'Desis forget they can be perpetrators of racism'

Pooja Makhijani, 26, is the editor of Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America. She told Senior Editor Arthur J Pais in New York that her book is an anthology of essays by women who......

An American's love for Bollywood dance

There is a growing number of Americans, who are quite taken in by Bollywood, especially its music. Vicky Aubin, an executive at a recruiting firm in New York, tells Arthur J Pais why this is so,......

Hunky John strikes a pose

Reader Pooja Poddar was thrilled, as you can see in the picture, when she got a chance to pose with Bollywood hunk John Abraham. She was surprised by John's modesty.The actor's career has taken off......

Swapner Din: Major attraction in Toronto

It doesn't really matter to me whether the actor I choose for my films is a star or not," filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta said recently, taking a deep sip of black tea in a coffee shop in Toronto.......

Sanjay Thakkar and team triumph

How difficult is it to find your way from Andheri to Thane? Ask those who participated in the Gulf Foster A Child Rally on Sunday. They will tell you that it is not as simple as it may sound,......