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The Art of Spitting or: Why do Indians spit so much?

Our correspondent Jeyannathann (photo)  from Chennai reflecting on the Art of  Spitting: Why do Indians spit so much? By Jeyannathann Karunanithi (jka). On my way home from the bustling...

"Bollywood is indeed a reflection of real life"

Nikki Rattan's thoughts on working in India, issueing cultural diversity ("American, Indian and German boss are different"), religion ("Bollywood is a reflection of real...

New Delhi: Masterpiece of 2010 – 2011

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit Nikki Rattan on Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit, spiritual healer and yoga guru Baba Ramdev, the importance of girl children...

Indian workforce in cross cultural environment

Photo: (c) Kunstzirkus / pixelio.deBy Usha Amrit. In company recruitments in Europe a lot of emphasis is given to a potential candidate's social persona...

Omis exciting journey to Bollywood or: “Who is the 4th Idiot”?

(bo, bc) During the "Bollywood and beyond" film festival in Stuttgart, Germany, we interviewed Matt McCroskey, a film maker from Los Angeles. Matt is...

Short interviews or: Four artists and three questions…

(tg) Four artists and three questions. Yogesh Karikurve, Shany Mathew, Oliver Dorsch and Sakis Tsakapidis answer on their best moments at "Bollywood and Beyond", describing...

"180" days of soulfulness

(kj) A set of mixed feelings descends upon the viewer not only after the final scene with the last glimpse of Siddharts's mesmerizing smile...

Sunil Doshi: "Fashion, food and films"

(kj/tg) During the 8th "Bollywood and Beyond" film festival in Stuttgart we met film producer Sunil Doshi who talked about his successful career and the development of...

India by Song: "Why should we differentiate?"

(kj) What keeps a layman, somebody who is distanced from the realms of academic and factual history mesmerized throughout the 64 minutes of screening...

Young India's Dreams

(kj) A debut movie of a promising Indian director, Vikramaditya Motwane's "Udaan" was chosen to be the opening film of this year's "Bollywood and...

A multitude of tradition and culture

(gr) With 28 States and 7 Union Territories in the country, India is an extravaganza of cuisines, culture, beliefs, ceremony styles and attires are...

India: Strong Growth – Weak Infrastructure

(by Alexandra Tito, Jagat Mitra) Since in 1991 introduced economic reforms, which was triggered by a massive financial crisis, India is reckoned as one...

The great Indian stomach

By Usha Amrit. Recently I was told by a friend that there are two most important things in life. One being, good food and...

Usha’s Corner: „The German-India Connection“

(by Usha Rashmi Bhaskara Sastry) When you think of the German-India connection, some famous names enter our minds. From the scholar Friedrich Max Müller...

Tigerstyle – Bhangra from Glasgow: „Let our music do the talking“

(mmm) Raj and Pops are better known as Tigerstyle - a UK Bhangra formation that has earned much appreciation in the scene for combining...

„Mera Dil Hai Hindustani“

(by Divya Saxena) I went to India this summer. This wasn't my first visit, I had been there before, but this time I actually...

Mundus, Quo Vadis? – A Critique about the Prospect of War

(by Abishikt Thomas) Awestruck kids along with their parents come flying in their family-spacecraft to see this huge glass globe. The object of attraction...

India pull out of SAF Games

(by Arunava Chaudhuri) India has decided to pull out of the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in Pakistan next month citing threats to its...

The Indian Sports Year 2002

(by Arunava Chaudhuri) These headlines sum up performance of Indian sportsmen and women during 2002. There were some scintiliating as well as demoralising and...

Reader’s comment: „Muslim Minority in India“

The following letter by Mohammed Rehan reflects on religious tolerance, the impact of British colonial “divide and rule” policies on India’s partition, and the...

Mahatma Gandhi – The Absent Nobel Laureate

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948) stands as one of the 20th century’s foremost advocates of non-violence and moral resistance. In retrospect, it seems natural to...

Prasanna Subramaniam: „Please support AID for India’s development“

(by Prasanna Subramaniam) Hi everyone, that was a very interesting group that I talked to today evening (theInder.netCHAT on 6 August 2000). It would...

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