Dec 7, 2007 Bay Area Edition Vol. 1 No. 6 Events   There are 45 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. In the News Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has justified the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a police encounter asserting that "he got what he deserved". Addressing an election meeting at Mangrol in South Gujarat yesterday, Modi questioned the crowd as to what should have been done to a man who dealt with illegal arms and ammunition, to which it shouted back "kill him". --MSN News * * * Sudanese authorities have moved the British teacher Gillian Gibbons to a secret location tonight after thousands of people called for her execution in an angry demonstration in the capital. --Times Online Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear It has happened again. This time, Sudanese protesters thronged the streets of Khartoum demanding that a schoolteacher be beheaded because her class named a toy teddy bear 'Mohammad'. Is it also an insult to religion when people bearing hallowed names rape and pillage, as in Darfur? Mahir Ali writes. More... High Crimes and Ms. Demeanor The 2006 elections brought Democrats to majority in both houses of Congress on a platform of putting a quick end to the Iraq War, and holding the Bush Administration to account. A year later, that war chugs along nicely, while executive deceit promises new ones. Time now to hold Democrats to account. More... Whose India is it Anyway? Which index tells the real story of life in India? While the media and government officials focus on Sensex, the general population exists in the real world of the Global Hunger Index. Even as the economy of India grows, a large percentage of its people still struggle under the burden of insufficient health care and poverty. Veteran journalist P. Sainath writes. More... OSO as Cultural Metaphor Om Shanti Om broke box office records in India and abroad. Sanjeev Nayyar finds a deeper theme in the blockbuster, a self-exploration of Bollywood pecking orders and mores. This by itself s both interesting and welcome, although the manner in which it has been done may be questioned. An informal sociological review of Shah Rukh Khan's latest triumph. More... "Good Day. Ve are having Kaal Center here..." It is Year 2020 and the wheel has come full circle. Indian companies are outsourcing call centers to America. Would Americans be as successful at adjusting to Indian business practices and communication styles? Melvin Durai imagines the challenges of training American youngsters to speak Indian English. More... Movies     There are 12 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... B2B with Sri In this issue, Srilakshmi Renganathan looks at the Cultural and Arts landscape in Bangalore, placing it in the larger context of the festival season and how Bangaloreans have evolved from traditional to new modes of celebration and wellness. More... Cricket Following the thriller finale of the World t20 earlier this year, Pakistan are touring India. India won the 1-day series. The Test series is currently on: India leads 1-0 and one test remaining. Anushrut reviews the tour, and writes about how players on each team did.More... About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™