Economy & Politics
The Second World
Parag Khanna's recently published book The Second World is a bold look at geopolitics in the 21st century. "The reason I focus on the second world in my book is that these are societies/countries with more subtle mechanisms at work, where it’s not simply a matter of selling out to the highest bidder”. EGO highly recommends The Second World.
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Diaspora(s)
Progress by the Diaspora
"To whom much is given, much is required". Indicorps has paved the way for young Indian pioneers from the diaspora to productively engage in India's development. Anjali Dotson, a August 2006 Indicorps fellow, helped improve a rural women’s health clinic in Kutch, Gujarat. EGO captures Anjali's journey in her own words.
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EGOiste
SunKrish Bala on Primetime TV
Playing one of the lead roles on ABC’s newest hit comedy - “Notes from the Underbelly”, SunKrish Bala leads an interesting life both on and off screen. At 23, SunKrish is on his way to making waves in a profession he loves. EGO’s columnist Sridhar Vankayala, meets with SunKrish to learn about his professional and personal life and to see what he has planned!
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Fiction
Fair Trade
Preeta Samarasan has a MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan. She won the 2006 Hopwood Novel Award at that university, as well as the 2006 Asian American Writers' Workshop Short Story Award. Her novel, Evening Is The Whole Day, is forthcoming in May 2008 from Houghton Mifflin.
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Art & Culture
Film Fest for New Yorkers
Alwan for the Arts, 3rd i NY, and the South Asian Women's Creative Collective bring New York audiences the best in recent features, docs, & shorts from North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and their diasporas. Scheduled for March 5-16, the 2008 fest rolls out a slew of US and NY Premiere features.
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Reviews & Previews
Miss Pettigrew
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is based on a novel by Winifred Watson of the same title, this movie opens in select theatres on March 7th.Director Bharat Nalluri, famous for directing the miniseries “Tsunami: The Aftermath”, calls this movie “A fairy tale for adults” and therein lies the crux. Walk into the movie theatre armed with your best “I believe” hat on and you are bound to have a great time.
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