by Mona Shah | Oct 18, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
The advent of winter brings with it the annual 3rd i Film Festival, a visual smorgasbord of fresh perspectives and brave new voices by independent filmmakers from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, including stories from India, Sri Lanka, UK, Italy, and the USA....
by Mona Shah | Oct 10, 2019 | Culture
Should art reflect our reality or should it transport us away from it? EnActe Arts staging of Tagore’s The Kingdom of Cards does both. This light hearted satirical musical dance drama was originally called Tasher Desh in Bengali, literally Card Country, and inspired...
by Anjana Nagarajan-Butaney | Sep 29, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
I have lived in the Silicon Valley for over twenty years and watched the Indian American population increase in number and influence but some things stay the same, the stubbornly insular thoughts on what success is – meteoric academic success followed by a STEM...
by Raji Pillai | Sep 28, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Culture
“No man’s life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and try and find one’s way to the...
by Reena Kapoor | Sep 27, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
(Spoiler Alert) Overall an entertainer and downright hilarious in parts, Chhichhore is worthy of a watch! It also attempts to tackle an important contemporary issue among young students in India. Not sure a big screen experience is necessary however, so waiting for it...
by Ipshita Mitra | Sep 18, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
One of the largest and most diverse cultural events in the heartland of America, the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, is all set to enthrall film enthusiasts and lovers of the arts, beginning from 19 September 2019. The four-day festival, which enters its 10th year,...
