On July 25th 2009, the 43rd Annual Rath Yatra was held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Over 40 years ago San Francisco became the first American city to hold this annual Rath Yatra by ISKON.I wrote an article about the Rath Yatra for Open, where I tried to capture the transformation of the phrase “Rath Yatra” [...]
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By Kamla Bhatt • Aug 1st, 2009 • Category: Americas, Diaspora, India, Life, Living In America, San Francisco, Video, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 7th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Ideas, San Francisco, YouTube Videos
Robert Strange McNamara, 93, passed away this morning in Washington DC. And yes, his middle name was Strange.
McNamara was President of Ford Motor Company, served as Defense Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and was head of the World Bank. But, what he is best remembered is for his role as Secretary of [...]
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 • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Bangalore, Ideas, India, San Francisco, Technology
“I work in a bus company,” said the young software engineer when I asked him where he worked.
“What is a bus company?” I asked in a puzzled tone. I had never heard that term before.
Well, it turns out that in Bangalore if you work for any of the big IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Ideas, San Francisco
Trying make sense of what is happening around the world can be a bit challenging and stressful and you really don’t know where to turn for answers. On top of that trying to make sense of the current economic situation and what the consequences are for us is even more stressful. Where previously there was [...]