[caption id="attachment_4127" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of Independent India[/caption] India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947. It was on this day that India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech… “Long years ago we made a tryst with...
[caption id="attachment_3883" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Summer of 1968, Formentera. All those featured here had been in India during 1967-1968. The couple in the front are Wolfgang and Mary, who are well-known, as early residents of the expat community in Goa. Brice Bowman standing in the rear on...
LM: You have practiced as an intern Ayurvedic doctor in Kerala, India – how did you first get involved in Ayurveda? ...
About JAIMAL YOGIS As an award-winning journalist and photographer, Jaimal spends much of his spare time surfing and traveling the globe....
Once again New York will be hosting Amma Ji, "the Hugging Saint" during her U.S. Summer Tour. ...
A medically trained professional, integrating both eastern and western medical traditions for over a decade....
Simone has produced award-winning programming for CNBC, USA, founded an online film competition, and produced and directed the 2007 travel series Indique - Untold Stories of Contemporary India that airs nationally in the US, on international airlines including Northwest Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. In India, the series aired on Zee TV and the Indique DVD was launched at Crossword Bookstore by Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose and Ness Wadia. The series was most recently supported by Fortune 100 company, Best Buy. Simone is based out of Minneapolis, USA, and Bombay, India.
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LM: I read recently that you fund a great deal of your movies through your own means, by way of your dental practice. Do you find it hard to juggle the creative process with the business demands - i.e., distribution, marketing, etc?
SA: Though I've been involved in film and television for several years, last year I was able to make a complete transition out of dentistry. I now have the ability to exclusively create films, write, and pursue India-related academic studies both formally and informally. It was challenging to balance both careers - and the ability to focus on one career certainly has catalyzed a forward momentum. All filmmakers struggle with balancing the creative and business sides of our medium. Initially, I resented that so much time has to be spent on marketing, distribution, etc, but now
Madlib's The Beat Konducta Vol. 3 & 4
This dope instrumental hip-hop album from Madlib (aka Otis Jackson, Jr) features songs that vary from wholesale samples to polished rap tracks.This is a definite must have! for fans of Madlib, beat archeology and or good ol’ Bollywood kitsch. While J Dilla's final collection of hip-hop instrumentals was released to rapturous critical acclaim,