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Published Articles2014When Do You Stop Parenting? • Editorial, India Currents • Published on December 2, 2014 It took that moment of consideration in my daughter's response to underscore my own resistance to their liberation. Little Known Laureate • Editorial, India Currents • Published on November 2, 2014 It is people like Kailash Satyarthi, however, those silent strivers who are empowered by their own passion and persist in the face of staggering odds that too often remain a forgotten footnote in the human struggle for justice and fairness. Who Am I? • Editorial, India Currents • Published on October 2, 2014 As we individualize our group memberships, are we, in fact, disapproving of those excluded? Wave of Sadness • Editorial, India Currents • Published on September 2, 2014 Robin Williams' death showed us, again, that we are all vulnerable. The Heart of India • Editorial, India Currents • Published on August 2, 2014 It is not the conditions of India that define the country. It is its people. Teachers - The Best Of Us? • Editorial, India Currents • Published on July 2, 2014 Lee Iacocca once said: "In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less." If teacher tenure is struck off the list, we are increasing the likelihood of a shrinking pool of talented educators. How Jay-Z Trumped Modi • Editorial, India Currents • Published on June 3, 2014 Television news arbiters have extrapolated that an "in-depth" discussion of a kick aimed at Jay-Z's nether parts is so much more relevant than the coverage of the "world's biggest" peaceful democratic exercise. It's time to change that channel, America! Bock's Analysis • Editorial, India Currents • Published on May 2, 2014 The barrier to success in creative disciplines is much higher and it may be that that's what Bock is getting at. Are Anti-Tech Protests in San... • Editorial, India Currents • Published on April 15, 2014 No, the protests are not justified San Francisco, long known as a liberal bastion that embraces people and cultures from around the world, has unfortunately had trouble accepting the Passion and Paranoia • Editorial, India Currents • Published on April 2, 2014 How do you write? Freedom Subtracted • Editorial, India Currents • Published on March 3, 2014 Freedom should not be a commodity that is easily subtracted from the equation when the economics don't add up. A Fly in the Government Ointment • Editorial • Published on February 2, 2014 |
Published Articles2013Auntie, Have I Met You Before? • Commentary • Published on December 10, 2013 Why is it necessary to address women older than you as auntie? Nelson Mandela • Editorial, India Currents • Published on December 6, 2013 A man who belonged to the world (1918-2013) My Recipe Book • Editorial, India Currents • Published on December 2, 2013 Story of a recipe book Compromise: The Dirty Word in Marriage and Politics • Editorial, India Currents • Published on November 3, 2013 The truth about compromise is that it rarely works I Am Beautiful, No Matter What They Say • Editorial, India Currents • Published on October 29, 2013 Her Red Lipstick • Editorial, India Currents • Published on September 2, 2013 Huma Abedin's red lipstick Way Too Low • Editorial, India Currents • Published on August 5, 2013 How we deal with the common practice of mis-pronunciation Reading Pleasures • India Currents • Published on August 4, 2013 AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khalid Hosseini. Published by Riverhead Hardcover. May 2013. $13.38. 416 pages. Hardcover and Kindle editions available. An emotionally complex story about the chain of... The Risky Road Jaya Padmanabhan, Vidya Pradhan • Cover story • Published on August 1, 2013 Small business challenges Chicken Little Intervention • Editorial, India Currents • Published on July 1, 2013 U.S. intervention in Syria could complicate politics in the Middle-East Trust with Limits • Editorial, India Currents • Published on May 2, 2013 How much should we trust our children to do the right thing? Sandberged and Prototyped • Editorial, India Currents • Published on April 2, 2013 A letter to Sheryl Sandberg Private Access, Public Domain • Editorial, India Currents • Published March 2013 Do Google and Facebook have the right to surreptitiously access our private lists? The Shadows of Twelve Million • Editorial, India Currents • Published February 2013 A commentary on Immigration Reform |
