Lal Bahadur.  Source: Peeplilivethefilm.com

This is not intended to be a review.
*spoiler alert* Some points give away the story line of the movie.
Peepli Live is a slap fest. It’s a slap across the face, for today’s politicians, the government, it’s babus, their yojanas, and above all, the MEDIA and us, it’s viewers.
Live television has long crossed the boundaries of absurdity. An year ago, the CM of Andhra Pradesh (YS Rajashekar Reddy) passed away in a chopper crash, and the media created a mass hysteria among people …

Food blogger, Aarti, wins “The Next Food Network Star”, gets own show on the Food Network.

Manoj Kumar with his patriotic movies, forever changed the face of Bollywood, while keeping his own face covered.

Putting Web 2.0 in Orwellianism – Delhi police ishtyle. Plus a bonus big brother story

How Facebook used gupshup and dance to overcome Orkut!

A month ago, there was a lot of chatter about Karun facing the axe from the HRT team, for a lack of funds. While similar rumors had been circulating since the start of the season, there were a couple of incidents that week, which made me believe them. First there was Karun talking up the idea of an Indian driver at Force India F1 and how it would attract sponsors. But the second and more significant event was Karun’s mom, Chitra Chandhok re-tweeting fan’s messages referring to the rumor about …

SPOLIER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for “Raavan”. In case you plan to see it, don’t read it. I am going to do you a huge favor and tell you : Don’t see it !

I am and have been a die hard Mani Ratnam fan. From the day I saw “Mouna Raagam”, through “Agni Natchathiram”, ” Bombay” ,”Roja”,”Naayagan”, Iruvar” , “Guru”. I loved the recurring elements : the feisty heroines, naughty grandmas, the mature understanding of the man – woman relationship in all its forms, gorgeous vistas in the …

Hello! My name is Joel Swine and I write for Schtime magazine in Switzerland. Recently I traveled back home and I experienced some reverse culture shock – the takeover of the Swiss Alps by star struck Bollywood tourists.

Does Obama’s recent immigration speech do enough for legal immigrants, particularly the highly skilled variety?

Joel Stein laments the Indian takeover of his hometown Edison, NJ. But is he really complaining? Is he being racist? Are we missing the sarcasm?

I started out writing a long rant about our resident , omnipresent,self appointed guardian of all things Hindu.
Instead it was just easier to present this visual.

In a disturbing trend, Hitler memorabilia is suddenly chic again among Indian youth.

Industry group TechServe Alliance, the American Staffing Association and three staffing companies specializing in H-1B visa holder candidates are pursuing a lawsuit in federal court to protest a ruling that they claim is killing business. At the heart of the matter is the government’s effort to weed out fraud and abuse while making sure employers have daily supervision over H-1B visa workers.
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Earlier this year a document from USCIS that has widely come to be known as Neufeld memo (pdf) was released, that documented the somewhat complex definition of  an employer-employee …

AT&T-Reliance deal shows increasing influence of India on corporate American #uberdesi http://bit.ly/dtaikP #
RT: @Alltop: How did the East India Company change the world? http://om.ly/lLdL #uberdesi #
Haley 1 pt shy of winning, faces runoff with Barrett, should win despite scandals – desi politician ishtyle #uberdesi http://yhoo.it/aenSWw #
If Haley wins runoff, she will face Democrat Sheheen who is of Lebanese descent. Desi v. Lebanese in S.Carolina, only in America #uberdesi #
TV commentator Juan Williams just said Nikki Haley will be the first Native American governor of S.Carolina. …

Bollywood to make Hitler movie. No, Asrani won’t play Hitler.

Why kids of Indian origin are so successful in the Spelling Bees and why this could just be the beginning of their domination…..

No suspense here. Another Indian-American kid wins the spelling bee, making it three years in a row for kids of desi origin.

“The Butler did it” screamed the Wall Street Journal headlines. But what did Indra Tamang do?

How can Bollywood be good for your kundi?

2 high school aged siblings of Indian origin are set to take the basketball world by storm.