Events 
There are 21 upcoming events listed in our Portland calendar. Click here for calendar.
Two Anniversaries
This week marks two birth anniversaries. Oct 2 is well known. Less known is that Bhagat Singh, who was born on September 28, 1907. Imagine Bhagat Singh at 100?
Niranjan Ramakrishnan looks at these two figures of Indian History and comes to the conclusion that despite the obvious differences in approach, they had more in common than is often perceived.
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Char-Toon™
One went to Columbia and the other to Yale. But appear to have graduated with honors with a degree in name-calling. As
Ahmedinijad and Bush trade accusations of terrorism, our own Vijay Char wonders if it is a not a case of
Monkey-see, Monkey do?
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Remembering Bhagat Singh
To millions in the Indian subcontinent, the name Bhagat Singh still conjures up the vision of noble youth who sacrificed his life for the country. Mahir Ali recounts the events that led up to Bhagat Singh's arrest and execution. The article shows that Bhagat Singh was far more than a mere hotheaded idealist. In fact he was a serious scholar and polemicist whose final regret was he would be unable to finish the book he was reading! More...
Bridges to Nowhere
The Sethusamudram proposal has resulted in a huge controversy -- over whether Rama really existed. Mohan Guruswamy asks how much all this reveals about the retrograde levels of public discourse in our times, showing that India too is far from immune to allowing religious sentiment to prevail over simple science. More...
Volunteerism in Bangalore
In this first of a two-part series on volunteerism in Bangalore, Srilakshmi Renganathan visits the various organizations involved in a wide range of projects, from children's education to supporting battered women. More...
Not Cricket: When Indians were run out
Another centenary -- this one of the infamous day a hundred years ago when the entire Indian population of the city of Bellingham was hounded out. Francis C. Asissi recaptures the mood of Bellingham, the fear in the minds of the new sikh immigrants, and the attitude of the local people, and recounts the events of that day. In September 2007 the city held various ceremonies to remember the wrongs committed on the Indian immigrants then. More...
Thespian Treats for Tamil i(a)n Town?
This has been a year of Tamil theater, a rare treat for the Tamil-speaking diaspora of Portland. A couple of months back, a Sujata play Kadavul Vandirundaar, staged by the Seattle group, Indus Creations. Then there was the versatile Sri Lankan actor Gandhi McIntyre's with a one-man show. Is the favorable reception to these offerings a harbinger of more? Lakshmi Jagannathan writes. More...
India Win Twenty-20 Tournament
Written off by one and all after the last World Cup, India won the first Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa, with a surprise win over favorites Australia and a tantallizing win over Pakistan. Anushrut reviews the tournament. More...
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Movies 
There are 3 movies playing in Portland. Details...
Joke Sabha
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping
pill and a laxative on the same night.
People who want to share their religious views
with you almost never want you to share yours with
them.
You should never say anything to a woman that
even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant
unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her
at that moment.
The one thing that unites all human beings,
regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status
or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we
ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
-- From Dave Barry
In Quotes
"If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead."
--Johnny Carson
"Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles."
--Frank Lloyd Wright |
