India Currents e-Newsletter- February 2008

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		Generation X-cess RUPA DEV, Feb 01, 2008 South Asian college students and young professionals play as hard as they work—and they work hard. Examining the binge lifestyle.
		Because of the Gods SANDIP ROY-CHOWDHURY, Feb 04, 2008 Manil Suri discusses mothers and sons, anti-exoticism, and the divine inspiration in his projected trilogy about India
		India-Israel, Bhai-Bhai RAJEEV SRINIVASAN and JIMMY SONI, Feb 06, 2008 Should the U.S.-based lobbies for India and Israel work together closely? Two opinions.
		In Praise of the Hajj Cough HUMA YASMIN ATTARI, Feb 05, 2008 Reflections on Hajj, a religious pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, and the faith affirming power of shared experience
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		The Morning After RAGINI THAROOR SRINIVASAN, Feb 01, 2008 Editorial
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	Feb 8 Friday	Tribal and Textile Arts Show features over 100 international dealers specializing in ethnographic arts. View and purchase kilims, carpets, shawls, and a variety of Ikat designs. Show curated by tribal art experts Vichai and Lee Chinalai. Features pieces that explore and demonstrate the role of outerwear in South Asian tribes. Runs Feb. 8-10. 11a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb.10 (no admittance after 4:30 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, (Marina district), 300 Gaven St., San Francisco. $15. (310) 455-2886. info@caskeylees.com www.caskeylees.com
	Feb 15 Friday	Twenty Third Annual South Asia Conference. Panel discussions on topics pertaining to South Asia. Keynote by Rajendranath Das, 6.30 p.m. on 2/15. Organized by Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. Feb. 15-16. 9 a.m. onwards. International House, UC Berkeley, 2299 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley. Registration required on event day. $50, $20 for both days (students with valid I.D.), $10 for one day pass (students with valid I.D.) (510) 642-3608. http://ias.berkeley.edu/southasia/conference/conference08.html
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	Feb 9 Saturday	Help Improve Sanitation in India, a symposium. Purpose of symposium is to explore/synergize technology, explore business opportunities, and examine cultural changes required for improving sanitation in India. Techncial sessions followed by evening banquet and entertainment. Sponsored by American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI). Crown Plaza Anaheim Resort, 12021 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove. (714) 356-6360, (818) 793-6932. www.aseisocal.org
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	Feb 20 Wed.	Democracy in Southeast Asia, a luncheon address by His Excellency Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. Author of "The New Asian Hemisphere:The Irressistible Shift of Global Power to the East." Presented by Asia Society and Los Angeles World Affairs Council. 12 noon lunch; 12:45 p.m. address. Los Angeles Downtown Marriott Hotel, 333 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. $70, $65 guest of member, $55 members, table of 10 $550. (213) 628-2333 reservations@lawac.org
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