Jul 31, 2008 Bay Area Edition Vol. 4 No. 14 Events   There are 91 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. Bombs Hit India While India was debating the no-confidence motion arising from the nuclear deal, its enemies were busy hatching conventional plots. The same week, seven bombs exploded within minutes of each other in Bangalore. The following day 10 bombs exploded in Ahmedabad. Together, over 45 people were killed. A group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attacks. In a novel twist, an e-mail warning was received by news organizations 5 minutes before the Ahmedabad bombs commenced. Reports said police had raided the residence of an American citizen now residing in Bombay. Coming on the heels of the major attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Indian Intelligence is pointing fingers towards Pakistan's agents. Road to Perdition - Dow at 6000? Why would President Bush be holding an impromptu press conference to assure the American public that their money is safe while Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his own dismal assessment of the situation? Mike Whitney writes. More... Nuclear Debate: More Heat than Light If any proof was needed that the most important decisions are taken with the least degree of seriousness, the Indian Parliament Debate on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal earlier this month offered it in spades. Niranjan Ramakrishnan examines what was left out of the harangue hungama. More... Another India Gate? Is India in over its head in Afghanistan? If history is any guide, it would not be the first nation in history to be in this situation. But Senior correspondent Jawed Naqvi looks at it from a larger perspective. The India Gate is Britain's tribute to Indian soldiers who died for its empire, erected early in the 20th Century after the Ist World War. In the new century, are Indians now layihng down their lives for the cause of another foreign empire, this time the American? More... An Insider View Bestselling author Joe Bageant shares an analysis from a high placed Washington political consultant. This new view paints Obama as the dream product of consumerism and technical fireworks aimed to keep the financial elite in its place at the control panel of the country. More... The Oldest Sanskrit Play in America Can you believe that an ancient Sanskrit play “The Clay Cart”, is currently playing to a mainstream theater audience in the USA? The brave attempt to explore a new culture and form of theater did not go unappreciated. Culture Critic Lakshmi Jagannathan writes. More... Organ-ized Crime? Organ donation is no laughing matter, unless you’re able to see the funny side of everything like humorist Melvin Durai is. Here he explains the legal, and not so legal, ways to get a kidney. Pay through your nose, which is to say, part with an arm and a leg? Or just find someone with a soft heart, hand over the cash, take de-liver-y, and hold your tongue about it? Read on, if you've got the stomach, that is... More... Movies     There are 12 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... From our readers Murali Krishna: "You might want to tell your readers that the FelonySpy website, listed in your latest issue, is a hoax (See: here". Arunprasath Ranganathan:"I just read Kanak Ravel's info in Gram Sabha about a website listing criminals in our neighborhood. I became suspicious as soon as I opened the website and clicking on the ads for Medical Adoptions and Dog Fighting. After doing some research, I found all these to be hoax websites. See Link 1, Link 2, and Link 3" SPM from Atlanta: "Why are you only criticizing the US, our adopted homeland, when there is so much to criticize about India." In Quotes "I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." James A. Baldwin About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™