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>1 Billion People…

Posted on April 29, 2011 by vinod

… are hungry. So notes a widely cited piece by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in Foreign Policy. But is it really true? Are there really more than a billion people going to bed hungry each night? Our research on … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics

The Ghosts of Mutiny Past

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Abhi

In 2006 I wrote the first of many posts here on SM about then would-be Virginia Senator George Allen and his use of the term “Macaca” to describe S.R. Sidarth, a young volunteer for the current Senator Webb’s campaign who … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics

Ruby, Parm or Manjit? — updated

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Melvin Durai

Canadians vote in a federal election on May 2 and one of the most interesting races is in Brampton-Springdale, just outside Toronto. One out of three people in Brampton is South Asian, the highest proportion among all municipalities in Canada, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics

Sterilizing History [Updated]

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Taz

What is up with Arizona? There was SB 1070, and the shooting of Gabby Giffords. And now, there is this. (via SALDEF) Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is signing a bill to remove Balbir Singh Sodhi’s name from the state’s 9/11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Identity, In Memoriam, News

Before He Was Osho

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Taz

Last month, a group of us were sitting at Currylicious drinking chai and discussing the recent article that had come out about Bikram Choudhury of THE Bikram Yoga. Bikram, apparently, is prone to a “free-loving” nature with his yoga followers … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts and Entertainment, History, Religion

The Politics of Courting a Community

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Pavani

CBC’s radio program The Current recently examined the politics of courting the so-called ethnic vote in the context of Canada’s current federal election. Political parties court cultural communities presumably because they want their support. But things can go sour in this courtship if people feel disrespected.

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Posted in Humor, Politics, Video

Tagore makes a (uncredited) Congressional cameo

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lakshmi

Actor Martin Sheen (The West Wing, Apocalypse Now) spoke before a Congressional briefing last week in favor of funding for drug courts. The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column singled out this section of Sheen’s “heartfelt, yet grandiose oratory”: “A dream … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts and Entertainment, History, Literature

We Have Come a Long Way

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Taz

Today South Asian Americans Leading Together is launching a year long narrative campaign ‘America4All.’ The campaign will be collecting and sharing stories from the South Asian community on reflections of the past ten years since September 11th. Cross posted below … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Community, Issues, Musings

Roundup: Election Day Dust Settles…

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Taz

Today is the last day for ballots to be counted from the November 2nd elections, which means it is official. Kamala Harris is the new Attorney General for the state of California. San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris narrowly beat … Continue reading →

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Obama, The Destroyer of the World [updated]

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Taz

Here we go again. And by that I’m referring to the Ms. 2009 cover depicting a multi-armed mom. This time, it’s an image of President Obama. Newsweek’s November 22nd, 2010 issue headlined “God of All Things” shows Obama on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Politics, Religion

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