Events 
Pt. Shivnath Mishra
Jun 1
Navarasa Dance Recital
Jun 3
Balagokulam Family Retreat
Jun 8
Families Bringing Hope Auction
Jun 9
Kalakendra Member Appreciation Day
Jun 16
"In Quotes"
"[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives..."
--Cindy Sheehan on Memorial Day , 2007.
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"Shaheedon ke chitahon par lagenge har baras mele,
Watan pe marne walon ka baaki yahi nishaan hoga"
--Author Unknown
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Postcards from the (H)edge
Starting with this issue, Gram Sabha will carry regular reports of Life In India, from Sri Renganathan, writing from Bangalore. To B or not to B, is the age old question. But Sri, who has lived in two places, tries to resolve this conundrum through synthesis. More...
SEZ Who?
The new mantra in India is the concept of the SEZ, or Special Economic Zones. A kind of industrial gated community where the Government willingly suspends some of the laws of the land, for the promise of a pot of gold at the end of the export rainbow. Economist Aseem Shrivastava asks some difficult questions about the costs and benefits of this new model of development. More...
Terror Czar Speaks
Way back in 2004, Richard Clarke stunned the country by being the first government official to publicly apologize for 9-11. Clarke was an early and much maligned critic of the War in Iraq and how it detracted from the objective. This alone would make him worth listening to. But as Gidu Sriram discovered, he has much else to say -- on the real and illusory wars on terror, on the methods and mechanics of tackling them, on the thinking shift required. Gidu transcribes the speech, and provides his own thoughts at the end. More...
Remembering 1857
On May 10, 1857, what many would call the First Indian War of Independence began. To others, it was the Sepoy Mutiny. Whatever its genesis, within a few short months, it spread like a prairie fire across the length and breadth of Northern India. It was the first such mass uprising in the world against a colonial power. What are its lessons for our times? Can it be compared with today's turmoil in Iraq? More...
A Kiss that Launched a Furore
Richard Gere planting a smack on Shilpa Shetty's cheek -- and the ensuing hungaama -- is now old news. But the final word on this and other matters can only come from Melvin Durai, who reminds us that lips are also for smiling. More...
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Movies 
Sivaji - the Boss Being Rescheduled
Details
"In Quotes"
"We must end forever the debate whether our country's march of progress has benefited India and not Bharat...India is Bharat."
--PM Manmohan Singh, addressing Indian industrialists
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Interns Wanted
We are looking for Summer Interns for projects in journalism, social studies, business and IT. Email your application, including a resume.
Update
We hear that upon popular demand, Kalakendra is considering staying on for another year. We certainly hope this rumor is true!
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