Ideas Without Boundaries.
He has been very ill since September of last year. While his website said his concerts were cancelled due to a pulled muscle, close family and friends knew Ravi Shankar had double pneumonia and when you are in your 80s and have already battled many Read More …
He is the world renowned Tabla maestro. One only utter “Zakir” and the very name pulls in sold out shows in a drum beat. She is Italian and makes Kathak take on a new meaning combining her western sensibilities with her deep knowledge and appreciation Read More …
“Andy…I still remember everything about that day. You and I stayed up late that night watching the artillery streak across the sky towards their targets….we must have joked around about why we joined and what we were gonna do for hours. The next morning, we Read More …
A.R Rahman says his voice carries with it the fragrance of India’s soil. The reclusive actor Amir Khan considers it to be the most complete voice in India today. He is also called the voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. For Kailash Kher, the journey Read More …
It was a concert that was nothing short of a miracle. It was also a prime example of how when the cause is worthy and people move forward with faith and sincerity, doors open to make things happen. The Ma Amritanandmayi organization (headed by Ma Read More …
** Fair warning: The following review may contain plot spoilers. ** Let me say at the outset that ever since I saw him running across the big screen in Refugee, carrying the burden of a laboriously long debut film, and the legacy of his legendary Read More …
The South Asian Studies Program’s Annual Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies, at Emory University’s Glenn Memorial Auditorium was delivered on 25th February by Salman Rushdie who is currently Emory’s Distinguished Writer in Residence. The topic, “The Composite Artist,” had Rushdie transporting the audience into the Read More …
Indians succeed because they know how to compete with millions.” The first thing you notice about tech guru Vivek Wadhwa is that he says it like it is – never mind if it jolts his techie counterparts from their prim and proper seats. His journey Read More …
While your genes may have loaded the gun, it’s the life style choices that pull the trigger.” As a first year medical resident in Chicago in the early 1970s, he saw a 22 year old fellow resident from his home state of Kerala have a Read More …
Trials Teach You Endurance” John Foley has made it a habit to fly high- Lead Solo of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, Stanford Business School Fellow, Entrepreneur and CEO of CenterPoint Companies-all impressive feathers in his cap and yet when you point out his Read More …