Dinesh Mohan Is Busting the Age Myth in Indian Fashion
As someone whose work has always been in front of the camera, I must admit that as the years went by, I expanded my horizons (and waist) to have my kids. I ofte
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Bay Area Poet Relives Oral Traditions
Divine Blossoms is the kind of book I might have never discovered if I was not the founder and host of a poetry group called the Poetry of Diaspora in Silicon V
‘I Want My Work to Encourage People to Stop & Think’ Says Michelle Poonawalla
(Featured Image: Michelle Poonwalla and Circle of Life Artwork) Artist, businesswoman, philanthropist, and socialite Michelle Poonawalla recently showcased a se
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: From Trinidad to America
Being newly retired, memories of my childhood bubbled up, as I finally had time to daydream. My father’s grandmother, Gangee Maharaj, arrived in Trinidad from
The Cowboy and the Yogi: Ever-changing Traditions
“India, like America, feeds and nourishes creative individuality. Just as Americans have been inspired by the archetype of the Cowboy, who wanders the open sp
Love: A Many Splendored Thing
(Featured Image: Debotri Dhar and her book, Love Is Not A Word) “In literature, culture, history, metaphysics, politics, and their interstices, ideas about lo
A Turn At The Age Of Fifteen
An Africa saying is: ‘The River may be wide, but it can always be crossed.” Well, I have sailed from Bombay in India to Mombasa in Kenya. I have not crossed
The Learning and Unlearning of Lebanese Cuisine
Dig-In Meals – A column highlighting Indian spices in recipes that take traditional Indian food and add a western twist! Today I was perusing my cookbook, an
Reena Kapoor’s Poetry Is a Nostalgia Trip Of Places Untraveled
What makes you a poet? Reena Kapoor’s debut book of poetry, Arrivals & Departures: Journeys in Poems makes this question even more relevant. Consider poet
Educational Challenge For Kids – Win Cash Prizes!
Towards the end of the year 2016, I started searching for things that looked like the symbol ॐ in nature and in manmade structures. As you may already know,
Rajaram’s Book On the Reality of the Dutch East India Company
Samantha Rajaram’s debut novel The Company Daughters transports readers to the Dutch Renaissance with the rise in its national power as a seafaring nation, th
Mooch Ado About Nothing
During the ongoing pandemic, several people have been ditching their usual shaving, threading, and waxing routines, donning their natural, back-to-basics avatar
