Thursday, April 19, 2007


A student lights a lamp at a condolence meeting for Minal Panchal at the Rizvi Educational Complex in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Panchal, 26, a first-year masters' student in the Faculty of Architecture was among the 33 killed in this week's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. According to news reports, she was a very lovable person who often visited her relatives in Mimbai and Gujarat, including her grand parents who are extremely distraught over this loss. We offer our heartfelt condolences. Why is it that everytime there is a global tragedy, the almighty always chooses an Indian or Indians to be a part of it? If you recall, over 250 innocents of Indian origin perished in the September 11 attacks.

Aishwarya's Abode



Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai's apartments 'La Mer' is seen lit with decorative lights ahead of her wedding to Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

DoorDasha (the sad state of things)




Doordarshan, a television network in India, has launched two channels: DD India and DD news in the UK . So, finally, they are living up to what we called them growing up: Door Ka Darshan!

Sunil Shetty, no relation to Shilpa Shetty!


Three signs, a Bollywood star's career is sagging:
1. He is dropped as a co-star by Akshay Kumar
2. He starts pawning clothing lines
3. The only images you see of him are attending weddings (like this one of the sangeet reception for Ash-Abhi)

Sanjaya, we hardly knew ya!



Are we desis happy to see Sanjaya booted off the Idol Island? At least I am. For starters, Sanjaya brought the wrong kind of attention for Desis in the US. The last thing we want to be known for is singing! Our prowesses lie in other talents and pursuits and one less MJ-lookalike won't dim our prospects at the gold in any singing marathon. Also, what's up with adding an "A" to his name? Not sure if any media outlet explored this, but I would say there's something wrong with a Desi Man if his name ends with an "A" wouldn't you say? At least I can't recall growing up with any guys named Ajaya or Vinaya or Rajiva, have you? Yeah, the current trend is to add an alphabet so it rrings true (no pun(dit) intended), but this alphabet soup I can't comprehend. Any thoughts anyone?