3rd i Film Festival Shares ‘Bad, Brown, Bride’ Trio of Desi Short Stories
The 3rd I International South Asian Film Festival is back this year with dates in San Francisco (Nov. 9-11) and Palo Alto (Nov. 18). Visit … Read more
Pashmina Unravels Adolescence With Sensitivity & Heart
When I first encountered Nidhi Chanani’s artwork, I was sitting with a close friend in her daughter’s nursery. I couldn’t help but pause in front … Read more
Comedy, Offense, & Who Can Use The P Word
I love the comedy of highly acclaimed British comedian Daniel Kitson, but I’ve never actually seen him perform stand-up before this summer. I have seen … Read more
All-Star Diaspora Lineup Sends Off DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra In Style
“Who are we?” When you’re a minority, when the many are judged by the successes and failures of a few, you are perpetually struggling with … Read more
The Turmeric Project: Queer South Asian Art & Healing
To be a queer desi diasporic person is to be lonely. Lonely in rooms full of people with noses just like yours joking about which … Read more
Novelist Arundhati Roy & Her Mission To Inspire In The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over a few weeks to introduce and host Arundhati Roy … Read more
Islam & The Imagination: Notes From An American Artist In The 21st Century
By Time. Indeed man is in loss, Except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and enjoin one another to [follow] the truth, and … Read more
Odissi, The Invisible Dance
Dancers are easy to spot. Almost anyone can tell a dancer apart from a crowd. I think it’s because of the way we stand, albeit … Read more
On Making Cards For Eid & Ramadan: “It’s About Visibility”
Ten years ago, on the hunt for an Eid-ul-Fitr greeting card, writer and interfaith activist Hafsa Arain came away empty-handed. So she decided to make … Read more
WATCH: “Geeta’s Guide To Moving On” Tackles Post-Heartbreak Life In Chicago
You might recognize Puja Mohindra from her kindly cutting comedic response to Ashton Kutcher’s infamous brownface Popchips incident, or perhaps from her blonde-wigged persona in … Read more
