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Parent Talk – Episode 18: The Joy of Dance
Parent Talk is a radio show that I've been doing since October 2011 on Radio Zindagi 1550 AM in the SF Bay Area. In true desi style, it's taken 6 months to get my act together and get the mp3 of the show online! Thanks to my friends and listeners ...
Parent Talk Episode 14 – Yoga
What do kids get out of yoga? Is there an appropriate age to begin yoga? And how can parents make sense of the various forms of yoga out there. Guests: Lipika, kids' yoga instructor at the India Community Center, and ...
A Rare Victory for the People
Geeta Padmanabhan explains the steps (and the time) it takes to achieve a true victory for activist environmental movements. Chennai activists successfully halt the proposed beach freeway.
Bay Area Dandia Events 2011
A round up of the Dandiya events in the SF Bay Area this year.
Haute Couture For All – Borrow it Bindass
When Michaele Salahi finagled her way into the White House in her red sari, the feminine Indian outfit took a giant leap out into mainstream fashion. Now Salahi wannabes have a way to indulge their inner Indian princess on a fraction of designer prices with a new service from Borrow ...
Pushpuck – adding to Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology is big these days; a source of inspiration to graphic artists, animated movies, and film plots. Virgin Comics (now Liquid Comics) made the biggest splash with their Ramayana 3393, Devi, and Sadhu series, bringing a touch of Eastern exotic ...
US Midterms 2010: Propositions on the ballot: Results Update
Midterm elections generate low interest among less partisan voters, who need the excitement of a Presidential election to drag them to the polls. But with the ideological lines being drawn sharper now than any other election in recent memory, and vast amounts of shadowy corporate money flushed into the system ...
Judging President Obama’s accomplishments
This musical video says it all! [youtube y54FRMedT_s] Expecting sanity and reason fro the opposition, though, seems foolish at this point.
Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony: New Delhi
By Geeta Padmanabhan After being OD-ed by the filth, lies, corruption and the inhuman treatment of Delhi's poor during the run-up to the Commonwealth Games 2010, I sat down to watch the opening ceremony, waiting for a miracle. ...
Mickey Mouse Hindus
Writes Mona Vijaykar - Just as Math principles are universal, yet taught by different Masters , through varied speech and methods, these core universal Hindu principles have been passed down through the ages by Masters across the globe through different practices and in the language of their times. ...