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May 2011


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COVER STORY

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The Left bastion has been stormed in Bengal, and change is imminent

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OTHER ARTICLES

 

SURINAME CALLING
Historian Brij Lal’s passionate account on his ancestors


GADAR MOVEMENT
Inder Singh on this historical saga


PHILANTHROPY
An NRI gives back to his mother country


NRI EMPIRE
The stories of NRIs from across the world


MAXIMUM INDIA
India showcased in the USA


Jazz From an Indian American Perspective
Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer didn’t start out to be a musician, but studied physics


Avoiding investment mistakes
All set to take the plunge into investing? Here are a few time-tested mistakes that can prove costly in the long run if not taken seriously

EDITOR'S DESK

Before the Assembly elections, Bengal was crying for change. And the voters ensured that change would come in May. Also for decades, Mamata Banerjee had been toiling and plotting for the day when she would be able to take over the chief minister’s chair at Writers’ Building. The road to the seat of power was littered with thorns. For years, the Trinamool Congress leader had been travelling across the state, tirelessly, urging people to throw the communists out. 
 

OTHER ARTICLES

“China is not a friendly neighbour”
Former Governor of Meghalaya M.M. Jacob.Interview that Jacob gave former GOPIO chairman Thomas Abraham


 

CONDUCT CHECK
Book on Emigration By Leela Gujadhur Sarup


PRIME MINISTER’S GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Advertorial


NRIs, PIOs and INDIA—Mutual Expectations
Former GOPIO Chairman Thomas Abraham presented a paper in 2007 in Kolkata’s Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies


Dr Awtar Singh
Funding India’s Brightest at Berkeley

COLUMNS

Philanthropy in Indian American Community
By Inder Singh


MIND AND BODY: BREATH AND PRANA
By Yogi Ashwani