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 [...]
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By Kamla Bhatt • Sep 20th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Interviews, People
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Diaspora, People, Podcast, YouTube Videos
Hollywood actor Kal Penn joins US President Obama’s administration as EW.com first reported. This news was confirmed earlier today by the White House. Kal Penn will be part of the White House Office of Public Liason office and will involve reaching out to the India-American aka desi and Pacific Islander communities in the US.
Post Mira [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Books and Authors, Chennai/Madras, India, People, Video, YouTube Videos
This is perhaps the first Indian general electins where so many Indian film makers and stars are involved. This is not the first general election where movie stars are playing a significant role, but this is perhaps the first time where a large number of them are involved and that is what is different. While [...]