Deshvidesh | - Part 890

PATIALA

One of the richest princely states in British India Patiala is now a repository of stories in old brick and stone.Three kids are coming down the narrow track, dragging along an old bicycle; they are looking for a neon tree. I point out one near …

February 2005

7 Steps to a More Serene Life

Take this quick test: What are the thoughts that typically cross your mind in the course of a day these days? Do they run along the following lines? I’m totally exhausted and my backaches. I obsess about problems but can’t seem to develop solutions. My …

Young Indian Politicians

Youths; Politics; Indians-These are three terms that are usually not found together. To be a young Indian in politics, one needs three essential qualities: persistence, fearlessness and a great deal of ambition. The fact that Indians compose the wealthiest minority group in the United States, …

One on One With Kiran Ahluwalia

At an age when most children of her age were in their world of fun and games, nine-year-old Kiran Ahluwalia would accompany her parents for music concerts. Often the only child at these informal ghazal sessions in the basement of Toronto houses, Kiran could not …

ABCD – What does it mean to be an Indian American?

Is this term even applicable? Perhaps, second-generation Indians can answer this question. If you were born in the States, and are of Indian origin more than likely you have heard the term “ABCD” used to describe you. ABCD stands for an “American Born Confused Desi.” …

January 2005

Mystical Prose of Swami Vivekananda

“Vivekananda taught awakened India to come out of the slough of Despondence and face the world with a new self-confidence and almost a mission to global humanity.” K.R.S. Iyengar, Indian Writing in English (Sterling, 1985) Vivekananda’s various ser mons and lectures made re nascent Hinduism …

Historic Two Week Peace Mission

For the first time in mod ern history, a group of both Indians and Pakistanis living in US, UK and Canada are jointly engaged in People-to-People diplomacy by organizing a joint visit to the region. (There have been many Indians visiting Pakistan and Pakistanis visiting …

Traveling Through Pakistan

Pakistan is a beautiful country with scenery that changes from coastal beaches and lagoons to deserts of burning sand, and snow covered mountains peaks. It is the site of some of the earliest human habitation on earth, and home of an ancient people. Pakistan a …