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Articles by Kalpana Mohan
bungalow—n1. A one-storey house, sometimes with an attic 2. (in India) a one-storey house, usually surrounded by a veranda [from Hindi bangla (house) of the Bengal type]
The English lexicon has many words, like curry, that were adopted from India, which reflect how language is not immune from global influences.
"Yemma, why won’t you cook fresh for my son every morning, even when your mother-in-law and I are back in India?” my father-in-law asked me three years ago when he visited us in the United States.
The question was innocuous at first sip, like the first taste of ...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cultural inhibitions prevent Indian Americans from discussing and planning for the eventuality of death. But shouldn't we devote as much care and attention to this sensitive topic as we do to other areas of our lives?
Indian wine entrepreneurs are making robust inroads into a quintessentially Californian industry
Event: Saturday, March 12, San Jose
Cultural inhibitions prevent Indian Americans from discussing and planning for the eventuality of death. But shouldn't we devote as much care and attention to this sensitive topic as we do to other areas of our lives?
Event: Nov. 19-20, San Francisco
Event: Saturday, Sept. 11, Palo Alto
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