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Obama appoints Jhumpa Lahiri to his arts committee

Indian-American Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has been appointed as a member of US President Barack Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, along with five others.'I am proud......

Jhumpa Lahiri No.1 on NYT best-seller list

With most major American newspapers and magazines hailing Jhumpa Lahiri's second story collection Unaccustomed Earth as a terrific and soul-moving reading, there were natural expectations that it......

Jhumpa Lahiri achieves rare feat

Pulitzer-prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, has gone to number 1 in The New York Times bestseller list less than two weeks after its......

All of Chicago will read 'Interpreter of Maladies'

Chicago has chosen Interpreter of Maladies by noted Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri for its programme, 'One Book, One Chicago'. This isan annual event, which encourages residents of the city......

Jhumpa makes NYT's top ten list

The Namesake, a novel Jhumpa Lahiri initially thought of abandoning because it aroused uneasy feelings about her own immigrant experience, has shot into the national bestseller list.One of the best......

8 sedans that have been in the news lately

The sedan segment in the country has seen a lot of action lately. The segment has seen new launches, upgrades, facelifts et al. Let's take a look at some of the mid level sedans that have been......

Why are NRIs so touchy about the country they left?

The only readers of this column I am wary of are Overseas Citizens of India, People of Indian origin, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), call them what you will, in the United States. Not distinguished......

Can Nooyi bring back the fizz in Pepsi?

Coke or Pepsi? Which do you prefer? Well, after decades of bitter battles, which cost both the companies millions of dollars, Coke has emerged the winner. Diet Coke has beaten Pepsi's Cola.......

Facebook mulls $1-bn staff share sale

Facebook mulls allowing employees sell up to $1 billion of their shares to institutional investors, valuing the social networking firm at $60 billion. 'Facebook is exploring permitting a......

Black money: What have you done so far, SC asks govt

The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the government again over the issue of illicit wealth parked in foreign banks, asking it to file a report on the action taken by it against people and firms......

Why The Namesake made Jhumpa Lahiri cry

For Ashoke Ganguli and his wife Ashima, getting to understand American culture is never easy. But even as the immigrant couple tries to make sense of the world around them, they have to watch their......

Family comments on Namesake

Amar Lahiri cannot recall the number of times he has read through his daughter's (Jhumpa Lahiri) bestselling novel The Namesake.But seeing the movie version of the book was quite something, he......

A piece of Mira Nair's heart

Mira Nair's The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, will open the Indo-American Arts Council's 6th IAAC Film Festival in New York on Nov 1. The......

Rani out, Konkana in

Mira Nair has signed Konkona Sensharma to play the lead in her new film based on Pulitzer winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's book The Namesake.Nair, who was in Kolkata last weekend to scout for locales......

Kal Penn joins the cast of How I Met Your Mother

Indian-origin American actor Kal Penn may have landed one of the most important roles of his career!The Harold & Kumar actor is apparently set to join the cast of hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother......

Gul to target Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gambhir

He has taken over the role of being Pakistan's bowling spearhead in the World Cup. And with 14 wickets (in seven matches) so far he has delivered, playing a crucial role in his side's progression......

Japan crisis: Sportspersons lend their support

Maria Sharapova's focus on the Indian Wells WTA tournament has been distracted as she keeps a close watch on Japan's struggles to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.......

Silly Point: Mande-Manu on the clash of the Asian giants

Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse the clash of the Asian giants! Will today's game belong to Pakistan or Sri Lanka? Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande get......

Razzaq is up there with Pathan, Watson: Akram

Even as the cricketing world goes bonkers over Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson's all-round abilities, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram tips Abdul Razzaq to hog the limelight in the forthcoming......

Now, a formula to help marathoners finish the race

Good news for marathoners as scientists have devised a new mathematical formula which could help them avoid "hitting the wall" and balance their energy and speed to complete the long-distance race.......

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Q. Who is the author of A streetcar named desire?lla) Jhumpa Lahirib) Tennessee Williamsc) Ian Flemingd) Salman Rushdie
Time Pass: A. indian american author. Lahiri's debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies (1999), won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her...... more

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Q. Who is the author of A streetcar named desire? a) Jhumpa Lahiri b) Tennessee Williams c) Ian Fleming d) Salman Rushdie
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What my mother wore at Cannes

The year 1957. My father's film Gotama: The Buddha was an Indian entry at the Cannes Film Festival (it subsequently won a Mention Exceptionnelle... ...

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Mira Nair merges both worlds in The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Kerala News: Mira Nair, who has previously helmed films like Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masaala, Monsoon Wedding and Amelia, has adapted Pakistani... ...

http://www.keralanext.com/news/2013/05/16/article129.asp

Most Powerful Mothers!

To celebrate Mother's Day coming up this weekend, US-based magazine Working Mothers has compiled a list of America's 50 Most Powerful Mothers.... ...

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The unbearable thinness of being

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Two Writers From the NE in Frank O'Connor Award Longlist

Two Indian storytellers - Prajwal Parajuly and Janice Pariat - are among 75 authors longlisted for this year's Frank O'Connor International Short... ...

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