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Tangled Roots: Racial Identity and Family Trees

Jennifer R. James | Posted 05.13.2013 | College
Read More: English Ancestry, Malayalam, Divorce, Indians, Northwest Central Pennsylvania, Kerala, Drexel University, German Ancestry, Hindi, College News
Jennifer R. James

At first I considered the thought of having anything but an obligatory check-in phone call with my dad as a roadblock. But with my professor's advice in mind, I viewed that challenge as an opportunity.

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Why Preserving Ancestral Languages Is Key for Uplifting Immigrant American Communities

Rohit Kumar | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
Read More: Ethnic Minorities, Immigration, Language, Hindi, Indian-Americans, Ethnicity, Indigenous Language Loss, Impact News
Rohit Kumar

I think that when you know your ancestral language, you can fully understand your culture. You can see that in many spheres, your culture possesses profound wisdom and insight.

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India Ascending: Hot Hindi Vs. Mandarin/Shmandarin

Victoria Lautman | Posted 12.08.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Foreign Language, Language Learning, Mandarin, Learning Mandarin Chinese, Learning Languages, Hindi, Learning Hindi, Learn Hindi, Chicago News
Victoria Lautman

Considering that India is on track to eclipse China's economy in the next few decades and is the second most populated country on our small planet, you'd think a language spoken for centuries by hundreds of millions would get a little more respect!

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Singapore's Little India

Susan Fogwell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hippo Bus, Little India, Singapore, Masala Dosa, Sri Lanka, Bollywood, Thieves Market, Hippo, Hindi, Guman Jamun, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Susan Fogwell

On a trip to Singapore, I found myself in the ethnic enclave of Little India. Built in the 1920s, This district boasts wall-to-wall colorful shop houses and lots of traditional garb.

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Mani Ratnam's Raavanan: The Must-See International Film of 2010

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Mani Ratnam, A.r. Rahman, Madras Film Institute, Abhishek Bachchan, Tamil Nadu, South India, Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council, Hindi, Chennai, MIAAC Film Festival, Jim Luce, Vishnu, Raavan, Mumbai, Aroon Shivdasani, Sanskrit, Film Guru, Ramayana, Vikram, All-Time 100 Best Films, Indo-American Arts Council, Slumdog Millionaire, New York City, Aishwarya Rai, Richard Allen, Tamil, International Film, Kerala Forest, Suhasini Maniratnam, NYU Department of Cinema Studies, India, Bollywood, Jodhaa Akbar, Iaac, Raavanan, Nayagan, Arts News
Jim Luce

Raavanan, the new Indian film produced in both Hindi and Tamil, premiered at the Tenth Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festiva...

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Border Dance: India and Pakistan's Daily Ritual

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Todd Purdum, Pakistan India Border, Pakistan, Pakistan India Relations, India, Hindi, Punjab, Lahore, Hinustani, Wagah, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

How Pakistan and India's daily ritual reveals more about their similarities than their differences.

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Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Jim Luce

Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half he...

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Boa Sr, Last Speaker Of Ancient Language Of Bo, Dies In India

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: India, Language, Oldest Language, Bo Language, Boa Sr, Hindi, Andamans, World News

The last speaker of an ancient language in India's Andaman Islands has died at the age of about 85, a leading linguist has told the BBC....

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Jaipur Literary Festival Reflects Growing Literary Scene In India

The New York Times | VIKAS BAJAJ | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Alexander McCall Smith, Vikram Chandra, Indian Literature, Authors, Niall Ferguson, South Asia, India, Books, Hindi, Jaipur, Jaipur Literary Festival, Indian Authors, Books News

"Our worlds are growing, and our markets are growing, but they are just beginning to grow," said Ms. Sarkar, who grew up in India but studied and work...

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Sita Sings the Blues: A Vibrant Ramayana Retelling with Humor and Pathos

Alex Remington | Posted 01.25.2010 | Entertainment
Read More: Movie Reviews, Free Culture, Nina Paley, Sanskrit, Hindi, Lawrence Lessig, Sita Sings the Blues, Movies, Ramayana, Flash, Dvd Reviews, Entertainment News
Alex Remington

Cartoonist Nina Paley spent six years making Sita Sings the Blues, a tragic love story about a prince named Rama who suspects his wife Sita has been unfaithful.

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Diwali: Countdown To The Festival Of Lights (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Hindu, Slidepoll, Hinduism, Festival-of-Lights, India, How-to-Celebrat-Diwali, Hindi, How to Celebrat Diwali, Diwali, Diwali Lights Pictures, Diwali in Pictures, Diwali Photo, Diwali Like Halloween, Festival of Lights Diwali Pictures, Diwali Im 09, Diwali Pics for Gmail, Diwali Asato, India Diwali Photo, Divalli Festival, Beautiful Diwali Picture, Obama Diwali, World News

India is preparing for Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, an important festival for Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Below we have...

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TED Announces the Open Translation Project -- Bringing Subtitles in 40+ Languages to TED.com

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Tamil, Urdu, Language, French, Crowdsourcing, TED.Com, Translations, Tedtalks, Subtitles, Spanish, Hindi, Media News
TEDTalks

The TED Open Translation Project brings TEDTalks beyond the English-speaking world, by offering subtitles, time-coded transcripts, and the ability for volunteers to translate any talk into any language.

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