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” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BJP’
By Kamla Bhatt • Aug 1st, 2009 • Category: Americas, Diaspora, India, Life, Living In America, San Francisco, Video, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 24th, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Bombay/Mumbai, Ideas, India, Life
Now that the 15th general elections are underway in India, the big question in everybody’s mind is who is going to win? Will one party take it all or will there be no clear winner, which means a coalition government or a political patchwork quilt at the center? To form the next government, either [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: India, Life, YouTube Videos
Change is in the air? Has Obama’s infectious election theme of “change” crossed the seven seas and influenced India politicians? Is change in the air in India? You would think so if you read about the birth of a new political party or should I say the birth of a hastily cobbled [...]