SAIFF 2010 Opening Night

On an unusually warm and humid autumn evening, a wave of film folk arrived at the SVA theater on West 23rd street for the opening of the 2010 South Asian International Film Festival. The man of the night was director Anurag Kashyap, here to present his latest: That Girl in Yellow Boots. While posing for […]

At Home with Madhur Jaffrey

Last week the Indo-American Arts Council hosted a book launch event to celebrate actor and author Madhur Jaffrey‘s latest release, a cookbook designed for busy people who love Indian food but find the prep time overwhelming.   Loins of Punjab Presents star Ajay Naidu stopped by briefly to offer his good wishes, followed later in […]

Free today: Rakesh Satyal’s novel Blue Boy

Received the following heartfelt message from author Rakesh Satyal this morning. Do pass on the word to anyone you think might benefit from a free download of his funny and touching debut novel, Blue Boy, and its tale of the irrepressible and gifted Kiran, a young boy who loves boys (and fashion and music and […]