By Kalyani Shanmugarajah (As told to Monisha Jayakumar)
Has it really been twenty five years? I look around and sometimes I am awestruck that so much time has passed. To have spent almost three decades surrounded by dance, music and history; to have had hundreds of young students waltzing in and out of my house; to have been so blessed to live a life entrenched...

At a time when the nation is riveted by the horrific happenings in North Charleston where an African-American man was shot at the back by a white police officer, Murali Balaji, PhD, takes a look at the relations between the Indian-American and black communities Twenty years ago, in the aftermath of the O.J. Simpson acquittal and the Million Man March, the chasm between blacks and whites seemed almost irreconcilable.

BY DR. NITIN SHAH
To help was in me from childhood, I was my grandmother’s favorite because I would help in the kitchen and with household chores! My colleagues in college liked me because I would help them with their social issues. Finally, my teachers admired me because I was very creative and came up with innovative ideas for...

BY NAVIN DOSHI
I have been a contrarian by nature in almost every endeavor I have pursued. That includes investment and charity. Some of our friends were donating large sums of money building temples and sending money for much needed help in India. Equally important to us is educating Americans about India. Exposing Americans...

BY DEEPAK JHAVERI
I was like most of you for many years. I only paid importance to the Presidential elections or the Congressional elections. I didn’t care for the other elections. However, I soon realized that as a matter of fact, the City elections and the School District elections are very important and crucial as they directly impact our lives. 

By PINAKIN PATHAK
March 3, 2015 is the Cerritos City Council election. Although more than 2000 Indian-Americans are registered to vote in Cerritos, sadly, only a few exercises that very important right from year after year. Even though Indian-Americans in Cerritos have always been a hardworking, loving part of the community, always reaching out...