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...news of the day was not, however, the smash, bang, bam Crimson victory. The new news is that Sophomore Vanya Desai, seeded at number one early last year until she got ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, returned to play Coach Stuart le Gassick said. "But and won her first collegiate match...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Raquetwomen Sweep Listless Bruins | 1/30/1991 | See Source »

Seeing action for the first time this season because of a separated shoulder. Harvard's Jack Colbourne jumped out to a 2-1 lead in games before Sunic Desai bounced back to win the fourth game, 15-12. Colbourne's five-game victory upped the Crimson's lead...

Author: By Martha C. Abbruzzese, | Title: Racquetmen Bomb Midshipmen, 8-1 | 12/4/1987 | See Source »

...land of tandoori chicken and the Nehru jacket. India's reputation has also suffered, at least among Americans, from the country's professed detachment in conflicts between the U.S. and the Soviets, and the frequent appearance of a political entente between New Delhi and Moscow. Says Festival Coordinator Niranjan Desai of India's embassy in Washington: "We are a developing country, but the already developed aspects of our nation are not fully understood. We have historic reasons for neutrality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Shining Legacy From the East | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

Given the festival's loose, long-term political aspirations, some Americans have questioned whether the money might be better spent on charitable causes in the subcontinent. In India too, concedes Festival Director General S.K. Misra, "there was a campaign to oppose it." A further cause for discontent, according to Desai: "From U.S. companies that do business in India, the response in terms of donations has not been as good as we would have anticipated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Shining Legacy From the East | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

...Anita Desai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

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