Frank Raj

Frank Raj is the author of Desh Aur Diaspora. For 25 years, he was the Editor & Publisher of The International Indian magazine, Dubai. Earlier, Frank studied journalism in the U.S.A., and has a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Falmouth University, U.K., He is working on his first novel, The Last Religion as well as on a nonfiction book, The Sinner’s Bible and on 101 Poems For The Spiritual Traveller. Frank and his wife Christine now live in Elkridge, Maryland, USA. They have two daughters and three grandchildren. A former columnist for The Washington Times Communities online. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome! Please email Frank at frankraj08@gmail.com

Yogini Prabhu

                    Business: Owner, Fun N Shop, Ashoka Restaurant Established: 2005 Citizen: Indian Future plans: To start an NGO for helping the girl child in India She came to Nairobi as a homemaker in 1993, with her Banker husband. Little did she know her entrepreneurial skills would […]

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The Chitnis Couple: Rashmin and Shama

Rashmin’s Profession: Architect, owns Design Bureau ( 1981) Business: Started Ruchira (1983), first garden restaurant in Kenya Positions held: Co-chair and founder Trustee – Ufungamano Joint Forum of Religious Organisation Past Chairman – Hindu Council of Kenya (HCK) Trustee & Past Chairman– Maharashtra Mandal Shama’s Business: Runs Gat Safaris, a travel agency (since 1996) along with husband Rashmin Chitnis Citizen: Kenyans In the year

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ashish Sheth

Ashish Seth

Business: The Bhagwanji confectionaries, Nairobi Branch Established: 1895, Mombasa Citizen: Kenyan A trip to Mombasa is deemed incomplete without having eaten Bhagwanji’s kachoris. Bloggers to travellers have extensively shared their delight of trying this Indian savory in an African country. Their story dates back to nearly 100 years, when 17-year-old Bhagwanji left his hometown Jodia,

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Lagaan

Lagaan (2001)

Somewhere in colonial India, a group of poor villagers challenge the might of the British Empire over a game of cricket. How can a film with such a riveting plot not be a legend? Ashutosh Gowariker took India’s two great passions – Patriotism and Cricket, and mixed it with mesmerising music, impossible odds, and a

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Earth

Earth (1998)

1947: Earth is a part of an elements trilogy by Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta. Each of the three films, Fire, Earth, and Water, have unrelated storylines, but the narration of each film is hard-hitting and intrusive. Earth captures the horrors of India’s most tragic historical event and the permanent imprint it leaves on the personalities

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Satya

Satya (1998)

Satya wasn’t the first gangster film of Bollywood, but it was the first film to dive deeper into the realities of Mumbai’s local gangs than any of its glorified predecessors. Satya or truth, is not just the protagonist’s name, but is a take on the word’s meaning in a vortex of circumstances. Though the story

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Maachis

Maachis (1996)

It took one of India’s most skilled directors to give the nation an insight into the fragility of youth in times of turmoil. The film is set in a volatile Punjab in the aftermath of ‘Operation Blue Star’ and narrates the story of Kripaal (Chandrachur Singh), who joins an extremist group, driven by the angst

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