Oct 21, 2005 Portland Edition Vol. 2 No. 13 Events   Women in Byzantium with Indian Soprano Patricia Rozario Oct 21 GPTM Deepavali Oct 22 Buy Tickets Bharata Nrityam Oct 23 Charity Day Shopping Oct 25 Ganesh Kumaresh Violin Oct 29 Bollywood Horror III Oct 29 Diwali Celebrations Nov 5 Sajda Nov 5 Buy Tickets Vancouver-India Diwali Nov 5 Kannada Koota Deepavali Nov 12 Global Harmony Concert Nov 12 Buy Tickets Diwali Mela Nov 19 Arangetram - Saraga Nov 20 Katrina Relief in Portland Two upcoming events in the Portland Area are devoted to raising money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Kalakendra has a musical evening featuring the songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, called Sajda. The Bengali Association, Prabashi, has a Global Harmony concert for the same. Home, Sweet Home! A trip to India this summer leads young Roopa Sriram to consider her experiences in the birthplace of her parents. She feels at once at home and out of place, an experience many youngsters (or even grown-ups) would find familiar. A short travelogue. More... Leveeathan - Disdaining the Simple Solution Of late, the American approach to problems seems to be to choose the most expensive and complicated solution, often one that hurts national interest, rather than the simple and effective device that was the hallmark of American ingenuity. More... An Evening With Rushdie The line to get in was a few blocks long. Salman Rushdie was in town, reading his latest book, "Shalimar the Clown, a novel based in Kashmir involving an American diplomant among others. After the reading, Rushdie was fielding questions and comments with grace and good humor. But as with most things that are not a Bharata Natyam arangetram, writes the author, the number of Indians in the audience was just one or two.A report by Lakshmi Jagannathan. More... A Guide to Motivated Job Seekers What do you do in a time when jobs are tough to come by? Are your prepared for the questions they will throw at you? Are you up on the latest jargon? Melvin Durai has some excellent advice, gathered from among the best practices he has noticed in a long sojourn of unemployment. More... Movies     Ghajini Details Allari Pidugu Details "In Quotes" "...Every senator in this chamber...is responsible for sending... young Americans to an early grave. This chamber reeks of blood...It doesn't take courage at all for a congresman, or a senator, or a President to wrap himself in the flag... Because it's not our blood that is being shed...[If] we don't end this foolish, damnable war, those young men will some day curse us for our pitiful willingness to let the Executive carry the burden the Constitution puts on us." --Sen. George McGovern, 1970. About us | Submit articles | Advertise |  Contact us | Subscribe FREE | Privacy Policy | Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™