A poster of Telegu film star Chiranjeevi contesting the upcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh. It's a hangover from the film industry's incessant search for the successful "formula."

The recent plan to relocate the A's stadium to one of a possible couple of locations in south Fremont galvanized the usually apathetic community in the neighborhood. NIMBY! ( Not In My BackYard) was the rallying cry, as horrified residents in one of the best school districts in the city ...

Writes Geeta Padmanabhan - A billion Indian voices went “Jai HO!” as AR Rahman stepped on stage to accept his second Oscar statuette at the Kodak Amphitheater. Crackers were burst in front of his house, his sister was caught gushing about brother Rahman on TV cameras. A nation stood up ...

Jeena is a non-profit organization in the Bay Area dedicated to helping children with developmental disorders and their families. Right from the start, one of Jeena’s missions has been to bring children with special needs out of their shell and help them socialize and show off their talents. Jeena Yahaan( ...

In my last post, I had committed to a day of "uni"tasking on February 21st. Well, Saturday arrived and I set out on my mission to do only one thing at a time. It was inspired by my desire to be more "mindful", as they say, about my activities during ...

The Spoil-Me Salon in Mountain View is home to artist Tanya Momi whose nimble fingers are equally adept at threading eyebrows and wielding the paintbrush. Hers is a remarkable story. Trained as a painter at a young age, Tanya went through a traumatic personal life before she could indulge in ...

The President is Coming(TPIC) is a clever little movie made in the style of a "mockumentary", like NBC's The Office. W made a trip to India in 2006, badly in need of some TLC from one of the few countries in the world where he was still a Big Man ...

Are we really mindful about any of the activities we are doing as we multitask our way through our days? Can we really concentrate on or enjoy any of the various appeals to our senses? I sense that multitasking has made us shallow consumers, not of products, but of technology. ...

The new Teen Leadership Program at ICC expands on the summer camp counselor opportunity to include a weekly leadership program during the school year. Over 8 weekends, participants learn project planning, elements of entrepreneurship, public speaking and political advocacy. With distinguished members of the community invited for lectures, it is ...

There is an axiom in the publishing industry that says " Write what you know." Certainly director Zoya Akhtar seems to have taken it to heart in her debut movie, Luck By Chance. Daughter of famous poet, composer and writer Javed ...