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April 16, 2001 US NEWS GRANDSON PREACHES THE MAHATMA'S MESSAGE For over a decade since he established the M.K. Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence in Memphis, Tennessee, Arun Gandhi and his

wife Sunanda have addressed hundreds of colleges and schools across America, preaching action-oriented nonviolence. THE DOTCOM DOMINO EFFECT The exodus of the software professionals from

the US has started affecting other Indian businesses. But for others, it means a lower cost of living. AMERICAN DESI STARS TO ATTEND BOLLYWOOD AWARDS To the formidable list of stars

attending the 3rd annual Z Gold Bollywood Awards, add Deep Katdare, Sunita Param, Rizwan Manji, Ronobir Lahiri, Aladdin, Piyush Dinker Pandya and his brother Gitesh. In other words, the

stars, director and producer of the hit movie, American Desi. US SPECIALS THE STRAIGHT-TALKING DOC Dr Murali Doraiswamy's views on the side effects of herbal medicine when used along

with Western medicine have brought him attention across America -- not only in medical journals but also in numerous television interviews and mainstream publications. April 14, 2001 MANN KE

MANJEERE: POP WITH A CONSCIENCE Mallika Dutt's concern for the state of women in India led her to produce _Mann Ke Manjeere_, a collection of songs about women in modern India. OF

CARPETS, SLAVES AND INDIA'S STOLEN CHILDREN Film-makers Kate Blewett and Brian Woods' latest effort deals with the children who work in inhuman conditions in the carpet factories

of Uttar Pradesh and other Indian states. RETIRED PAK ADMIRAL FELT SAFE IN TEXAS For a man who could face at least 14 years in prison in Pakistan, Mansur-ul-Haq, former chief of the

Pakistani naval staff, lived openly in Austin, the hi-tech city in Texas. US SPECIALS THE MISTRESS OF THE WRITTEN WORD I meditate for a few minutes before I write,' she explained.

'I ask for guidance and say, 'let me not block the writing, let me not have an agenda as I write.' Writing is a sacred activity that comes from a deeper source within me and

whatever success I have achieved I am thankful for it. April 13, 2001 US SPECIALS WHO WILL WEEP FOR THE REDDY BROTHERS? When Lakireddy Bali Reddy pleaded guilty to charges that he smuggled

Indians into the US for cheap labor and village girls to be his sex slaves, his son, Vijay Kumar Lakireddy, shook as he wept and clasped his ears in the court audience. On Tuesday, Vijay and

his brother Prasad Lakireddy listened with shock as they were read the indictment against them: 15 added counts totaling 115 years in prison and $ 3.75 million in fines for Vijay, and nine

new counts and $ 2.25 million in fines for Prasad. April 12, 2001 US NEWS PALLONE'S RECIPE TO CAPTURE OSAMA BIN LADEN In a letter to President George Bush, he recommended the imposition

of sanctions against Pakistan on one hand, and on the other give it incentives to end its backing to the Taleban. ANGER, DENIAL, ABUSE AND ASSISTANCE "Denial," says Monika Sharma,

president of the junior board of Apna Ghar, a Chicago-based social service agency that aids South Asian victims of domestic violence, and pauses before continuing. "Our community is in

denial." 'RACISTS: BRING ONE, GET IN FREE' If you happened to walk through the campus of New York University this past week, you would surely have noticed a number of rather

eye-catching flyers. US SPECIALS THIS CABBIE BRINGS PASSENGERS TO AMERICA Kirpal Bajwa has two lives. In his workaday life he collects fares and earns a living as a taximan. In off hours

this cabbie is intensely involved with helping immigrantsattain legal status. April 11, 2001 US SPECIAL A MOVIE CENTRE FOR A PROUD INDIAN Visitors to the six-screen India Movie Center in

Sunnyvale, California, should feel happy to be Indian, says Venkateswarlu Muvva, popularly known as Lu. He also owns the neighbouring Banjara Restaurant. April 10, 2001 US SPECIAL THE FAB

FOUR RISHIKESH REVISITED In the 60s, the Beatles spent three months with their wives and loved ones at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh. While professional photographers

were turned away, 23-year-old Paul Saltzman was there. Inspired by his daughter, Saltzman put those days together in a book of rare pictures and anecdotes about the Fab Four in India.

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