Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Film inspired by true post-9/11 events ready for release
The first Indian American film to deal with post9/11 crime is all set for its North America release.
Set in New York City, "Sweet Amerika" is the story of Sikh shop owner Balbir "Bobby" Singh, played byGulshan Grover, an American Sikh who is kidnapped and tortured by a hateful and misguided gang who seek reprisals following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The film is inspired by true events such as the murder of an Arizona-based Sikh businessman Balbir Singh Sodhi.
Canadian writer/director R.Paul Dhillon's debut feature film "Sweet Amerika"is scheduled to release in Toronto on June 5, followed by releases in other metros.
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Set in New York City, "Sweet Amerika" is the story of Sikh shop owner Balbir "Bobby" Singh, played byGulshan Grover, an American Sikh who is kidnapped and tortured by a hateful and misguided gang who seek reprisals following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The film is inspired by true events such as the murder of an Arizona-based Sikh businessman Balbir Singh Sodhi.
Canadian writer/director R.Paul Dhillon's debut feature film "Sweet Amerika"is scheduled to release in Toronto on June 5, followed by releases in other metros.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com/
Labels: America, arizona, balbit singh sodhi, first indian american film, kidnap, murder, post 9/11 crime, sikh, sweet amerika, true events, true story films
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Invited to National Prayer Service by 2009 Inaugural Committee
Dr. Uma Mysorekar, a gynaecologist and President, Hindu Temple Society of North America based in New York, was invited to the National Prayer Service organized by the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee on January 21, a national tradition of incoming Presidents. It was held at the stately National Cathedral in Washington.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as their children Malia and Sasha, top White House officials and Obama appointees attended. The service included scripture readings, prayers, hymns and blessings delivered by faith leaders, from across the United States. The "Responsive prayers" as they were called by the organizers, were passages read out by each of the 6 faith leaders including Mysorekar, and each was meant to "symbolize America's traditions of religious tolerance and freedom"
Dr. Mysorekar spoke to News India-Times about her experience:
Q. How did it feel to be there?
It was a wonderful event, really extraordinary, truly historic, particularly this one where it meant a lot to a lot of people, especially young people.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as their children Malia and Sasha, top White House officials and Obama appointees attended. The service included scripture readings, prayers, hymns and blessings delivered by faith leaders, from across the United States. The "Responsive prayers" as they were called by the organizers, were passages read out by each of the 6 faith leaders including Mysorekar, and each was meant to "symbolize America's traditions of religious tolerance and freedom"
Dr. Mysorekar spoke to News India-Times about her experience:
Q. How did it feel to be there?
It was a wonderful event, really extraordinary, truly historic, particularly this one where it meant a lot to a lot of people, especially young people.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: America, children Malia and Sasha, Dr. Uma Mysorekar, First Lady Michelle Obama, Hindu Temple Society of North America, President Barack Obama, Presidential Inaugural Committee, White House
Friday, June 6, 2008
For much of the world, Obama's victory was a moment to admire United States
For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primaries was a moment to admire the United States, at a time when the nation's image abroad is in tatters.
From hundreds of supporters crowded around televisions in rural Kenya, Obama's ancestral homeland, to jubilant Britons writing "WE DID IT!" on the "Brits for Barack" site on Face book, people celebrated what they called an important racial and generational milestone for the United States.
"This is close to a miracle. I was certain that some things will not happen in my lifetime," said Sunila Patel, 62, encountered on the streets of New Delhi. "A black president of the U.S. will mean that there will be more American tolerance for people around the world who are different."
The primary elections generated unprecedented interest around the world, as people in distant parliament buildings and that ched roof huts followed the political ups and downs as if they were watching a Hollywood thriller.
Much of the interest simply reflects hunger for change from President Bush, who is deeply unpopular in much of the world.
At the same time, many people abroad seemed impressed - sometimes even shocked - by the wide-open nature of U.S. democracy and the history-making race between a woman and a black man.
"The primaries showed that the U.S. is actually the nation we had believed it to be, a place that is open-minded enough to have a woman or an African-American as its president," said Minoru Morita, a Tokyo political analyst.
"I think it will be put down as a shining, historical moment in the history of America," said Fumiaki Kubo, a professor at Tokyo University.
While Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has admirers around the world, especially from her days as first lady, interviews on four continents suggested that Obama's candidacy has most captured the world's imagination.
"Obama is the exciting image of what we always hoped America was," said Robin Niblett, director of Chatham House, a London think tank. "We have immensely enjoyed the ride and can't wait for the next phase."
The presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, who has extensive overseas experience, is known and respected in much of the world. In interviews, McCain seemed more popular than Obama in countries such as Israel, where he is particularly admired for his hard line against Iran.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
From hundreds of supporters crowded around televisions in rural Kenya, Obama's ancestral homeland, to jubilant Britons writing "WE DID IT!" on the "Brits for Barack" site on Face book, people celebrated what they called an important racial and generational milestone for the United States.
"This is close to a miracle. I was certain that some things will not happen in my lifetime," said Sunila Patel, 62, encountered on the streets of New Delhi. "A black president of the U.S. will mean that there will be more American tolerance for people around the world who are different."
The primary elections generated unprecedented interest around the world, as people in distant parliament buildings and that ched roof huts followed the political ups and downs as if they were watching a Hollywood thriller.
Much of the interest simply reflects hunger for change from President Bush, who is deeply unpopular in much of the world.
At the same time, many people abroad seemed impressed - sometimes even shocked - by the wide-open nature of U.S. democracy and the history-making race between a woman and a black man.
"The primaries showed that the U.S. is actually the nation we had believed it to be, a place that is open-minded enough to have a woman or an African-American as its president," said Minoru Morita, a Tokyo political analyst.
"I think it will be put down as a shining, historical moment in the history of America," said Fumiaki Kubo, a professor at Tokyo University.
While Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has admirers around the world, especially from her days as first lady, interviews on four continents suggested that Obama's candidacy has most captured the world's imagination.
"Obama is the exciting image of what we always hoped America was," said Robin Niblett, director of Chatham House, a London think tank. "We have immensely enjoyed the ride and can't wait for the next phase."
The presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, who has extensive overseas experience, is known and respected in much of the world. In interviews, McCain seemed more popular than Obama in countries such as Israel, where he is particularly admired for his hard line against Iran.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: America, Barack Obama, Black President, China, Democratic administration, Hillary Rodham Clinton, historical moment, John McCain, President Bush, Republican nominee, United states, Victory
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
What Senator Barack Obama might learn from Emily Dickinson
In 1880, a journalist called Horace Redfield published a book about homicide rates in America. He found that states belonging to the former Confederacy had a murder rate four to 15 times higher than that of Northern states.
"In Kentucky that year there were more homicides than in the eight States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota," Redfield wrote in "Homicide: North and South," referring to the year 1878. "In South Carolina that year there were more homicides than in the eight States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan, and Minnesota."
Redfield's access to good data was limited, but his findings have been replicated many times in the last century. Whites living in rural areas in Southern states still have a homicide rate 1 1/2 times higher than that of their Northern counterparts, said Matthew Lee, a Louisiana State University sociologist. Poverty exacerbates the risk of gun violence: The homicide rate among rural whites with an annual income of $20,000 is nearly three times the rate among rural whites with an income of $50,000.
Redfield was not running for president, but he showed more caution in his book than presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL), who suggested at a recent California fund-raiser that economic deprivation in small-town America caused people to turn to guns, religion and xenophobia.
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"In Kentucky that year there were more homicides than in the eight States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota," Redfield wrote in "Homicide: North and South," referring to the year 1878. "In South Carolina that year there were more homicides than in the eight States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan, and Minnesota."
Redfield's access to good data was limited, but his findings have been replicated many times in the last century. Whites living in rural areas in Southern states still have a homicide rate 1 1/2 times higher than that of their Northern counterparts, said Matthew Lee, a Louisiana State University sociologist. Poverty exacerbates the risk of gun violence: The homicide rate among rural whites with an annual income of $20,000 is nearly three times the rate among rural whites with an income of $50,000.
Redfield was not running for president, but he showed more caution in his book than presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL), who suggested at a recent California fund-raiser that economic deprivation in small-town America caused people to turn to guns, religion and xenophobia.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: America, Emily Dickinson, homicides, Horace Redfield, journalist, learn, Senator Barack Obama, States of Maine
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