Oct 15, 2008 Bay Area Edition Vol. 4 No. 19 Events   There are 81 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. The Final Bout American appetite for duels dates back to Republic's infancy, most notably when Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in one. In our politically correct times, such ways of settling arguments no longer exist (sigh?). Instead the public's taste is sated with watered-down affairs called debates; and even these with carefully controlled time, content, and outside moderation. The final farce is due to take place today, just as we go to press. With John McCain trailing Barack Obama -- with a double-digit deficit per some polls -- he has his work cut out. Chartoon™ Our own Vijay Char weighs in on what the Obama candidacy is doing for Math literacy. More... The Bailout in Palin Plain Terms America has a lot of slogans, one - "the rich keep getting richer" just had a new chapter added to its proof page in the form of the recent bailout of Wall Street. Author Joe Bageant translates the real meaning of this plan for those of us who don't understand "Wall Speak. More... A Prophet Passes - Remembering CN Annadurai When a nation is comprised of many regions, languages and religions, finding a basis for nationalism is not easy. To CN Annadurai fell the mantle of both challenging Indian unity and successfully integrating his secessionist movement into the mainstream. This article, written in the journal Kurukshetra upon Annadurai's death nearly forty years ago, journalist and freedom-fighter K.G. Ramakrishnan examines the insights offered by Annadurai's unique path. More... The Trump Card too is ...Made in China America is doubly dependent on China, not only to supply cheap goods but also to finance US deficits. M.R. Venkatesh explains that while the dollar has been falling recently, the yuan has stayed low for decades, setting China up to pass the US as a international powerhouse and potentially destroy the already crippled American economy. More... Gandhi's 1922 Trial - An Eyewitness Account Mahatma Gandhi's 1922 Trial is often compared to that of Socrates 2000 years ago. No photography was permitted. The lone artist who happened to be at the trial, Ravishankar Raval, left his reminscences of the trial and how he came to sketch it. More... Orwell in Wall Street and Kolkata Animal Farm portrayed how easily the leaders of resistance can take on the forms of those they're fighting against once power has switched hands. Jawed Naqvi points out how this switch still occurs and still leaves the working classes watching from a distance. More... 7-Year Itch or 8-Year Elevator Ride? Wedded bliss may not always be blissful, yet it is still eternal. As any married person can tell you, marriage isn't easy. Funny man Melvin Durai puts his humorous spin on the topic following his own eighth anniversary. While he still has a few things to figure out, two things he knows for sure: forgiveness is imperative while forgetting gets easier and easie More... Movies     There are 13 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... Booker for Adiga The White Tiger, a novel exploring the effects of globalization on the Indian poor, has bagged the famous Booker prize. The author: young Aravind Adiga. Hopefully, the Ayatollahs of Globalization will not issue a fatwa calling for his head. There is some hope here, since the house falling about their own heads right now. The stock market dropped another 700 points today, after the much ballyhooed multi-nation deal. All (Nu)Clear!!! With the Senate passing the Indo-US Nuclear Deal and the president signing it, it is all over bar the rush of contracts. About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™