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...large extent, it is a book about Harvard—to a lesser extent, it is a book about cruelty, madness, and the post-colonial alienation of a young Indian girl from New Jersey...
...Viswanathan’s book, now on sale at Harvard Bookstore and the Coop, is called “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life.” It is about an over-achieving Indian girl in her senior year of high school, whose lifelong goal to attend Harvard is derailed when the Dean of Admissions finds out she has no friends and doesn’t know how to have fun. Despite Opal’s impeccable resumé, the dean basically tells her that she’s too nerdy for college...
...reported, "become a surprise star by keeping her tush off the ice." She was simply the best. Udo Wilhelm Marl, Germany Passage to India "Let's be friends" [March 6] stated that President Bush's visit to India would inaugurate a new era of cooperation between the two powers. Indians highly appreciate and value the President's friendship with India. Let the two great countries engage in a joint partnership to advance international peace and prosperity based on the tenets of democracy, freedom and human dignity. An economically strong and united India will provide much needed balance, succor and harmony...
...ethnic mixing at Harvard is occurring within ethnic organizations themselves. For example, the current membership of Native Americans at Harvard College (NAHC) actually looks a lot like the Color Blind Students Association that Lurie called for. The Native American group counts three board members with no American Indian ancestry.Students who choose to join organizations based on ethnicities other than their own do so for a variety of reasons. “I’m really interested in Asian culture,” said Frommer, who is currently traveling in Japan and is preparing to write a senior thesis...
...Collingham writes that this innovation is continuing in the Indian restaurants of England, and that new "Indian" dishes will be produced there. Purists in India may scoff at these creations, just as they mock chicken tikka masala. But the inventiveness of British-Indian cooking clearly adds to the appeal of India's culture throughout the world?which can only be good for India's tourism industry. The Hollywood actor Will Smith, recently in Bombay, said that one of the things he wanted to do in India was to taste "authentic chicken tikka masala." You can bet that no one told...