Last night, New York University hosted a screening of India’s entry for the Oscars this year, Eklavya, The Royal Guard.   Representing NYU were Prof. Richard Allen (Cinema Studies) and Prof. Tejaswini Ganti (Anthropology), representing Eklavya were the film’s director, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and he co-scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi, both who answered questions at the film’s […]

Close-up of the cover of the Limca India Extraordinaire 60 Years 60 Luminaries, launched at the Taj’s New York possession, The Pierre.

Some pics from  Bryant Park, Kathikali dance:             And then, as I was about to walk away, the announcer said “Are you all familiar with Bollywood?” …

…in Bombay over the weekend. A  friend has an exhibition starting at week’s end in Bombay…those of you who are there and can go, please do, since unfortunately I’m not and I can’t….. same friend has several photographs stateside in an exhibition at the Massachusetts Peabody Essex Museum devoted entirely to that surging city by […]

‘Ganapati Bappa Moriya Pudhchya Varshi Lavkarya’

Seen on the streets of Manhattan.