Ideas Without Boundaries.
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 …
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 …
“This is the first time I have ever brought a play to Atlanta, but I am a total Nana Patekar fan, and this gave me the opportunity to host him as well as bring an amazing play to Atlanta” – Mark Premji, promoter Hundreds of Read More …
No story is a straight line. The geometry of a human life is too imperfect and complex, too distorted by laughter of time and the bewildering intricacies of fate to admit the straight line into its system of laws.” — Pat Conroy The Indian American Read More …