Diaspora Voices

Mughal-e-Azam Captivates US Audiences

Heralding a new era, the magnum opus Mughal-e-Azam play made a dazzling debut in the US, with soulful melodies and beautiful Anarkalis’ performing to the tune of ‘jab pyaar kiya to darna kya’ By PI BUREAU Based on K. Asif's...

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Parenting Desi Kids in Videshi Homes

Immigrants in Canada, from the sub-continent, find passing the Indian values to their kids daunting. They strive to make every effort to tie theGen-Next to their traditional home cultural practices Divya Kaeley It’s a normal Sunday ritual. Manav’s parents are...

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COVER STORY

Freedom means differently to different people

BY Sarita Shandilya (Twitter: @saritashandilya) As we are approach 15th August, 2023, it’s important to know what freedom means to young India and young diaspora as they will be the architects of the nation’s future. 15th August marks the anniversary...

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A bridge connecting India to the world

SARITA SHANDILYA captures the Indian diaspora's journey so far which has been the saga of trials and tribulations. Being the world’s largest, the Indian diaspora, who Prime Minister called India’s Brand Ambassadors, serves as a vehicle for India's soft power...

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Trending Now

Paradise on Earth

By Subhasish Chakraborty Necker Island had been a little-known destination until Sir Richard Branson stumbled across this speck of paradise way back in 1970s and to put it succinctly in his own words, “I had no idea where they were...

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Interviews

Israel’s ‘Curry Queen’

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2023 awardee Reena Pushkarna has an intriguing feather in her cap. The Indian chef’s restaurant in Tel Aviv, Tandoori, was the place where Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met his wife, Sara. And a few years later, it...

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Editor’s Note

Semiconductor Superpower

Ajit Kumar Jha On July 10, when Foxconn announced breaking off a $19.5 billion joint-venture plan with Vedanta, scheduled for Gujarat, a pall of gloom descended on India's digital circles. The withdrawal by the Taiwanese giant Foxconn from the JV...

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Perspective

विकास और महंगाई में सामंजस्य

शशि कुमार झा भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक द्वारा पिछले महीने नीतिगत दरों में कोई बदलाव न करने का फैसला एक ही साथ विकास को बढ़ावा देने और महंगाई दर को एक तयशुदा सीमा के भीतर बनाये रखने की कोशिश है। होम...

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केरला स्टोरी

By सरिता शांडिल्य @saritashandilya जब से ओ.टी.टी.आया है, मैं आसानी से फ़िल्म देखने नहीं जाती , रात में सोने के पहले कुछ देख लिया, बस । केरला स्टोरी के वहाँ आने का इंतज़ार कर रही थी । मगर कश्मीर फाइल्स...

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SACRED OBJECTS

In India, specific materials and processes have intricate links with rites—clay fashioned into an idol acquires divinity until the celestial...

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September 2023 Issue

Business & Economy

Greenback reign waning

As more countries show an inclination to move away from using the US dollar for international trade and other transactions, it’s an opportunity for the Indian rupee to become a globally accepted currency By Kumud Das Quite a while back,...

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The Model FTA

Finalised in 88 days, the 320-page India-UAE CEPA is a template for India-GCC free trade agreement BY AJIT KUMAR JHA The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the UAE stands out as a model among all free trade...

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Travel

Paradise on Earth

By Subhasish Chakraborty Necker Island had been a little-known destination until Sir Richard Branson stumbled across this speck of paradise way back in 1970s and to put it succinctly in his own words, “I had no idea where they were...

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Cocooned in Darjeeling

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway offers one of the most unique train journeys in the world. Seeing the ‘Toy Train’ gracefully winding around the Batasia Loop, known as one of the most photographed railway sites globally, would fill any visitor’s heart...

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Special Feature

Longding: Amidst fearsome Wancho Nagas

By Subhasish Chakraborty As a one-time native of India’s remote northeast, a few impressions are still very fresh in my mind, like for instance those endless stretches of tea gardens in Assam, the world-famous Kaziranga National Park, exotic tribals dressed...

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Soul Connections

VINTAGE VISIONARY

If cinema is the muse, I’m not worthy enough of its love: Sudhir Mishra With career spanning decades, acclaimed film director and screenwriter, Sudhir Mishra is by now one of the vintage visionaries in the industry. While he never officially...

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Wellbeing

Hare Krishna guru

Historian Hindol Sengupta’s latest biography traces Srila Prabhupada’s journey from modest Calcutta environs to the shores of 1960s counterculture America where he amassed a following, founded ISKCON and continued his lifelong mission to spread the message of Chaitanya  By Dr...

