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COVER STORY

Love for poverty porn
The glorification of Mumbai’s poverty has not gone down well with everyone. Many see it as a brazen attempt by the West to pull down India’s image. The timing is curious

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OTHER ARTICLES


Sri Lanka’s Tamil diaspora
Former Sri Lankan cabinet minister P P Devraj discusses a way forward for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka

The struggle for citizenship
In the third part of a series of columns, GOPIO International President Inder Singh speaks about how the Indian community had to struggle before being granted citizenship rights in the USA


The Gujarat story in Canada

Jay Gajjar takes a look at the history of the Canadian Gujaratis

Teacher Exchanges
A dynamic exchange of teachers between India and the USA ensures not just academic interactions but a sharing of daily experiences and culture

Easing The Big Move
K. Mohandas, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, addressed the audience on the opening day of the India-EU Partnerships in Mobility

Power Reforms
Preparing for Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi

Peaches

India Empire Poll
The results show a definite anti-Pakistan sentiment that is unlikely to go away in a hurry given the way Pakistan has conducted itself post 26/11


EDITOR'S DESK

If a success of a movie were to be gauged by its ability to draw mixed feelings, then the hugely successful, eight Oscars-rich SD is one such. There are those who cannot stop gushing at the film’s cinematographic finesse, soulful music, and superb photography, direction and acting. 
 

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEW WITH MALAY MISHRA
(HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
Malay Mishra is a diaspora expert and a fine diplomat. Just before taking up his new assignment as high commissioner to T and T, he spoke with INDIA EMPIRE

SPEECHES

Labour Must Be Freed
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi inaugurated the International Conference on India-EU Partnerships in Mobility in New Delhi on February 21

Role of USA Immigration laws
A talk by Sudhir Shah, advocate, at the second conference in the series of Global Gujarat and its diaspora at the plenary session in Patan

NRI - PIO SECTION

 
Raj Kundra and his business partner, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, have bought a 12 per cet stake in Emerging Media, owners of Rajasthan Royals

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COLUMNS
ARTI GAUR
ESCAPING THE KARMIC CYCLE

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YOGI ASHWANI
SILVER LINING

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