

by VeenaSeptember 25, 2024September 25, 202402898

Atlanta, GA, September 25, 2024: On September 14, 2024, Navarasam, a fundraiser coordinated by Jassotha Balasubramaniam, founder of Carnatic Strings Violin Studio, brought together nine

City News

Festival of India 2024: A celebration of culture, unity, and Indian heritage in Georgia

VeenaSeptember 12, 2024September 12, 2024

by VeenaSeptember 12, 2024September 12, 202403458

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, September 12, 2024:In his first Independence Day address since beginning his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated a vision

Books

A cruise through English’s cosmos of curiosities and conundrums with Shashi Tharoor

VeenaSeptember 10, 2024September 10, 2024

by VeenaSeptember 10, 2024September 10, 202401208

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A perspicacious peregrination through the discombobulating gallimaufry that is the English language with its penchant for purloining from other languages,

Features

Deepika Chalke: My journey to 50 races

VeenaAugust 25, 2024August 25, 2024

by VeenaAugust 25, 2024August 25, 202404465

BY DEEPIKA CHALKE* Around 25 months after the unofficial Guinness world record of 105 half marathons in 365 days, I reached a heartwarming milestone. Despite