Feb 26 2008 New York Edition Vol. 4 No. 4 Events   There are 4 upcoming events listed in our New York calendar. Click here for calendar. Kosovo Secedes India is a victim of secession in the past, and is has faced threats of secession several times. The United States fought its bloodiest war (Civil War) to prevent secession. Why then would the US support the secession of Kosovo from Serbia? If the Zen masters prescribe mindfulness, we are following just the reverse prescription - mindlessness. Is it, as this article asks, A Balcony Seat to our own Balkanization? More... Cricket Flash India eliminate Sri Lanka from the Tri-Series taking place in Australia. Warming to Obama...Slowly David Michael Green sees light at the end of the tunnel and has a message for of us: Hope is NOT lost! After 8 years of Bushitism it looks like Americans have come from the fear following 9/11 to the optimism growing on the political front as we amp up for fresh elections and a new face in the oval office in 2009. More... Music and Art on the Gallows What would drive a mob, a government, to defile graves and burn the homes of those that sing or write of love of country and bring beauty to all that hear their words. Jawed Naqvi shares insight into the lives and terrors of four of Gujarat’s mockingbirds. More... Nine Billion Little Feet While environmentalists, the media, and even politicians finally begin to focus on global warming, Joe Bageant takes a close look at an even bigger problem facing the Earth -- an exploding population growth. Unfortunately, this one has been ignored for long, and continues to take a back seat (no pun intended). More... Pity the Brahmins Caste is Dead! Or so goes the party line. But it is alive and thriving, just in different clothes. The upper levels of India’s caste system assert that lower levels are the villains and they the innocent victims. P. Sainath examines “reverse discrimination”. More... What Science and Technology Do For Us It seems scientists are in hot demand these days. Research goes on in every conceivable field imaginable and the results are astounding – no matter what the subject matter. Humorist Melvin Durai takes a closer look at what all the findings are about. Take this tour of discovery with him and see it all from a scientific viewpoint. More... Movies     There is one Indian movie playing in New York. Details... Pakistan Votes! Elections in Pakistan produced some huge surprises. Both winners and lossers were taken aback, perhaps because both expected the polls to be rigged...? A minor side-show of the elections was the visit of US Congress members to monitor the process! Enjoy Vijay Char's Chartoon™ on the topic. The PPP and the PML-N with the ANP will form the next government. Musharraf's wings are clipped. About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™