Tagore makes a (uncredited) Congressional cameo
Actor Martin Sheen (The West Wing, Apocalypse Now) spoke before a Congressional briefing last week in favor of funding for drug courts. The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column singled out this...
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Before He Was Osho
Last month, a group of us were sitting at Currylicious drinking chai and discussing the recent article that had come out about Bikram Choudhury of THE Bikram Yoga. Bikram, apparently, is prone to a...
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India Currents Turns 25
If you’re on the west coast, more so in California, then you might have grown up in a home that got India Currents in the mail, a monthly magazine with an Indian-American point of view. Or maybe...
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Got to be taught
Imagine you work for the TSA. You might be all too aware of public criticism of airport security procedures like pat-downs and removing shoes. You might feel proud to serve your country. You might be...
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Do You Miss Colonialism?
I know I do! Which is why I was thrilled to find out about a new computer game that lets you relive that amazing period of history as the glorious nations that helped to shape the world into the great...
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Digital Diaspora: The South Asian American Digital Archive
I love me some primary sources/historical material, so imagine my delight when I discovered the South Asian American Digital Archive, which I first heard about from a friend of Vivek’s. You can get...
View ArticleBacklash is Part of the Story
Everyone has a story about 9/11, including desis. South Asian American Leaders for Tomorrow (SAALT) has been working to make desi voices a part of the national tenth anniversary commemoration and...
View ArticleI Want the World To Know
Today is National Coming Out Day and when I used to live in L.A., I’d join the annual parade of South Asians walking down Pioneer Blvd. chanting, “We ‘re here! We’re queer! We’re on Pioneer!” As you...
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Maharajas, maharanis and more
Today marks the start of a new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts running until April 8, 2012. The museum’s assistant curator of South...
View ArticleA Name to Remember
The New York Times reports that the placement of Mohammad Salman Hamdani’s name on the National September 11 Memorial obscures his bravery that day. Lauded by the mayor, police commissioner and other...
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