The partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947 is probably one of the most under reported stories of the 20th century. However, in the last few years there has been a clear, upward trend in the number of researchers and historians, who have been excavating and unearthing this long buried event and looking and examining at it […]
Kamla's Blog posts on ‘Diaspora’
By Kamla Bhatt • Nov 16th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Events, India, New Delhi, People, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Nov 14th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Books and Authors, Diaspora, People, Travel
(A version of this article was originally published in Traveller’s India magazine (USA) in 2005.)
Stephen Alter is a second generation Pahadi American just like his first cousin Bollywood actor Tom Alter.
Born in the hot and dusty plains of Uttar Pradesh, Alter grew up in the foothills of Himalayas, where he […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Ideas
Today, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its 60th anniversary of communist rule. But, the communist rule that currently prevails in China is far removed from Chairman Mao Zedong’s communist rule and policies.
It is interesting that along with sending congratulations to the PRC leadership, the US also chose to announce that it has appointed […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Oct 1st, 2009 • Category: Business, Diaspora, Ideas, Interviews, Podcast, Technology
Earlier this week Shatanu Narayen, President and CEO of Adobe Systems was named to the Board of Directors at Dell Inc, the second largest maker of personal computers. An experienced dealmaker Shantanu will be part of the board’s leadership development and compensation committee and will be paid $50,000 for serving on the board in 2010 […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Sep 20th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Interviews, People
When I discovered Padma Viswanathan’s debut novel The Toss of a Lemon I was excited at the chance of reading a novel set in Tamil Nadu in South India. There are very books in English that weave the history of Tamil Naduy and The Madras Presidency (under the British Raj) in their narrative. The one book that comes to mind is […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Sep 7th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Bollywood, Diaspora, People, Video, YouTube Videos
(An edited version of this article was published in India Abroad, July 2009)
Badmash, Ishaara, Dil Se, KYA, Zamana, Dhamaka, Tamasha. No, these are not names of new Bollywood movies. These are the names of Hindi Film Dance (HFD) or Bollywood dance groups from various US universities, and this list does not […]
Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
