Science & Technology

HIV: History & Science

"The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Perhaps the most infamous virus in medical history. It is the cause of a disease for which there is no cure, and whose natural history is ultimately death. EGO Columnist Ali Haider gives a rundown of a little history, science, and future of this disease.


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Economy & Politics

Narendra Modi

AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) made a bold political move by inviting Narendra Modi, known for his obstruction of justice following the thousand or so deaths of Muslims in the 2002 riots, to speak at its annual event. Beena Ahmed investigates the motivations of AAHOA in disrespecting its Muslim members.

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Urdu & Hindi Poetry

Yeh Hai Meri Kahani

Ayesha Khanna translates the poignant Yeh Hai Meri Kahini sung by Strings & John Abraham.

yeh hai meri kahani
this is my story
khamosh zindagani
my voiceless existence

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Art & Culture

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Alter Ego Productions presents A First Class Man, a play about Indian mathematician Ramanujan, known as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, and his complex relationship with the Cambridge don Professor GH Hardy, his mentor , who brought Ramanujan over to Cambridge in 1914.

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Art & Culture

Rising Sun

Based in Brooklyn and born and raised in the Caribbean, JuaKali (John Lashley) is on the forefront of the Reggae, Jungle and burgeoning Dubstep scene in the US and around the world. He is the MC for the hottest Dubstep events in New York (the next one takes place Friday, October 6th at the club ‘Element’ in the Lower East Side).

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