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April 12, 2014
INDIA: The World’s largest Democracy. . .Or Not?
I just came back from visiting New Delhi and with India having gone to the polls on April 7th, election fever is pitch-high. From illiterate villagers and untouchable rag-pickers to Mumbai millionaires, almost 815 million citizens are eligible to cast their ballots over the next five weeks–essentially the largest democracy in the world. And yet, […]
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March 25, 2014
HOLI HAI IN DELHI, INDIA!
I always wanted to play Holi in India. While I was growing up, it was considered a ” dirty, filthy ” holiday full of water balloons and did-I-just-get-molested-moments and so, my family and I didn’t celebrate Holi. We barricaded ourselves inside our house instead, until the over-enthusiastic gangs roaming the streets looking to smear gulaal […]
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March 11, 2014
CAN YOU RESIST THIS FACE?
I was a late bloomer when it came to my love affair with dogs. When I was little, I used to run away from the brutish-looking strays in my neighborhood in New Delhi, causing them to gallop after me, causing me to bolt faster. Ai. . . ai. . . aiyeee. What an ugly mess! […]
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February 26, 2014
Kramer v. Kramer
“Everybody knows politics is a contact sport.” -BARACK OBAMA, The New Yorker, May 31, 2004 In an unusual turn of events, two Indian-American candidates are in a play-off against each other and, against incumbent Mike Honda, in the race to capture Northern California’s 17th Congressional District seat. Vanila Mathur Singh, 43, a Republican anesthesiologist and […]
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February 16, 2014
America, the Beautiful and Diverse: How Far Have We Come?
In a rather good sign of the times, ABC News reported Feb. 7. that soft drink giant Coca Cola would release an even longer version of an ad previously aired on the Super Bowl, which embraces cultural diversity. Coke’s original, 60-second Super Bowl ad had enraged haters with its multilingual version of “America the Beautiful” […]
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January 26, 2014
Politics As Usual. . . or Not?
As the country prepares for the upcoming elections in November, the buzz surrounding matters political is sky-high. Do you know me. . . As well as you think you did?? asks Wendy Davis, a tad apologetically. She wants to be the next governor of Texas. She got off a great start gaining national […]
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January 12, 2014
MY 10 PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS FOR A NEW YEAR
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. ~ Arundhati Roy A new year brings infinite new possibilities. A reason to erase past mistakes and start afresh. We all know that resolutions don’t always stick. But for a shot at real happiness, try […]
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December 25, 2013
Your 2014 Resolutions & How to Keep Them
“January 1st is when you make New Year’s resolutions. January 2nd is when you break ‘em.” You’ve heard that, right? It’s almost a bad joke that you tell yourself when come the middle of the month, and you’re peering into your fourth cocktail at your best friend’s big 40th birthday party. Oops!! Wasn’t that your […]
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December 12, 2013
All I want for X’mas is…how the times have changed!
Where I grew up (New Delhi, India) there was no Christmas and no writing wish lists for Christmas. You got money on Diwali (the Indian festival of lights) if your parents were feeling extra-generous, and that was it. My 15 year-old daughter, on the other hand, makes over-the-top wish lists (a new computer, a new […]
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November 25, 2013
You think you’ve got family drama at Thanksgiving…check this out!
Former VEEP Dick Cheney’s daughters Liz and Mary are sparring over…clothes? Money? Nah! It’s a gay marriage spat…and Daddy’s guilty of taking sides on this one. The high-profile GOP family includes daughter Mary, who is happily married—to a woman—with 2 kids, and daughter Liz, who is challenging a fellow Republican to be senator of Wyoming. […]
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