“Healing Spices” Author Cooks Global Flavors for Better Health

Courtesy: New America Media (NAM), Question & Answer, Viji Sundaram

NAM Editor’s Note: In his search for safe anti-inflammatory agents, University of Texas research scientist Bharat B. Aggarwal began 20 years ago to research the very spices that had always been a staple of his Indian diet. He found that many of them could be safely moved out of his kitchen cabinet to his medicine cabinet, as he says in his newly released book, Healing Spices.

01/17/12
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Bollywood bash for Oprah Winfrey - Bollywood gives Oprah warm welcome

MSN:  Bollywood gives Oprah warm welcome

She is known for hosting the who's who of the world on her talk show, and on her maiden visit to India, Oprah Winfrey was greeted by Bollywood glitterati including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and her ever favourite Aishwarya Rai at a private party on Monday night.

01/17/12
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A baby boy for Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao

Actor Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao have become parents to a baby boy, born on December 1. And if you are surprised how you never heard of it earlier, it is because the child was born through IVF to a surrogate mother.

12/05/11
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Legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand dies of heart attack in London

London:  Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, died in London last night following a cardiac arrest. He was 88. Dev Anand, who had come here for medical check up, was not keeping well for the last few days.

12/04/11
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What good are Wall Street Analysts anyways?

Turn on the TV or pick up the newspaper/magazine and you will hear Wall Street Analysts touting Strong Buy/Strong Sell recommendations on a particular investment.

11/27/11
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Baby Bachchan has mother Aishwarya’s eyes

"Occasionally she opens her large and what looks now to be eyes of the lighter hue," an emotionally charged grandfather Amitabh Bachchan writes on his blog.

11/17/11
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Does Dollar Cost Averaging Work

Dollar Cost Averaging or Lump-Sum Investing: Which is better?

In its simplest form, Dollar Cost Averaging or DCA is investing a set amount of money at regular intervals. It has been considered a “safer” way to invest in markets because it takes the guess work out of the equation. Instead of trying to time the highs and lows (a daunting task, even for professionals), you're investing the same amount of money at regular intervals.

11/08/11
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Kentucky GOP Challenger Calls Governor’s Participation In A Hindu Ceremony ‘Idolatry’

Elected officials often participate in religious prayer and ceremony to signal their respect for other religions, including Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. But yesterday, Kentucky state senator and GOP gubernatorial nominee David Williams accused incumbent Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s (D) of “idolatry,” and attacked him for sitting with a “dot on his forehead” in a “polytheistic ceremony” after Beshear showed his respect for the Hindu faith by participating in a ground blessing ceremony last week.

11/03/11
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Growing Up Muslim or Sikh in a Post 9/11 World

(New America Media) SAN FRANCISCO -- For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either way, it hasn’t been easy.

11/01/11
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Hindu Lawyer, Religion Scholar Oversees Religious Life at USC

(Voice of America) As American universities become increasingly diverse, the job of supporting the spiritual life of students has become more complex.  Many universities have chaplains and faith-based clubs, often overseen by a school official called the dean of religious life.  The man who fills that post at the University of Southern California is Indian-born lawyer and religion scholar Varun Soni, who says he relishes the challenge. 

11/01/11
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