Archive for October, 2005

India battles back, blows away Lanka with blistering bats!

Monday, October 31st, 2005

The boys in blue have all but clenched this series of seven against Sri Lanka in the toughest game yet. After Sachin Tendulkar, a hero of the last two games, was dismissed early with only 2 runs to his name, things were looking grim. Soon, Sri Lankan ace Kumara Sangakkara had the Indians [...]

Boulevard Tips: cheap airfare round-trip tickets from US to India

Monday, October 31st, 2005

The readers of this blog fall into three major categories: Those who make frequent trips between the U.S. and India, those who make occasional trips between the U.S. and India, and those who would someday like to make a trip between the U.S. and India. Anyone that has given this matter serious thought [...]

Sri Lanka crumbles, India goes to 2-0

Friday, October 28th, 2005

After an impressive showing at Mohali, India is now half way to clenching the 7 game series against Sri Lanka. Much credit must be given again to the Indian spinners, who bowled the Lankans out for a pathetic 122, even lower than their last score against India, and the lowest score for any one-dayer [...]

Little India magazine reports: First U.S. town with Indian majority

Friday, October 28th, 2005

The October issue of Little India magazine features an article on Millbourne, PA, the first and only town in America with an Indian Majority. The article, which happens to be the cover story, not only tells the tale of Millbourne in numbers and statistics, but also in short personal vignettes that highlight individual [...]

Hollywood studios dabble with Bollywood films

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

According to an article at HindustanTimes, major Hollywood studio Sony Pictures has plans to produce a Bollywood film in India.
In yet another extremely significant development, Sony Pictures has decided to produce Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film, a teen love story titled Saawariya. Indications available so far suggest that the film will be a typical Bhansali [...]

Meet Thara, India’s greatest actress

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

A very nice interview with the very talented and striking Thara over at expressIndia.com Thara recently won the award for Best Actress, the most coveted spot in the world of Bollywood.
In fact, initial news of her ‘‘being in the race’’ for the Best Actress Award really didn’t make her sit up. ‘‘They said the [...]

Bollywood bad boy cast as Bond villain

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Gulshan Grover, the bad guy that Bollywood loves to hate, has been officially cast as James Bonds’ nemesis in the upcoming flick Casino Royale. He will be playing opposite Daniel Craig (Bond) in the movie, which is based on Ian Flemming’s first Bond novel.
From thisislondon.co.uk:
Grover, 50, said: “To be in Casino Royale would be [...]

India trounces Sri Lanka in 152-run rout

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

The underdogs have done it! Earlier today, Rahul Dravid led the Indian squad to a massive 350-198 victory against the heavily favored Sri Lankans, giving them a 1-0 lead in the nascent seven-match series.
Stars of the match included spinners Harbehajan Singh and Murali Katik, with three wickets each, and Sachin Tendulkar who [...]

Indian cuisine taking off in Vegas

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Indian fare is spreading, and in a big way. This year, the best meal in Las Vegas, a city known world wide for its gambling, 5 star hotels, and fine dining, is an Indian spread at the World Gourmet Summit. Unlike typical Indian restaurants abroad, this special spread aims to showcase the diversity [...]

All eyes on India tomorow: Dravid squares off against Sri Lanka

Monday, October 24th, 2005

It seems that Rahul Dravid is the only man on Earth who does not consider Sri Lanka the favorites to win in India tomorrow. It will be a hard match, and Lanka is favored, but sometimes the underdog does prevail. Stay tuned here for more on the India/Sri Lanka one day test!