Namesake week in NY

As Friday, March 9th and the release of Mira Nair’s The Namesake in theaters draw closer, New York City will see a variety of special screenings and events all over the place: March 7 – Asia Society – 6 pm free screening for members [sold out] March 7 – Union Square – WNYC radio has […]

Honeymoon Travels on Your Phone

  If you’re based in the U.S., and you really love that catchy Saajanji Vaari Vaari song that Kay Kay Menon cuts loose to in  Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd.,  Saavn Mobile has added it to the ringtone songs you can download to your cel. These guys appearing on the scene is a welcome thing, because […]

Madhuri in Your Midst

  This is a story I wrote  that appeared in the February 23, 2007 issue of India Abroad.   On a Saturday afternoon, the cold and the wind on the streets of New York’s garment district are searing.   But up on the 14th floor, as the sun pours in the window of the studio […]

And the Oscar didn’t go to… Water

  But regardless, the nomination has been significant.   And to judge by the increasing amount of coverage that Deepa Mehta’s Water has gotten on Indian television in the past few weeks, and the mention of it by Karan Johar and Anupama Chopra when interviewing them both in the past six days, it’s clear that […]