by Nadia Maiwandi | Sep 28, 2009 | Features, General
Anoushka Shankar is finding her own niche. Some years ago, she was known solely as the daughter of Ravi Shankar—and later, as half-sister of pop-jazz star Norah Jones. However, Anoushka Shankar has increasingly made her own stamp on music, starting as a classical...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Apr 30, 2009 | Features, General
Kalalaya set to throw 20th anniversary bash Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dance Company will help Kalalaya celebrate its 20th anniversary with a dance recital. Artistic director Kala Iyer founded the Fremont-based organization to promote Indian fine arts, and has...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Apr 27, 2009 | Features, General
Theater’s roots are historically tied to pedagogical knowledge. Long before the invention of paper, or perhaps the written language, the stage served as the most effective manner to pass on information and bridge gaps in education, class, or culture. While technology...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Apr 12, 2009 | Entertainment, Music
A legend, an innovator, a prodigy—these are words used repeatedly to describe tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. But when he greets me at his office in Marin County on a recent afternoon, he is warm, hospitable (he has an assortment of juices and cookies ready for our...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Nov 1, 2008 | Features, General
Growing up a “good” little Indian girl can be tough—just ask Meera Simhan, playwright ofMiss India America: The Ugly Death of a California Beauty Queen 2008 (MIA). MIA is a one-woman autobiographical piece starring Simhan, and billed as a “comically tragic...
