Postscript
Postscript
The notorious Tenderloin area of San Francisco, home to over 30,000 of America’s poor, has a vibrant South Asian connection.
Dzongu, the reserve in north Sikkim close to the Kanchenjunga, is meant to protect and preserve the cultural heritage and tradition of the Lepchas.
It is easy to blame the internet for the death of the printed word but reading – deep or shallow – is less a function of the medium and more of the aptitude of a person.
Ignorance, bolstered by stereotypes of external appearance, is a determinant in racism and is increasingly manifesting itself as hateful external aggression.
Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Prize brings to mind the rather sorry experience of physicist Mohammad Abdus Salam, the first Pakistani to win a Nobel.
A complex entanglement of knowledge and prohibition characterises censorship and supposed offence-giving, as countless literary examples reveal.
Discerning personal cultural subjectivity might well turn out to be therapy for literary-minded individuals.
In the masterly hands of U Shrinivas, the mandolin, a musical instrument once alien to India, touched the core of jazz music – improvisation and camaraderie.
The Indian sense of privacy is mediated through personal friendships and kin networks, in contrast to the exaggerated politeness of the West.
The coverage by Indian television channels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the us smacked of frenzied veneration and falling victim to snake-charming guile.
As its greatest neighbour and the next world leader in waiting, India needs to treat China with a nuanced approach that takes advantage of diplomatic openings.
In sports, politics or public life, what separates ultra-hyper patriotism from sheer xenophobia is often a razor’s edge.
