Dec 31, 2008 Bay Area Edition Vol. 4 No. 24 Events   There are 44 upcoming events listed in our Bay Area calendar. Click here for calendar. A Happy 2009 Indogram wishes Gram Sabha readers and contributors a very Happy New Year. Joke Sabha Forward from Gidu: Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated, instead of just murdered? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours? Remember 2008? What happened in 2008? Barack Obama won. The stock market and real estate markets in America crashed. Manmohan Singh got his nuclear deal. The Iraq War completed five years. Bush was not impeached. Terrorists held up Bombay for three days. Niranjan Ramakrishnan recalls. More... Kettle Logic As George W. Bush prepares to vacate the Oval Office, the cries for impeachment are turning to cries for prosecution. Here, author David Swansonexamines Obama and Biden's rationale for not pursuing prosecution and explains the circular logic that allows thieves and criminals to continue unabashed. More... Myths of the Taj The Indian government is under immense pressure to enact sweeping anti-terrorism laws in response to the attacks in Mumbai. Journalist Jawed Naqvi warns that India’s democracy will be the real victim by such laws. More... A Patriot Dies During his brief rule, Imamuddin Khan provided his subjects with electricity, established a full fledged hospital in his mother’s name. The doctors would offer free services to its patients and even visit them at home. Imamuddin Khan also established a school for Harijans. At the time when the king was the owner of the entire land of his kingdom, Imamuddin Khan introduced a law whereby the farmer who tilled the land became its sole owner. Rupa Abdi writes about this unique 'ruler' who rejected Pakistan and opted for India. More... Seconds, Anyone? Ah, Christmas! That special time of year when everyone's favorite colorful and aged family icon is dusted off and brought to join the festivities. No, not crazy, old Aunt Edna! Fruitcake, of course! Melvin Durai takes his turn idolizing the holiday delicacy. More... Movies     There are 3 movies playing in Bay Area. Details... Elections The state assembly elections in India produced a split result, with the Congress winning Delhi and wresting Rajasthan from the BJP, and the latter winning in Chattisgarh and MP. The elections in Jammu and Kashmir left no party with a majority. Very likely the National Conference of Omar Abdullah and the Congress will form a coalition government with a razor-thin majority. In Quotes "We were approached pay-to-play, that, you know, he’d raise me 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him a Senator." -- from wiretaps of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™