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Shebani Rao’s delightful illustrations add joy to your life in unexpected ways. See, for example, her coloring book visualizing the upbeat tunes and lyrics of Chance the Rapper’s Grammy-nominated Coloring Book,[…]
Not too long ago, I enjoyed a wonderful chat with Priyanka Chopra at The FADER about the break-out success of Quantico and how feminism is inspiring Chopra to take on more[…]
If you haven’t heard about the Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif film Bang Bang yet, it’s okay, because the movie is more than likely already playing in a theater near you! The movie opens across[…]
Whenever I happen to be forced to show off my laugh-tastic dance moves after being dragged onto the dance floor by one of my freakishly strong friends, I get ready[…]
I recently indoctrinated one of my non-desi friends to the world of Bollywood, and as we were watching Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, she couldn’t quite figure out why Ranbir Kapoor’s face[…]
Before MP3s and iPods there were cassette tapes and Walkmans — and I still have boxes filled with tapes of Bollywood soundtracks that I used to eagerly buy every time my family[…]
The last time I rode a train in India was in July 2011 when I took the Shatabdi Express from Delhi to Rampur for a research trip. I was explicitly[…]
When I found out about Sunidhi Chauhan’s Dhoom Again concert in Singapore that just happened to coincide with my family’s trip there to visit my brother and sister-in-law, I jumped at the chance[…]
