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India Around the World
On today’s show: learn how Indian leaders are coping with the problems of modernization. Then, a look at the Indian diaspora on five continents. And while we’re on the subject, we’ll also encounter the diaspora of Iranian poets. Plus, a discussion about the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy, some 15 years after it went into effect.
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Imagining India
India's economic boom has triggered a series of social, political, and cultural changes that will alter the country forever. According to Nandan Nilekani, India's future depends not just on this economic growth but also on reform and innovation in all sectors of public life. His book, Imagining India, traces the efforts of the country's past and present leaders to meet the challenges of modern India.
Event: Nandan Nilekani is speaking
Wednesday, March 25, at 8:00 am
The Carnegie Council
170 East 64th Street
More info here.
RSVP by e-mailing publicaffairs@cceia.org or by calling 212-838-4120.
Leaving India
Former San Jose Mercury News reporter Minal Hajratwala talks about of the Indian diaspora experience through a part-personal, part-reported story of her extended family in Leaving India. Beginning with her great-grandfather's flight from British-occupied India to Fiji, Hajratwala follows her ancestors across the twentieth century to explain how they came to be spread across five continents and nine countries.
Event: Minal Hajratwala will be reading
Monday, March 23, at 6:00 pm
Corner Bookstore
1313 Madison Avenue
She'll be introduced by Samuel G. Freedman, author and professor of journalism, Columbia University.
To RSVP for this event, call 212-831-3554 or e-mail cornerbook@aol.com.
More information here.
The Iranian Poet Diaspora
Translator Niloufar Talebi has united Iranian poets scattered across the globe for a new anthology Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World.
Event: Niloufar Talebi will be talking about and showing footage from her theater projects, ICARUS/RISE, based on the poetry in Belonging
Thursday, March 26th, at 4:30
Queens College, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, 405 Klapper Hall
More info here.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy has been part of the military for 15 years now and Pres. Obama has said it’s time to repeal it. Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Nathaniel Frank claims "don’t ask, don’t tell" is damaging, not only to the gays and lesbians it targets, but to the military as a whole. His book is called Unfriendly Fire.
Event: Nathaniel Frank will be talking and signing books
Wednesday, March 25th, at 7:00 pm
NYC LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street
For more information, call 212-620-7310.
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