India, USA and a footnote in history

  In 1965 and 1966 India suffered two failed monsoons. The country was desperate for food grains. It turned to the US which had a policy of helping nations with food shortages. Called PL480 the Peace for Food initiative had the full support of President Kennedy...

A Nation of Legends

Time in Hindu traditions is divided into 4 Yugas or time spans. They are Sat Yug, Dwapar Yug, Treta Yug and Kali Yug. There is a huge gap of years between the four time spans. In the Treta Yug, tens of thousands of years ago appeared Lord Rama. The Ramayana is the...

Indian Philanthropy

 As the CoronaVirus unfolds in India people from many walks of life are coming forward to help the government fight the pandemic. The auto industry giant Anand Mahindra of the Mahindra Group has offered to convert his holiday resorts to temporary care facilities. He...

The rise and rise of the Indian Diaspora

Rishi Sunak Some media enterprises in the UK will not be able to accept two Indians, Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak, in high positions. London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed two Indian origin individuals to the most powerful positions in the country....

Cricket and the worldwide Indian diaspora

Article published in the Darpan Magazine published by Navnat Vanik  Association  The recent Cricket world cup tournament was marked by the huge number of Indian supporters following the Indian cricket team. The Indian diaspora in far flung corners of the world were...

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