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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2005
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COVER STORY
Neal’s Law
What makes Neal Katyal a formidable lawyer in the country?


Sunil Adam meets with Georgetown University law professor Neal Katyal, one the leading attorneys in the country associated with some of the most important cases that will determine America’s constitutional and judicial course of the future.

Washington, D.C. is not the place to be in early September. With temperatures in the more


Code Name Success

Mani Bhaumik is scientist extraordinaire whose accomplishments include the invention of the Excimer laser that has made LASIK surgery possible. But Michel W. Potts finds out that there is more to this Bengali that includes insights into eastern spirituality.
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blog.ind

Bloggers have launched the most subversive revolution in the media world. With over 9 million blogs and counting, bloggers are a force to reckon with. It is not surprising that Indians and desis have a sizable presence in the blogosphere. Mandira Banerjee and Aswin Punathabekar tracks down some of the prominent desi bloggers.
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Beauty
and the
Beast

Indians have gone to Africa to make money for a very long time. But the continent offers something more than wealth. It is where you see the majesty of nature. Bina Bakshi takes you on a safari across Kenya and discovers a wild world that no National Geographic can prepare you for.

The sky is a mass of flaming orange as I step off the airplane onto the tarmac. Kenya was going to be my getaway into the wilds of Africa. Nairobi, however, was a delightful shock.
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HOME BOXOFFICE

RAJIV M. VIJAYKAR finds out how Bollywood films are going global, not only because of their growing acceptability in international film festivals and mainstream european and american multiplexes, but through the video and dvd market.

The Hindi film – and to an extent even the Indian film, whether regional or made by NRIs in the UK, U.S. and Canada – has gone global. Gone are the days when Indians outside of India (and also Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalis and, for South Indian

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BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
What goes into the making of Indian American beauty pageants.
By SARMISHTA RAMESH

A ‘CON’ AMONG US
The neoconservative ideology of National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru.
By SUNIL ADAM

MELTING POT OR
SALAD BOWL

Examining the multicultural challenges on American campuses.
By HARINI VENKATESAN

THE KHAN OF OUR TIMES
A conversation with cricket legend Imran Khan.
By SARMISHTA RAMESH

EYE ON THE DIASPORA
Photojournalist Steve Raymer’s Diasporic odessey.
By FRANCIS ASSISI

HEART OF THE EMPIRE
Businessman Uka Solanki’s heart is really in philanthropy.
By MICHEL W. POTTS

THE CALL OF KAILASH
The adventure of Mukta Goel in the remote reaches of the Himalayas.
By FURHANA AFRID

SHEETAL’S SHOWTIME
The “American Chai” star debuts in mainstream Hollywood cinema.
By LISA TSERING

AS GOOD AS IT GETS
The exquisite tastes of food at the Bay Leaf restaurant in
San Jose.
By JESSI KAUR

 

 

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