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...back then. In 1976, when I'd trekked across Radcliffe Yard to the Charles River to meet the person who would become my lifelong collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, we were among only a handful of Indian undergraduates at Harvard. As an Indian filmmaker in New York City in the 1980s, I would ride the Greyhound with my documentaries, showing my films to anyone who'd have me. I would have to tolerate audiences who would ask whether there was tap water in India and how come I spoke such good English. Later, raising money for Mississippi Masala, starring Denzel Washington...
...forgoing spices. She says, "What I missed most was black pepper." This year she and 20 friends went all local for a week in January--hardly a season of plenty in New England. It wasn't so bad, what with baked squash, wheat-berry porridge, Vermont-cheese fondue, Indian pudding, parsnips, maple-apple pie and even elk and emu meat. But now that they have nothing to prove, they're reverting to August, as are two Vermont groups. Why make the effort at all? McGovern says she feels powerless to fight the globalization of the food supply, "But locally...
Americans have finally cottoned on to what most foreigners living here already know. As an Indian studying in the U.S., I find even the most minor dental work prohibitively expensive and have scheduled medical procedures in line with vacations back home. Going to India for elective surgery is a very viable option: it's cheaper, Indian health care is world class, and the postoperative care is next to unbeatable. I was happy to read that Americans are finally discovering that good health care is not something only the affluent or insured can enjoy...
...friends he wanted to return to Leech Lake to aid in economic development after—he hoped—graduating this coming fall. Lussier’s family, also from Minnesota, was friends with Meat’s family. “Where we come from, for an Indian student to make it this far and to have the same aspirations and goals and the ability and perseverance to do these things—I mean, he could have done anything, anything he wanted to do,” she said shortly after his death. —Staff...
...market like this people often ignore good news." AJIT SURANA, Indian stockbroker, on the country's recent market meltdown. India's Sensex index has plunged more than 20% since May 11 despite news that the economy grew by 8.4% in the year that ended March...