Heritage Arts
India Currents has championed the classical arts of India for the past 32 years. We have played a vital role in the existing cultural landscape of the diasporic Indian. Our Heritage Arts Initiative in partnership with the Bandish Network brings the finest of international opportunities, platforms and artists’ stories right at your digital doorstep. Check out some of our stories here.
Music From Your Inner Truth: Anoushka Shankar
Last year was a tough one for sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar, in which she dealt with painful milestones such as her hysterectomy and separation. In a freewheeling chat, she bounces back and talks to us among other things about her goals for 2020, her new...
Ruthless Politics, Female Power and Kathak
The Forgotten Empress from Farah Yasmeen Shaikh—formerly of Chitresh Das Dance Company and now founder of Noorani Dance—will come to two Bay Area stages; San Jose at the end of February and Z Space at the beginning of March. These performances are not only timely and...
The Wind In My Face: Raj Shahani
What happens when you take a businessman with a keen interest in photography and put him in an artist’s studio? Raj Shahani’s career and creative force is proof that when you live life with a passion, creativity unfurls and takes you soaring upon its wings. The New...
My First Hindi Book: Bringing A Language To The World
Chandni Bhatia’s debut, My First Hindi Book, teaches the basics of India’s beloved national language in a fun, approachable way. The book covers concepts ranging from colors, animals, and numbers in Hindi and English — a perfect way to introduce our...