Ideas Without Boundaries.
The opulent chandeliers slowly dim to cast a shimmering glow; the resonant chanting of “Om” reverberate all around; a mellifluous voice breaks into the Saraswati Vandana. A stylish Kathak recital follows before an audience that sits in the baithaki style of the maharajas. These rich Read More …
The memories of a Black Tuesday, when terrorism violated the sanctity of America even as a stunned world watched helplessly, still linger on. As New York valiantly struggles to pick the pieces of a shattered city, and American patriotism is at its peak, the dark Read More …
I wrote these lines almost a year ago, as images of horror and grief at the tragic events of September 11, 2001 swirled all around us. Many others must have done likewise. Today, as the first anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center Read More …
At the 54th anniversary of India’s Independence, Kavita Chhibber set out to talk to veterans and observers of the independence struggle and come up with a collage of impressions of the era. The story of India’s independence struggle enjoys a special mention in the annals Read More …
South Asian gays emerge to challenge the staid conventions of the community. Have you ever experienced the claustrophobic feeling of being in a deep dark abyss, imprisoned by despair, rejection, violence, bigotry and above all ignorance? Not just from the mainstream, but even more so from within Read More …
We last took a look at the institutions and individuals that keep our culture alive in Atlanta. Another personal and highly defining factor of our immigrant lives here is our religious institutions. One only has to imagine the void we would have without them to Read More …
“They were messengers of peace yet died violent deaths, assassinated because of their ideology, philosophy and personal conviction and actions toward nonviolence. Their untimely deaths immortalized them, raising these gentle giants to an even higher plateau than perhaps anyone envisioned. The voices – one tiny, Read More …
There was once an old Jewish man. All he ever did in his spare time was go to the edge of the village and plant fig trees. People would ask him, “Why are you planting fig trees? You are going to die before you can Read More …
A boy and his father were walking along a road when they came across a large stone. The boy said to his father, “Do you think if I use all my strength, I can move that rock?” His father answered, “If you use all your Read More …
Since there is no single set of abilities running throughout human nature, there is no single curriculum which all should undergo. Rather, the schools should teach everything that anyone is interested in learning.” – John Dewey Education is the trump card that helped first-generation Indian-Americans Read More …