Theater : SCI-FI SPECTACULAR
By Mabel Pais New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Sci-Fi Spectacular: Music from Star Wars, Star Trek and Beyond Star…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Theater in New York: Broadway & Off-Broadway
JUNK, the Play Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Disgraced, has now returned to Broadway with his play JUNK.…
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Perspective : SHAME, YET AGAIN, ON THE U.S. JUSTICE SYSTEM
Guyanese American’s 30-year unlawful imprisonment a systemic evil "An unjust law is no law at all…Injustice anywhere is a threat…
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As I see It : On the Road to Bankruptcy
Countries ‘benefiting’ from China’s ‘largesse’ will end in a debt burden “Unable to repay its debts to China, Sri Lanka…
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Guest Comment : India in US global strategy: Limits to friendship with Uncle Sam
A new US national security strategy under Donald Trump was bound to induce great interest, especially about India's place in…
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Perspective : Christmas Musings…..
I was merely happy to be invited to the ‘Holiday Party’ organized by the South Asian Community in Queens. However,…
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Perspective : How Gujarat was won
By Shreyas Sardesai/ Sanjay Kumar The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed only a modest victory in Gujarat, confirming…
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Theater in NJ: For the Holidays
By Mabel Pais Paper Mill Playhouse housed in Millburn, NJ is the recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award,…
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Perspective : Looking for balance in power
“An arrangement that had started with an attempt to manage American unipolarity is now being affected fundamentally by Chinese resurgence.…
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Guest Comment : Starting over: On Rahul’s elevation
Rahul Gandhi spent so many years stepping up to become president of the Congress party that once he was elected…
Read MoreAs I See It : ‘Absurd’ is the new ‘normal’
We now have a new level of normal. Murders are being justified by the keepers of law and order “Let…
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Theater : The Nutcracker at NJPAC
By Mabel Pais The Nutcracker is the perennial favorite of generations of children and "children at heart," Igor Levin “[NJPAC]…
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Feature : 2017’s DOC NYC
“Documentary storytellers help us make sense of the tumultuous times we’re living in with artistry, humor and inspiring characters”- Director…
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Perspective : What Motivated Beant Singh to assassinate Indira Gandhi?
Profile of an assassin It was on October 31, 1984 that the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi was…
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As I See It : Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela Light the Path to Service and Civic Duty
“Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Trump’s Jerusalem gambit: Costs outweigh potential benefits
If there is an upside to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it is not…
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Personality : Dr. Satish Anand – A Portrait in Courage
What is being courageous? What is being brave? What is being heroic? Please do not rush to a dictionary to…
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A Closer Look Inside New York City Schools
“There’s a lot of work our teachers and principals are doing every day to put us on the path to…
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Perspective : Appeal to Community Leaders to Demand an Apology for Racial Slurs called for Indo-Americans
“Edison Mayor Mr. Lankey must understand if Keith Hahn running against him for the post of mayor in the recently…
Read MoreGuest Comment – Reversing slaughter ban: Hindutva succumbs to common sense
World opinion and economic necessity do matter. And that is why the Modi government finds itself constrained to explore a…
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As I See It – Unbought and Unbossed: Honoring Shirley Chisholm, a West Indian/ American Icon
On December 1, 1955 Park Rosa was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give…
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HAITIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES DESERVE AMERICA’S HELP
BY Albert Baldeo “Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees” -Elizabeth Esty “I believe in…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Politics and Padmavati
Chief Ministers cannot cite law and order threats as an excuse to curb free expression Given the violence and the…
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AS I SEE IT :Time for action is now: Climate change is here
“The smog that choked millions did not stop at the India-Pak or India-Nepal borders. Nor at the borders of Indian…
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Feature : 5 Cities with Great Job Markets for People over 50
The years between age 50 and 70 represent a tricky transitional “life stage” for many professionals. If you’ve been successful…
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Feature: Why Indian Americans were among the biggest winners in U.S. State & Local Elections
Indian Americans triumphed in state and local elections across the country in elections this month in another demonstration of the…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Stifling Padmavati: IFFI row also undermines artistic liberty
An unseemly row has erupted over Padmavati. No film can, and no film maker is obliged to appease the sentiments…
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As I See It: An Itinerary in Search of a Strategy: on Trump’s East Asia Tour
Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy during his East Asia tour has only created confusion “Mr. Trump’s “Indo-Pacific dream” may not appear…
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Perspective : A Chinese View of the New Global Order
By Luo Zhaohui “The Xi Jinping Thought on major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is highly innovative and consistent. One…
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