In an unprecedented act of philanthropy to an American academic institution, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has given a $2 million grant to the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for the......
The murders of Indian students in the United States in the last few years hasbeen a reason of worry for not only students but also their parents in India. Arthur J Pais reports The day the news of......
Devesh Kapur has been the director of Centre for the Advanced Study of India, the only research institute in America devoted to India, since 2006. CASI at the University of Pennsylvania turned 20......
Like many young boys, Farhan Gandhi too dreamt of being a pilot. "And then you realise you will be wearing glasses and that meant you cannot be a pilot," he says. But he had no idea then, while......
As James Cameron tragic love saga Titanic opens in theatres in 3D this week, Raja Sen lists his personal favourites of the genre.With a 3D version of James Cameron's Titanic hitting theatres this......
What, you think making a song out of the National Anthem is controversial?Clearly gimmick-loving master director Ram Gopal Verma isn't pushing the envelope as much as he can -- and thank heavens......
Sean Penn is wellknownfor disliking journalists but he is not someone whotakes publicising his movies lightly. Especially when the film has a political edge.Since The Assassination Of Richard......
More than a month ago, the word had been out that MGM, the studio behind the campus comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj had lost faith in the film. The movie had elevated......
Sydney Pollack, the Oscar-winning director of Out Of Africa, thought he knew New York very well. The 71-year-old filmmaker, whose hits include The Firm and Three Days In A Condor, was convinced he......