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Lifestyle
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Adoptions from India – Everything You wanted to Know

Some stories have so much power – and there’s such a need for them! I had done this in-depth story on adoption four years ago & I’m amazed readers who are looking to adopt come to it even today for information. So I thought I’d share it again and would love your input and personal experiences with the process of adopting children from India. I do intend to revisit this topic in the coming months and would love your insights.

Art
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Zarina Hashmi – An Exile’s Journeys Across Borders

Home and exile are two of the most evocative words in the English language, and they are seared into the work of Zarina Hashmi, noted printmaker and sculptor, who was born in Aligarh in India. Zarina, who goes by only her first name, has been a nomad, a transient who has taken many journeys, crossed many borders. The floor plans of past homes, the many stories of dislocation and the sweet lost language of Urdu are embedded in her prints.

Having worked in relative anonymity for 35 years from her small loft in Manhattan, NY, Zarina, 75, is now suddenly on the international art world’s radar. The prestigious Guggenheim Museum is showcasing “Zarina: Paper Like Skin”, the first retrospective ever of an Indian woman artist, featuring 60 works dating from 1961 to the present.

People
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Kamala Harris and the Immigrant Dream

The American president and vice-president were always white and always male. With President Obama’s inauguration they finally got to see a minority family in the White House.

Now with the nomination of Kamala Harris as vice president by Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, comes the unprecedented prospect of a woman and a minority in the second highest position in the land.

The Indian-Americans
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Kamala Devi Harris – An American Story

Kamala Harris, for the People’ is the new mantra of the US Senator from California who has dedicated her life to fighting for ordinary people, and she likes to use three words as an introduction to who she really is: “Tough. Principled. Fearless.” She proved this first when she became the first African-American, the first South Asian, and the very first woman to serve as Attorney General of the State of California.

Food Articles
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Indian Ginger Tales

When immigrants came to America, they bought their home cures and folk remedies along, a legacy of mothers and grandmothers. It is surprising how many families still turn to ginger as the first remedy for coughs and colds, and even motion sickness. Ginger has certainly been around for centuries and everyone from the ancient Greeks to Confucius to the Emperor Akbar is supposed to have been a fan, not to mention the sage Vatsyayana – author of India’s famed sex manual, Kama Sutra, who recommended ginger as an aphrodisiac for lovers.