by Nirupama V. | Mar 5, 2019 | Heritage Arts, Performing Arts
I walked out of the auditorium as the applause started. I couldn’t bear to have anything disturb that quiet contemplative state my mind had entered after watching Akram Khan in Xenos at the Zellerbach Hall on March 3rd Sunday. Where do I begin to describe the magic...
by Nirupama V. | Feb 26, 2019 | Community
Vishwa Shanthi Performing Arts under the direction of Artistic Director Shreelata Suresh is getting ready to present Vyakrita, a thematic dance production on March 2nd, 2019. South India Fine Arts (SIFA) is co-sponsoring this production along with Vishwa Shanthi....
by Nirupama V. | Feb 11, 2019 | Cover Story, Profiles
Noted environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva is in the Bay Area – she spoke at Berkeley this evening, and will be speaking at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts tomorrow evening. Details are given...
by Nirupama V. | Feb 5, 2019 | Community, General
Walking to a temple to celebrate devotional fervor is a well-understood facet of Hinduism in India. This very devotion drove over 6000 Indian-Americans to walk together to celebrate the festival of thaipoosam with great fervor. Thai is the Tamil name for the month...
by Nirupama V. | Feb 3, 2019 | Cover Story
The Constitution provides that, “Representatives shall be apportioned among the Several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state.” So starts the 277 page ruling by Judge Jesse Furman opposing the...
