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NRI News

American TV more diverse than films, says Kal Penn

VeenaMay 10, 2016

by VeenaMay 10, 201602519

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian-American actor Kal Penn, who has been playing pivotal roles in the American entertainment industry for over a decade now,

City News

History of Yoga: Path-defining documentary screened at Chinmaya Niketan, Norcross

VeenaApril 19, 2016

by VeenaApril 19, 201602426

Atlanta, GA: India Awareness Foundation and Sewa International with other supporting organizations had organized the screening of a path defining Yoga film ‘History of Yoga’

Books

John Masters and his 'Savage' view of Indian history

VeenaApril 17, 2016

by VeenaApril 17, 201602584

By Vikas Datta What do we make of the Raj’s storytellers? Should we simply view them through anti-colonialism’s uncompromising prism and unceremoniously dismiss them as

Bollywood

'Kangana should co-operate with authorities like Hrithik is doing'

VeenaApril 15, 2016

by VeenaApril 15, 201602338

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) While Kangana Ranaut’s lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has questioned police for giving “false and misleading statements” to media and on other issues

Movie Review

Fan: Insightful and thrilling

VeenaApril 15, 2016

by VeenaApril 15, 201601937

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Fan”; Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Waluscha de Sousa, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Deepika Amin, Yogendra Tiku, Sayani Gupta; Directed by: Maneesh Sharma; Rating:

Tech & Social Media News

Columbia researcher helps create novel flexible camera

VeenaApril 13, 2016

by VeenaApril 13, 201602022

New York, April 13 (IANS) A team led by an Indian-origin professor at Columbia University has created a novel sheet camera that can be wrapped

Movie Review

Love Games: More watchable than other films of Bhatts

VeenaApril 9, 2016

by VeenaApril 9, 201603180

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Love Games”; Director: Vikram Bhatt; Cast: Patralekha, Gaurav Arora, Tara Alisha Berry, Rukhsar Rehman; Rating: *** This is the land

City News

AIF Atlanta gala raises close to $300K to support children of Indian migrant workers

VeenaApril 7, 2016

by VeenaApril 7, 201602456

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Photos by Bytegraph.com Atlanta, GA: The Atlanta chapter of American India Foundation (AIF) raised around $297,000 at its second annual gala held

Bollywood

What's wrong with watching cheap, vulgar films, asks Vikram Bhatt

VeenaApril 3, 2016

by VeenaApril 3, 201601969

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) He makes erotic thrillers unabashedly and feels the censor board in India has assumed the responsibility of “protecting the audience’s

Books

Of mothers, daughters and the art of linking stories: An interview with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

VeenaApril 1, 2016November 13, 2019

by VeenaApril 1, 2016November 13, 201903151

BY VEENA RAO Atlanta, GA, April 1, 2016: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, award-winning author and professor of creative writing at the University of Houston, is back