India Currents Wins 2020 California Journalism Awards for COVID-19 Reporting
India Currents received multiple awards for its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic from the 2020 California Journalism Awards. The California News Publishers A...
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Zilka Joseph’s ‘Sparrows and Dust’ is a Heavy Read, But She Makes it Fly
I don’t know the color of a hummingbird’s throat. But when Zilka Joseph brings alive the “green-steel warrior”, I feel as though I’ve recognized the c...
Usha Akella’s ‘I Will Not Bear You Sons’ Pulls No Punches. And It Shouldn’t Have To.
Usha Akella tells no lies. The first time I met this poet, producer and founder of South Asian poetry collective Matwaala was at a Desi poetry reading moderat...
Kala Bagai Way: The First Street In the US Named After a Historic Indian American Woman
When Kalai Bagai first arrived in San Francisco on September 6th, 1915 with her husband Vaishno and three sons, local newspapers flocked to cover the story of t...
Fremont-Based Choreographer’s BollyHeels is Challenging Heteronormativity in Dance
South Asian Americans are redefining traditionally heteronormative notions of gender and sexuality. Although the culture is still well on its way towards accept...
BLM Organizer At My School Was Targeted By A Gun Dealer: A Next-Gen Desi Reflection
(Featured Image: Denel McMahan speaking with ABC News) Weeks before a youth-led Black Lives Matter protest that took place outside the Dublin Civic Center, owne...
Key South Asian Players in the New Administration
South Asians in the house! -- my cousin cheers between mouthfuls of samosa and peanut chutney as Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President of the United State...
IC Live: A Vibrant Community of Desi Poets
IC held its third Desi Poetry Reading, in collaboration with Matwaala, on December 3, 2020, which was moderated by Srishti Prabha and Kanchan Naik. The topic wa...
Making Space For the Unknown: Desi Poetry Reading
Join India Currents and Matwaala, once again, in our Desi Poetry Reading Series. This time we bring you six poets addressing the ever-present uncertainty and ch...
Eat in Peace…or in Pieces?
Eat in Peace...or in Pieces? Pass the butter, hand the bread Don’t be dramatic -- nobody is dead Carve the turkey, open the booze But switch the channel if it...
Cultural Norms, A Generational Curse For DV Victims
(Featured Image: Maitri at Sevathon 2019 walking to support Domestic Violence Victims) As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, India Currents pre...
‘I Blamed Myself’ Says Sharma on Staying in an Abusive Marriage
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, South Asian American victims of domestic violence have fewer options than ever. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a c...
Raising A Rennu: What Parents Should Know
Genius Kids founder Rennu Dhillon says our greatest fear after death is public speaking -- unless we make some incremental changes in our education system while...
SJ Teen Pioneers Globally Lauded Biodiversity Project
Young people are integral towards the fight for a sustainable future. From social media to student platforms, teenagers have used their collective voice to pion...
Letters to India Currents: 9/15/20
Dear Vandana Kumar, I have been an avid reader of IC for several years. I have enjoyed your magazine and website until recently. Lately, your content has been d...
