Desi O’ Desi: How Can You Make Your Next Event Earth Friendly
By Anu Chitrapu
It is great that there are so many events run by the Indian community in the greater Boston area. Music shows, poetry...
O Desi! My Desi: We Are Like That Only
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
We may live outside India for decades, explore new paths fearlessly, travel the world, build companies, do cutting...
Desi O’ Desi: High Maintenance NRIs and Non-Returning Indians
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BELMONT, MA--We can very easily be identified in India with our bottles of mineral water in our hands....
O Desi! My Desi: Landing in America and Dress Shoes and Socks, Among Other...
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BELMONT, MA--Fall is here. That means an entire new set of desis landed in America eager to live...
O Desi! My Desi: Back to School Blues (or Yellows)
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
Summer is gone and we are all in the middle of back-to-school blues. Those lovely mornings where you...
O Desi! My Desi: Prom Time Tales
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England Columnist
BELMONT, MA--It's that time of the year when many of our teenage kids are experiencing their first prom. For...
O Desi! My Desi: The Best Part of Being a Desi in America
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The best part of being Desi in America is we get to celebrate both Indian and American festivals.
In...
O Desi! My Desi: Get Ready for the NRIs
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
As spring comes into Boston making our hearts lighter and our lives happier, the summer heat is spreading...
A first look at Chennai after floods: I thought I knew Chennai, but how...
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BOSTON—(Editor’s note: INDIA New England News Columnist Anu Chitrapu writes about her experiences working on the ground in...
Should Jallikattu, the traditional bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu, be banned or not?
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BOSTON--The past weeks have seen a lot of protests in the state of Tamil Nadu, against the ban...
