Sreenivasan named chief digital officer of NY's Met musuem

Indian American education expert and journalist Sreenath Sreenivasan has been appointed as the first chief digital officer of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, musuem’s director and CEO......

Preet Bharara is India Abroad Person of the Year 2011

The India Abroad Person of the Year 2011 Awards in New York celebrates incredible Indian- American achievements. Preet Bharara made history when he became the first Indian-American US Attorney of......

An old broom can sweep cleaner: Tharoor

India's nominee for the United Nations secretary general's post Shashi Tharoor has rejected the contention that lack of political experience would be a hindrance in performing his duties as the......

Obama and the one dollar bill

I spent election night at NBC News, helping monitor the Internet coverage of all the breaking news and analysis engulfing us. As I think of the meaning of Barack Hussein Obama's victory, I wanted......

Review: Jacobinte Swargarajayam is a mixed bag

There is excitement every time Nivin Pauly is on screen, says Paresh C Palicha. Vineeth Sreenivasan's Jacobinte Swargarajayam proves one thing: he is a versatile filmmaker. His latest......

Nivin Pauly, Gautham Menon in Vineeth's Jacobinte Swargarajyam

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Director Vineeth Sreenivasan (left) had launched actor Nivin Pauly in his debut venture Malarvady Arts Club. Later, Nivin......

Just why am I a champion of Slumdog?

As we were planning this weekend's Academy Award-viewing plans, I mentioned them to my 5-year-old twins, Durga and Krishna. "Oscar Award?" asked Krishna, "is that when they give awards for......

'It's very difficult directing a daughter'

'I was a very late child of my father. I was suddenly a little toy, who appeared from nowhere. Everybody experimented.' 'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse......