Music has been called the moderator between the sensual and spiritual world by Beethoven and the music of Pankaj Udhas with its profound simplicity and beautiful lyrics about love and spirituality are a perfect example of that statement. He has had an interesting life. Born in Jetpur near Rajkot in

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others,” said Mahatma Gandhi; and it certainly holds true with Mata Amritanandamayi, or “Hugging Amma” as she is popularly known. She has given 32 million hugs, spreading what she calls “seeds of love, compassion and selflessness”

Author Don DeLillo once said: “America was and is an immigrant’s dream.” And this crossed my mind when interviewing journalist, foreign policy analyst and author Fareed Zakaria, an extraordinary Indian immigrant, who has made his American dream come true and inspired us all. He is the son of well-known Indian

Dreams are the seedlings of reality, a wise man once said — and it was a true honor to meet Nirupama Rao, a woman of substance who at the age of 12 dreamt of being a diplomat. With sheer hard work and perseverance, she made her dream come true. She

“Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything,” said the Greek philosopher Plato thousands of years ago, and like most beautiful things his explanation of music will remain true forever. We are a very lucky because we live in a

Jaishree Deshpande is a co-founder of the Deshpande Foundation. She is also the treasurer of Sparta Group. She serves as a trustee for the Museum of Science and is involved with HESTIA Fund — a fund established to support quality after school programming for low-income children. She worked for the

Albert Einstein once said “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” In this edition of Chai with Manju we were very fortunate to interview such an extraordinary couple of true value. Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande and his wife Jaishree started their life with little but

Scott Brown is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. A Republican in a traditionally Democratic state, Brown did what many thought was impossible when he won the Senate seat to fill the void left by political mainstay Ted Kennedy in 2010. He is the first Republican Senator from Massachusetts in almost

INDIA New England is proud to launch “Chai with Manju,” an exciting, innovative and riveting new video and story series featuring interviews with some of the most interesting, active and accomplished men and women of the local community. The interview videos, which will be in-depth and revealing while remaining informal