Oct 28, 2008 Portland Edition Vol. 4 No. 20 Events   There are 7 upcoming events listed in our Portland calendar. Click here for calendar. Happy Diwali! Wishing you a very happy Diwali from Indogram and Gram Sabha! Shame! Just as India reaches for the heavens with Chandrayaan comes shameful news of widespread violence in Orissa, including rape of Adivasi women, causing people to hide in the forests fearing for their lives. This is a test for the Indian State. Nuclear energy and space technology are meaningless if life and dignity of citizens are not safe. Chartoon™ Our own Vijay Char on the reported peeling off of Palin from McCain. More... The Elections - A Desi Viewpoint Indian Americans have even more reasons to vote this election. Author and literary Critic Lakshmi Jagannathan explains what's sending her to the booth and offers the reasons behind her preferred candidat More... The Fight for Pukhtunkhwa's Soul Wali Bagh in NWFP, once a beautiful oasis of non-violence, where Badshah Khan's son Khan Wali Khan tenderly nurtured transplanted flora and fruit from everywhere, has been savaged by a suicide bombing. Adil Zareef writes. More... Obaminations If Joe Biden nailed Rudy Guiliani with that line about a noun, a verb, and 9-11, is it fair to say that for Barack Obama it is a noun, a verb, and Hope or Change in place of 9-11? Niranjan Ramakrishnan writes that so far Obama seems unwilling to rock the boat even to right it. More... When the Joneses Falter... For decades, the US has been the "Joneses", with the rest of the world trying to keep up. Commentator MR Venkatesh feels we're now beginning to see what happens when the "Joneses" lack of savings stops them in their tracks, and what that means for their more savings-minded neighbors from around the world. More... Albright At Large Portland residents had a recent opportunity to hear the wisdom gleaned from years of experience as Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State, spoke and answered questions about her book, Memo to the President, at the Bagdad Theater last week. Gidu Sriram recaps the interview for Gram Sabha readers. More... Joe the Plumber for President! Elections are seldom strolls in the park, and 2008 has been a marathon. Melvin Durai's dry humor is even more welcome as we approach the finish line with such parched throats. Quench your thirst with his recap of "Joe the Plumber's" view on the election. More... Movies     There are currently no Indian movies playing in Portland. Updates... Kash and Kari? Congress may have passed a 700 billion dollar bailout, but the man to administer it is Neel Kashkari, a 35-year old former NASA engineer turned financial maven, an assistant to Hank Paulsen. No Moonshine! India last week launched an unmanned space expedition to explore the moon. The project, called Chandrayaan, is designed to perform 3-D imaging and other remote sensing operations on the moon's surface. About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™