Aug 15, 2008 Bay Area Edition Vol. 4 No. 15 Events   There are 50 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. I-Day India celebrates her 61st anniversary of freedom with a First -- an Olympic Individual Gold Medal. The feat was accomplished by Abhinav Bindra in the Shooting category. Bindra's victory is even sweeter, as he reportedly overcame several health difficulties all through last year with treatment in Germany. Of course India has the largest amount of shooting in the world (Bollywood movies), but this is the first time she has won a Gold in something other than a Team category. India Day Down Memory Way As we prepare to celebrate India’s Independence Day this year, Srilakshmi Renganathan from Bangalore shares her memories from India Festivals past, reminding us of people, places and events from years ago. More... Hear no Evil, See no Evil, but does it Vanish? Touted by politicos in the West as a stable and peaceful US ally, India has a death toll from terrorist attacks to rival Iraq. Pankaj Mishra cautions that while refusal to be terrorized is the best offense against terrorism, the resilience of India’s poor cannot be endless. More... "Live Not By Lies" As all technical stops are being pulled out for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, from a pool built to set world records to a surveillance system out of a sci-fi movie, the world’s worship of technology seems to have found its temple. Niranjan Ramakrishnan remembers the words, "Live Not By Lies" as he says goodbye to their author, Russia’s Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his reverence for Man and God and wonders where this veneration of all things tech will lead the world he left behind. More... Atention, Costumers! Ever since the Spelling Bee got under the Indian Bonnet, every Indian is at a huge disadvantage, being now expected to be a top-notch speller. Here Melvin Durai spells humor with a set of unique bloopers, assembling a collection of misspellings and questionable double entendres in this expose on the benefits of spell check. Read on at your own risk, and be warned you might emerge forgetting how to spell your own name. More... Movies     There are 2 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... In Quotes "A nonviolent system of government is clearly an impossibility, so long as the wide gulf between the rich and the hungry millions persists. The contrast between the palaces of New Delhi and the miserable hovels of the poor, labouring class nearby cannot last one day in a free India in which the poor will enjoy the same power as the richest in the land. A violent and bloody revolution is a certainty one day unless there is a voluntary abdication of riches and the power that riches give and sharing them for the common good." --Mahatma Gandhi About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™