Hindu temples, Bollywood and a Yemeni city’s India ties

Hamdi Al-hosami

Sanaa -- A Hindu temple that dates back over 150 years, a market that sports an Indian name and love for Bollywood reflect the India connect of the Yemeni city of Aden.

05/20/13
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Your essential cut-out-and-keep guide to modern laughter

Today, we're going to answer the much-asked question: How can adults communicate with young people? 

05/16/13
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70,000 km around the world in six months - to document the diaspora

New Delhi --There are an estimated 25 million people of Indian origin settled across the globe.

05/16/13
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Small US town Gettysburg in Pennsylvania is big draw for democracy lovers

Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) -- This small town just an hour and a half drive away from Washington has a population of a mere 110,000. But every year three million people from India and all over the world come visiting.

05/16/13
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Dance shows on TV: Are they talent spotters

"Dance India Dance - Super Moms", "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" and "India's Dancing Superstar" - the Indian small screen seems to be bracing for a lot of dancing in the coming months.

04/30/13
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Guyana to mark 175th anniversary of arrival of Indians

Two ships sailing out of Calcutta (now Kolkata) port on the eastern coast of India, the Whitby and Hesperus, reached British Guiana (now Guyana) on the northern coast of South America on May 5, 1838 after a perilous sea journey that lasted 112 days.

04/28/13
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Kriyananda: An American yoga guru who loved India

He was a white American born in Romania to a Christian family. He was a callow 22-year-old when he picked Paramhansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" at a New York book store. 

04/23/13
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Ashas bring ray of hope for India’s primary healthcare

New Delhi, April 14 -- She is a harbinger of hope for milllions of village women across India - whether it is to take a pregnant woman to the hospital for delivery, vaccinating a child or ensuring family planning. For that is what her name, Asha, literally means.

04/16/13
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Gift economy: Experiments in radical generosity

A volunteer staffed restaurant where someone before you pays for A your meal, your bill is zero, and you pay forward for those after you.

04/14/13
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This Manipur bureaucrat has enriched people’s lives with help from Indian Americans

Manipur, India  -- He is a harbinger of change and has brought joy to the people of Tousem, a Manipur subdivision considered one of India's most backward, by giving them what they needed most - a motorable road that connects them to the outside world.

04/07/13
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