Susheela raman biography of barack obama
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By Jim Poe
This essay originally appeared on Jim Poe’s blog, Under the Paving Stones
“Those of you who follow my writing may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet around here for the last few months. There’s a specific reason for this: almost all of my extra attention and energy has been consumed by following and protesting the war and genocide in Gaza. I haven’t really been able to focus on much else (aside from having to keep it together as a parent). Early on I decided that writing about pop culture just wasn’t a priority during this crisis, so inom decided to take a hiatus.
I haven’t even really felt like watching movies or reading or anything if it doesn’t have to do with Palestine. Everything feels weird while thousands of kids are being killed — Christmas feels weird, nice summer days feel weird. Things that used to bekvämlighet me seem empty. So much has changed in such a short time — decades happening in weeks. It feels like decades ago tha • "Sacred music is no longer confined to temples or limited to the fringe groups of Hare Krishna devotees marching down busy metropolitan streets with their cymbals and drums. Kirtan - devotional chanting - has gone mainstream, fusing with gospel and bluegrass to create new sounds and textures for today’s generation, everywhere from clubs to yoga centres." -(Jahnavi Harrison - a practitioner of kirtan, while on tour in the USA with As Kindred Spirits) Susheela Raman (pictured above) commands the stage, throwing her curly hair back and raising the edges of her velvet cape as the full band thunders away behind her. This could be any other concert on a Saturday night at the Southbank Centre in London. Only one thing is a little unusual. The mixed crowd - everyone from young hipsters to older Indian couples are singing along with an ancient Tamil prayer: ‘Vel, vel, vel, vel, Muruga! This is the title track from Raman’s new album, an instant hit wi • What are you most excited for in your new role as Executive Director at Sakhi for South Asian Women? We are living in a time when voices of hatred and bigotry are becoming amplified, and we need to mobilize quickly to challenge and quell such ignorance. Our communities are increasingly at risk of being further displaced onto the margins of our country. Now, more than ever, Sakhi is more vital and relevant to combat injustice. Our vision is to create gender equity and justice, and I am both honored and humbled to contribute towards this movement to advance the mission forward. Did you have a moment or experience in your life that made you realize you wanted to devote yourself to advocacy? My family was part of the migration of South Asians that arrived in the 1970's, and after moving around for the first few years, we settled in Carteret, NJ. At the time, we were the third South Asian family to move into wh Articles
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