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Spaces

Sat, Chit, Anand

By Priya Sankhla Gulecha Sri Siddheshwar Brahmrishi Gurudev, Tirupati (Siddh Guru) personifies the essence of truth, enlightenment, and eternal bliss. As a divine incarnation possessing transcendent spiritual powers, he stands as a beacon of wisdom and guidance in our modern...

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Young and Restless

आदिपुरुष

सरिता शांडिल्य (Twitter : @saritashandilya) हमारे आदिपुरुष राम हैं . हमारे दिल में बसे हैं . राम के लिये हमने कचहरी में मुक़दमा जीतकर मंदिर बनवाया है. राम सरकारें गिरा सकते हैं, सरकारें बना सकते हैं. राम चुनावों में घोषणा-पत्र...

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Mixed Bag

British Takeover of India: Modus operandi

The author in his magnum opus took up the painstaking task of documenting the major treaties that were instrumental in the British takeover of India and detailing years which saw the British consolidate their ‘control’ over the sub-continent. BY DR...

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“फ़िजी भारत तो नहीं, लेकिन फ़िजी में भारत है”

फिजी में आयोजित विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन में शिरकत कर लौटे दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय में अंग्रेज़ी के सह-प्राध्यापक एवं युवा साहित्यकार डा. वेद मित्र शुक्ल, जिन्होंने अपनी सुखद स्मृतियों को साझा किया दैनिक जागरण के मुकेश पांडेय के साथ। पेश है बातचीत...

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माँ कह एक कहानी

By सरिता शांडिल्य @saritashandilya जॉब्स क्राइसिस के इस ज़माने में कहीं किसी एक पोस्ट के लिए इंटरव्यू हो रहा था । इंटरव्यू देने वाले टेंशन में थे । लेने वाले मुस्कुरा रहे थे । जो बाहर निकलते थे , उनसे...

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डायस्पोरा राइटिंग ऑफ निर्मल वर्मा

3 अप्रैल को निर्मल वर्मा 94 वर्ष के होते, यदि हमारे बीच होते,  मगर  उनका लेखन तो हमारे पास है । मुझे उनका डायस्पोरिक लेखन याद आता है ।  मेरे एक मित्र निर्मल वर्मा का बिना रूके गुणगान करते हैं...

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DISAPPEARING WOMEN

Focusing on improving the female economy, and not the heteronormative economy, should be the way forward for India for it will release productivity with relatively less effort BY SHINJINI KUMAR Let’s do a thought experiment. Just assume there are enough...

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WHAT’S THE GOVT DOING?

Unfortunately, there is an increasing incidence of Indian women getting trapped in fraudulent NRI marriages BY PROF. MEETA NARAIN The report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women – 2006- 2007 of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Ministry...

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WOMEN’S DAY IN REAR MIRROR

The concept of International Women’s Day goes back over 100 years, but the United Nations (UN) started celebrating International Women’s Day in 1977. It aims at promoting a gender-equal world – a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A...

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EXPLORING
IDENTITY & BELONGING

BY PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR Geetanjali Shree’s Ret Samadhi makes for delightful reading as the language meanders like a river in spate, intermingling past and present, and breaking the social and political boundaries It is unfortunately true that we would...

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CAREGIVING FROM A DISTANCE

The other side of the diaspora experience is loneliness and neglect, particularly for the elderly. Attention and sensitivity can go a long way in ensuring love and care for those who have raised you to adulthood and provided the stepping...

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Let’s Not Glorify The Gloom

Arts & Culture

An Extravaganza of Artistic Fusion

The Gallery Dotwalk achieved yet another artistic milestone with the preview of ‘Polyphonies in Distance’ at Golf Course Road in Gurugram Amidst relaxed camaraderie over cocktail, various connoisseurs, art collectors, and many from diverse walks of life admired the rare...

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Preserving Gondal’s heritage

Though a qualified doctor, Dr. Ravidarshan Vyas carried forward the legacy of Saurashtra’s rich historical and cultural heritage and furthered them to an unprecedented height through his paintings By PI Bureau Saurashtra in Gujarat holds a captivating history and boasts...

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Books

वक्त के साथ बदलते रिश्तों और परिवेश की मार्मिक गाथा

माधोपुर का घर एक अपेक्षाकृत समृद्ध, खेतिहर पृष्ठभूमि वाला यह अपर कास्ट हिन्दू परिवार के तीन पीढ़ियाँ, खास कर विकास के दौर में, अलग-अलग पेशें में जाने और विस्थापन की वजह से सोच, सामाजिक-आर्थिक, जीवन-शैली और मन-मिज़ाज में आए बदलाव...

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Society

Journeys to inspire and motivate

The book serves as a compelling source of inspiration and motivation. It highlights that what distinguishes achievers is their ability to overcome obstacles and to convert negativity into positivity. By Amarjit Singh Batth The word ‘success’ captures the attention of...

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