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August 31 NEWS The Dalai Lama Ends American Pilgrimage His latest visit has made him more optimistic about the future, he said. "Generally in America, Europe, and Japan there are signs of a feeling of frustration about the materialistic existing life," he said. "So people begin to feel something lacking. Besides material facility, they seek some deeper human values." NEWS The Marketing of the Dalai Lama Would the Dalai Lama have drawn over 100,000 people at his public discourses in New York, Bloomington and Chicago without the Hollywood connection -- and without his backers including Hollywood star Richard Gere spending at least $ 8 million to promote his tour and pay for the concomitant expenses? COLUMN The Currency of Arundhati Roy 'The successful enter into the Faustian contract: they sell their souls to fame and become its servitors. Roy didn't. On the Narmada issue, as after the nuclear tests, her words have contested the pious dogmas of the bureaucracy-cum-political establishment,' says Amitava Kumar. August 29 NEWS Vegetarians Lose Case Against Taco Bell Claim failed because it did not show the rice was unwholesome or unfit for human consumption, says judge. SUCCESS STORY A Toy Success Story Srikant Sreenivasan, founder of BrainPlay.com, an e-commerce site that specializes in children's products, on how he made it big. NEWS Man Sentenced To Prison Term For Burning Lover Authorities refuse to consider victim's changed testimony. ENDEAVOUR Young Pros Help Marrow Donation Drive Volunteers push to get minority individuals, whose tissues are much rarer, to put their names in for donation. August 28 MOVIES East Is East To Show At Montreal Fest Expectations are high for the film, with Om Puri's name coming up repeatedly as a strong nominee for an Oscar. BUSINESS Technical Visionary, Market Wizard Everything turns to gold in the hands of Gururaj Deshpande, who has become an icon for young entrepreneurs, especially from India. Telugu Folk Dances August 27 SUCCESS STORY Pretty Good Work A revolutionary online beauty emporium, www.eve.com, smells success. MOVIES Indian Films Find Going Hard At Toronto Fest Film-makers face some stiff competition from steamy movies from Europe and South Korea. NEWS Pallone Calls for Hiring Of Legal Indian Immigrants For Census Under the existing policy, all immigrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as immigrants from Arab and African countries, are being unfairly discriminated against, he said. NEWS Jaffna Memories Claim Depressed Man, Son Jeybalan Balasingam never hinted to his family that he was contemplating suicide. DJs In Insurgency Networking Dinner August 26 MOVIES Dosanjh Dubbed 'Betrayer', 'Assassin' Foes vow to derail his plans to become premier of British Columbia. ACHIEVER Ms Y! YWCA CEO Prema Mathai-Davis continues to win plaudits for leadership NEWS Exiled Tibetan Leader Meets With Older Brother Dalai Lama star attraction in Indiana, also faces hostile Buddhist sect. Ramakrishna's Vision Kathak Presentation August 25 MOVIES US Marshals Raid Alleged Piracy King Federal marshals move in to try and pre-empt sale of illegal Taal video. NEWS Man Held On $4m Bond For Allegedly Killing 2 Indians The accused, Ricardo Londell Hariss, is wanted for murder in several states. American Yatra Students' Association August 24 NEWS Ujjal Dosanjh Likely To Fight To Be British Columbia Premier The attorney-general, who kept his job after Glen Clark was dragged down by charges of scandal, did not want to take up the position -- right now. SUCCESS STORY Women Writers of Indian Diaspora Create A Big Impact "All of a sudden there are many Indian American writers saying in loud print what we have been wanting to say for a long time," says writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. ACHIEVER A Writer Free To Write All Day Jhumpa Lahiri, declared a distinctive new voice, has truly earned her independence. MOVIES Supernatural Chiller Grosses Unearthly Figures For a third week in a row, 28-year-old Shyamalan's movie psyches America. Business Insights Archives |
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