Mar 14, 2008 New York Edition Vol. 4 No. 5 Events   There are 3 upcoming events listed in our New York calendar. Click here for calendar. Hooky @ Hockey For the first time in 80 years, India will not be in Olympic Hockey. The fabled champions of the era of Dhyan Chand and Charanjit Singh were kicked out in the qualifying round, having lost to England in Santiago, Chile. The words, "Oh, what a fall, my countrymen" have seldom sounded more real. Exchange Rates $1 buys: INR: 40.18 Pak. Rup: 59.12 BDesh Taka: 68.38 SLR: 107.75 Nep. Rup: 70.95 Bloggers Wanted Beginning April 2008, we're adding a new feature: Blog Sabha. We are seeking active bloggers for Indogram and Gram Sabha. Applicants should be passionate about their interests, eager to express their views, and committed to an active and vigorous (yet civil) dialogue online. Interested? Please contact us. Looking for the Real Manchurian Candidate Award-winning investigative journalist Dave Lindorff addresses the recent canards about Barack Obama’s "Manchurian Candidacy" with a blow by blow account of the Administration’s damages to its own country. Are American citizens just as culpable as their rulers, or were we brainwashed? More... Yes, Eye Care Sri Renganathan continues her exploration of NGO's in India and the hope they instill. In this issue, her eyes are opened by the “visually challenged” children of Matru School of Bangalore and the loving and supportive home Muktha Gubbi has created for them. More... Is This All It Takes? JFK exhorted American’s to “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”Does Obama’s country truly only require its citizens to hope; or is there more for them to do? More... The True King Khan Decades from now, will Pakistani history books include any accounts of the non-violent struggles of the Khudai Khidmatgars (Servants of God) that played such a large role in the fight for freedom from the British? Why are the accounts of Ghaffar Khan and his son Wali Khan missing in today’s history books? Peace activist and writer Adil Zareef explores the legacy of the Khans of Charsadda and the destruction of their non-violent message. More... Love Conquers All “Society had no space for the ultimate outcaste” so Baba Amte fought for a space they could make their own. Ravindra Rukmini Pandharinath pays homage to the man who transformed generations and encouraged social and political activism on so many levels through his own personal sacrifices. More... A Monument to Megalomania Maybe it is because the era of towering men and women is over that we now seek solace in towers of steel and concrete. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is building a multi (let's be precise -- 27) storeyed home (yes, home) in Bombay. The project has made predictable headlines in the Indian press, as often as not as the surest sign that India has arrived. Now our own Melvin Durai gives the proposed edifice his unique once-over and comes back with his usual (unusual) thoughts and observations. More... Movies     There are 3 movies playing in New York. Details... India News Wine consumption in India is expected to go up by three times in the next year. --Yahoo News * * * Music maven AR Rahman, is starting up a new music school on the outskirts of Chennai. The school is reportedly scheduled for opening in January 2009. --NDTV * * * If we said a famous Indian film star called Khan had purchased a cricket club, you might have guessed Aamir. Well, you would have guessed wrong! It is Shah Rukh Khan who now owns a cricket team called Kolkata Knight Riders, one of eight in the newly formed Indian Premier League. Among the knights is a prince -- Saurav Ganguly of Calcutta. --The Hindu About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™