High Fructose Corn Syrup has been directly linked to the obesity epidemic in the US, partly because of the nature of the sweetener itself( we'll go into that later) and partly because of its ubiquity. It is found in virtually every processed food in the supermarket, from sodas to soups(!!), ...

Writes Gaurav Rastogi - We left Chapter 5 (The Way of Renunciation) knowing that there are two paths to liberation- renunciation (sannyasa) and detached action (karma yoga), and that it's better to be a yogi in either case. Chapter 6 starts with Krishna equating renunciation and action, saying that one ...

Priya Das previews "Madhavi", Naatak's 29th production. The play, written by Bhisham Sahni, uses a little known story from the Mahabharata to comment on the subjugation and manipulation of women that has gone on through the ages.

P.R. Ganapathy lived in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1999-2009, when he was assigned to a posting in New York City for a year. This series is about his experiences moving from suburban California to urban Manhattan.

Bilingual book publisher MeeraMasi is kicking off 2009 with a new section on their website that invites their readers to contribute stories for children. "Each of us shares our Indian culture with our children in varied ways. We want to give you an opportunity to take those threads and ...

As any cook worth her/his salt will tell you, the best way to learn a new dish is to watch someone else make it in front of you. That is the simple idea that is the basis of Show Me the Curry, a cooking blog that is rich with videos ...

RangDe.Org is an online micro-lending platform where you can connect with a borrower of micro-credit by lending small sums of money small sums of money to an individual of a low income household. The money that you lend serves as the working capital for a micro-enterprise in a village or ...

Writes Rajul Awasthi - I have come away with an experience very unlike - and much more profound - than witnessing a rock band perform. This was truly the spirit of America that I got to feel and see. There was such a mass of people, at least a couple ...

For once, the cool and calm Barack Hussein Obama tripped over his words as he took the path of office as the 44th President of the United States. Congratulations Mr. President, you take office at a momentous time, an enormous burden on your slim shoulders. The hopes and dreams of not ...

The only way we can stop history from repeating itself is vigilance. The interest and activism we brought to the this election cannot die down as American corrects course. While there is a strong temptation to put the Bush years behind us as a bad dream from which we are ...