by Amrita Priya | Oct 2, 2023
(October 2, 2023) When Ben Kingsley was shooting for the 1982 film Gandhi, his resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi was so strong that locals at the film shoot thought that he was the late leader’s ghost. Over the years, several notable actors like Naseeruddin Shah and...
by Amrita Priya | Apr 30, 2023
(April 30, 2023) When Ben Kingsley was shooting for the 1982 film Gandhi, his resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi was so strong that locals at the film shoot thought that he was the late leader’s ghost. Over the years, several notable actors like Naseeruddin Shah and...
by Darshana Ramdev | Apr 3, 2022
(April 3, 2022) Ramshackle homes, homeless people slumped along the sidewalks, piles of drug paraphernalia and human waste everywhere, graffiti lining the walls and yellow police tape – the notoriously crime-infested streets of South LA are, most people would...
by Global Indian | Nov 2, 2021
(November 2, 2021) The next time you attempt solving an NYT or LA Times crossword, do keep an eye out for the byline. It’s quite likely that the crossword you’re attempting to solve would have been constructed by a young Mumbai-based investment banker, who’s had a...
by Global Indian | Sep 30, 2021
(September 30, 2021) For over five decades Bala V Balachandran, or Bala as he was better known, carved a niche for himself as an Indian academic of repute. From teaching at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management, being a key member of the team that...
