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Covid Isolation Inspires Whispers Along The Kaveri
As the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered the world in March of 2020, I started reading several books on music, dance, literature and poetry. I read with no specific objective in mind,…
The Risk of Nuclear War Is Low But Not Zero
Less than two months ago, it was inconceivable that the prospect of nuclear war would top the pandemic as the world’s greatest threat.
Are Brahmin Women Of India Really Taught They Are Better Than Everybody?
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In Search of Bengali Harlem
Comedian and actor Alaudin Ullah and documentarian Vivek Bald’s quarter century collaboration culminates May 14 with the world premiere of…
Center for Asian American Media Film Festival Turns 40
The Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest40 takes place May 12-22. It features 11 days of film, music, food and digital media at venues in San Francisco and Oakland, California. The annual festival, now in its 40th year, provides a dynamic space for the Asian American creative community to thrive while championing diverse stories to…
Have you stopped wearing your mask in public places?
On Friday, California surpassed 90,000 confirmed COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic. While that is numerically more than any other state, California is the most populous state and its death rate per 100,000 residents remains among the lowest in the country, thanks to its effective vaccine strategy. COVID…
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Why Now is the Time to Enter the Teaching Profession
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Discover the World-Famous Circus Trees at Gilroy Gardens
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India Currents Welcomes CatchLight Fellow Sree Sripathy
India Currents, in partnership with CatchLight, is pleased to welcome photojournalist Sree Sripathy to our newsroom. Sripathy’s visual storytelling will further our aim of amplifying the often unheard voices of…
Sushma Soma Mines Destruction Of Habitat In New Album HOME
In April 2022, Singapore-based artist Sushma Soma released her second album HOME, a reflection of her relationship with nature and the environment, and her response to the events around the…
A Question Of Honor
In director Pandiraj’s Etharkkum Thunindavan, lead actor Suriya essays the role of Kannabiran, a lawyer who works for justice on behalf of young women affected by a form of gender-abuse.…
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An Intimate Study of Friendship and Grief
The year is 1987. High school senior Heera Sanyal lives in a Raleigh-adjacent town in North Carolina in Devi S. Laskar’s second novel, Circa, published May 3 by Mariner. Heera has dreams,…
Hello We Have Met Before
It happens with acquaintances. We see someone rather unique at a gathering and are certain that we’ve met before. We speak to them, and if we are fortunate, they reciprocate…
Amazon India Unveils Biggest-Ever Prime Video Slate
Karan Johar emceed a star-studded launch party for Amazon Prime Video’s new season in India. Abhishek Bachchan and Sumukhi Suresh were co-hosts for the evening event. A suave and slim…