Hiran Abeysekera to lead Broadway cast of Life of Pi

India Overseas Report NEW YORK - Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi will premiere at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with three Olivier Award-winning performers making their Broadway debuts. Recreating…

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Vivek Agnihotri comes out on top in a biased, interrogation-type interview by The New Yorker

By Sujeet Rajan June 22: Vivek Agnihotri, director of the critically acclaimed and box office success film, ‘The Kashmir Files’, came out on top with his reasoned-out, intelligent and nuanced answers…

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Bollywood’s ‘role’ in police misconduct, human rights violations

Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, August 7, 2021 - Bollywood’s recent unprecedented lawsuit against two popular TV networks generated much discussion about Bollywood’s responsibilities in a democratic…

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The bastardization of cricket by One Hundred. What cricket’s newest avatar could have done

Column: Cross Talk By Sujeet Rajan NEW YORK, July 24, 2021 – Forget the absurd marketing stunt by Dennis Lillee when he played with an aluminum bat in a Test…

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Atrocious reporting by New York Times, Washington Post of PM Modi, India

Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, June 28: Pandemic coverage has dominated the news media for awhile, and illustrates a fundamental problem with the U.S. media’s coverage of…

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Online, social media news gaining traction in India, US

Column: Cross Talk By Sujeet Rajan NEW YORK – In an era where clever quips from standup comedians, ironic memes and politically motivated jokes revolving on social media is at…

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Digital elections could be the future of India

Column: Soul-Ution By Sanjay Sharma Enough of pandemic-stirred despondency – death, sickness, sliding economy and job losses. Not an easy task to leave behind that which affects decades ahead. While…

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