Published Articles2012How Amma Got Mommied, Mommed, Mothered and Ammaed Again • Editorial, India Currents • Published December 2012 The names we give ourselves and what they mean to us My Father and his Sixty Books • Editorial, India Currents • Published December 1, 2012 My father was known to be careful with money. Yet I recall his one thrilling, flamboyant gesture of extravagance. It was the time he walked into College Street Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity • Editorial, India Currents • Published November 2012 Adversity is a great teacher Under the Guise of Art • Editorial, India Currents • Published October 2012 About the video that was initially purported to cause American deaths in Libya The Hero in Us • Editorial, India Currents • Published September 2012 Is there a pervasive stereotype associated with guns? By Reason of Insanity • Editorial, India Currents • Published August 2012 Is James Holmes, the Colorado shooter, going to get away by reason of insanity? The Niceness Index • Editorial, India Currents • Published July 2012 Is the niceness factor linked to the food we eat? Unchecked • Editorial, India Currents • Published June 2012 Is Race and Ethnicity really an optional box to check when college admissions counselors are expected to manage the diversity of their classrooms? Do You Work? • Editorial, India Currents • Published May 2012 An awkward question at best Conscience Calls • Editorial, India Currents • Published April 2012 The Dharun Ravi case deconstructed |
Published Articles2011The Year of the People • India Currents • Cover story • Published on December 2, 2011 On October 17, 2011, at a Palo Alto residence, a few executives, industrialists and entrepreneurs-turned-volunteers met with Prashanth Bhushan, the lawyer/activist member of Team Anna. Bhushan, a slight figure with an air of intensity, sat in the middle of the room and was quiet for the first half hour ... Publicly
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Deciding on a public vs private school is like choosing between a Prius and a Porsche - a parent makes a tricky choice Mustard Seeds • India Currents • Published September 8, 2011 Fire is like a Fibonacci sequence. It spirals into infinity, if left unchecked. It's a function of fate, a sequence of life. F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2)… The American Dream? • India Currents • Cover story • Published September 2011 Four out of every 1,000 homes in California face foreclosure. Despite its status as a "model minority," the India American community has its share of victims in this housing crisis Banning Books • India Currents • Cover story • Published June 2011 Books have been banned for a variety of reasons: politics, religion, ideology, and even prurience. Does it ever work? The State of The World • India Currents • Feature • Published February 2011 Where is the leader who will step and deliver the right message for these troubled times? Khan Academy • India Currents • Feature • Published January 2011 Driven by a passion for education, Salman Khan tackles inequalities in the education system. |
Published Articles2010A Heavy Load • India Currents • Feature • Published December 2010 Diesel regulations and their effect on the South Asian trucking industry Mango Tree • India Currents • Published October 18, 2010 I am like a mango tree!" Da exclaims. His arms spread wide and his fingers extend out. I look down for that familiar crooked jagged line at the... Autumn Blues • India Currents • Cover story • Published August 2010 Indian seniors immigrating to the United States face the challenge of acculturation while dealing with issues of aging Sign Before You Speak • India Currents • Feature • Published April 2010 Can babies learn sign language? Play Time • India Currents • Feature • Published April 2010 Drama and Role-play help special needs kids with social skills Par for the Mid-Life Course • India Currents • Feature • Published January 2010 Is golf the answer to your mid-life crisis?. |
Published Articles2009Telling Your Tale • India Currents • Feature • Published September 2009 Sushmita Mazumdar revives the lost art of handmade books Nerkle, Nerd and a Seersucker Too • India Currents • Feature • Published August 2009 Does Indian = Nerd? Put Your Heart into It • India Currents • Published March 1, 2009 "Mr. Mahal, you've just had a heart attack." Manmohan S. Mahal was just 34 years old when he heard those dire words.... |
Published Articles2008Neyyappams • India Currents • Published September 8, 2008 "Sankar, wake up, wake up." The boy woke up blearily and stared at the face of his oldest brother, Kannan. "You have to go and tell Father that".... Back to current articles |
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