Hear Deva Premal and Miten
An event is happening at the Hammer Theater on May 13th at 7pm that you may be interested in. It is Deva Premal & Miten. Featured in top media including The
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Happy Earth Day!
Even After All this time The sun ️ never says to the Earth “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that. It lights the whole sky. Hafiz (1315-
My Virtual Encounters
A decade or so ago, when cell phones began appearing in streets and cafes, I witnessed the change from the balloons of inner thought to the blurbs of the spok
The Golden Age of Brown
If you devote a good portion of your free time to watching TV like me, you may have noticed something — there are a lot more brown men and women looking b
Calling Off The Wedding
The Indian TV channel was playing Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (HAHK) when the phone call came to say that Aparna's wedding had been called off. “Is the wedding post
Dallas Morning News – a Poem
I lived ten years in texas sun, singeing my brown body. today’s paper, leaking red, a bloody tapestry. “rawalpindi,” says my mother. and she drips into he
Mirzapur: a Roller Coaster Ride
The first thirty minutes of Mirzapur dish out thrilling flavor samples for a first taste with a seasoned chef. The delicious ingredients aka the key cast are in
Love Songs for a Lost Continent by Anita Felicelli
On a crisp December morning, writer Anita Felicelli and I meet up at Madras Cafe, where between sips of filter coffee and bites of steaming idlis, we discuss he
Men Behaving Badly in the Bosom of Silicon Valley
Got #Metoo? Ash is a well-dressed sexual predator in Greater Than, a Bay Area Drama (BAD) Company production written and directed by Basab Pradhan, founder and
Daddykins Makes A Splash at Fourth Grade
Kalpana Mohan, whose India Currents article won an award this month at the 2018 San Francisco Peninsula Press Club Awards, is excited about her forthcoming book
How Not to Spring Clean This Diwali
With the approach of Diwali, I tried to spring clean my house, as is customary. This year, some home repairs had been completed, and I was moving the contents b
