We have all come across this situation one time or the other. We are driving our motorcycles and pull up right behind an overloaded truck that is spewing smoke from its exhaust. We cautiously take a peek to see whether there is any oncoming traffic and try to pass the truck before our face turns [...]
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The sky was clear and the temperature was in the 80’s but there was a cool breeze blowing from the Atlantic Ocean. Here I was sitting in Battery Park enjoying the spectacular views of Downtown Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was probably my 25th visit [...]
India has never played a single match in the history of world cup soccer. Yet about 44.4 million Indians watched the 2006 world cup held in Germany. This number is expected to grow by about 35% this year. The numbers of viewers are very high considering that a vast majority of Indians still do not [...]
One of my pleasures in life is to sit on my deck on a warm summer day and watch my favorite baseball team (Philadelphia Phillies) play on television. This gets even better when you have a cool lager in your hand (in the Philadelphia area a Lager by default means a Yuengling Lager which is [...]
A flash mob is defined as a gathering of people (most of whom may not know each other) at a particular place. The assembled group then performs pointless acts that are designed to grab your attention and create publicity. The concept of a flash mob has been around for a while. Flash mobs have gathered [...]
Saturday was the spring equinox and the official start of spring in the United States. Spring equinox is when the day and night are equal in the northern hemisphere. It was a beautiful day. There was no cloud in the sky and the temperature reached as high as 73 degree Fahrenheit. I am glad the [...]
In a recent survey by GlobeScan 79% of the people polled said that they believed internet access is their fundamental right. Interestingly 87% of the Chinese, a country where internet access is tightly controlled believe that internet access is their fundamental right. But only 45% of the Chinese believe that they could express their opinions [...]
Bangalore is the city that put the “new” India on the map. Before Bangalore most Americans if asked to name an Indian city would most probably name Calcutta. The world knew of Calcutta for all the wrong reasons because of Mother Theresa and also because of movies based in Calcutta like the “City of Joy”.
The story of the fallen Tamil Nadu police officer R. Vetrivel is one of the most shocking stories I have ever come across. Health Minister R.K. Panneerselvam and Sports Minister T.P.M Mohideen Khan sat in their cars for close to ten minutes and watched a police officer bleed to death.
I was at a customer’s house finishing up my work when I heard her saying “are you sure you don’t want coffee?” I had already declined her initial offer. I normally do not socialize with my customers. I looked at her and felt a little sorry for her. She was a widow and living alone [...]
I was sitting on the new red steps at Times Square. It was my final stop in a brief afternoon visit to New York City. One of the advantages of living near Philadelphia is that you are very close to cities like New York, Baltimore and Washington D.C. I do not visit these cities as [...]
Today is “Black Friday” in America. Black Friday is the Friday after the Thanksgiving Day (which is normally on a Thursday). Black Friday is also the first day of the Christmas shopping season. Some say that this term (as it relates to shopping) originated in Philadelphia in the 1960.
The second paragraph of the American Declaration of Independence includes the following important statement: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life,
Yesterday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the 2016 Olympics will be held in the beautiful Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Rio is the first South American city to host the Olympics. Americans in general do not follow the Olympics or news
In a few days the G-20 summit will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Group of Twenty (G-20) was set up in 1999 and meets frequently to discuss key issues facing the global economy. India is a member of this group along with the largest twenty economies of
Yesterday was the eagerly anticipated beginning of the football season (The National Football League (NFL)). All the teams in the country played a game except the Pittsburg Steelers (the defending Super Bowl champions) and the Tennessee Titans who played a game against each other on Thursday. For most of the season (the season ends with [...]
I attended a birthday party in the suburb of Philadelphia a few weeks ago. A friend of mine who was at the party informed me that he was going back to India in a couple of months. He was on an H-1B visa. He informed me that getting H-1B visa extended (H-1B should be valid [...]
The mood in America today is somber. High paying jobs have disappeared and now the mantra is to hang on to your job at all costs. Job hopping and concepts like working from home is a thing of the past. New ideas like how to exercise while waiting in line at the unemployment office is [...]
Michael Vick was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. He was also the highest paid quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Two years ago he was arrested and convicted for running an interstate dog fighting ring and also for torturing and killing some of the dogs. He was sentenced to 23 months in [...]
The constitution of a country is the supreme law of the country. The American constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia (which is my favorite city in the United States). Since 1787 the constitution of the United States has been amended only 27 times. To amend the US constitution the following steps have [...]
