Kamla's Blog posts on ‘India’

By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Business, Ideas, India, Infrastructure, Internet and Telecom, Internet and Telecom India, Technology, YouTube Videos

Networking giant Cisco Systems is aggressively pursuing smart energy or green tech initiatives through its concept of Smart Connected Buildings.Cisco announced today that it is introducing the first of its product in the smart energy category called Network Building Mediator that was incubated in Cisco’s Globalization Center East in Bangalore, India. This is the first […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, People, YouTube Videos

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, who passed away at the age of 50 earlier today exerted a huge influence on Bollywood and Indian film industry. It is difficult to ignore Jackson’s influence on Bollywood and Indian films. Just go back to the 1980s and watch the movies and you will clearly see Jackson’s influence. Not […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Americas, Diaspora, India, People, San Francisco, YouTube Videos

In 2002 Ali Akbar Khan or Khan sahib as he was fondly referred to by people around him made time to do an interview that was published in Outlook magazine. While musical aficionados knew about him and appreciated his devotion and depth of knowledge, he remained unknown to the general audience, especially in India. “That […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Diaspora, India, People, San Francisco, YouTube Videos

Sarode maestro Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009) passed away in his Marin county home  at 10 pm PST on  last night June 18, 2009. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones in the final hours. For the last few years Khan sahib had been in frail health and […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, India, People, Video, YouTube Videos

Bob Bogle (75), co-founder of The Ventures, the famous music group,  passed away today. Bogle along with Don Wilson formed The Ventures in the late 1950s. Their brand of music gave rise to what came to be labelled as “surf music,” and I suspect their number “Wipeout,” is a favorite song of many non-surfers. I know it is mine.


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Americas, Bangalore, Diaspora, Ideas, India, Living In America, Video, YouTube Videos

A major trend that I have been following this past year is the growing political awareness among South Asians aka desis.  Like others, I  noticed there was an increased involvement from the desi community during the 2009 US Presidential elections. Not only was there an increase in the number of desi candidates running for elections […]


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