The New Fashion(s)istas

A Montreal-based trio is attracting international attention with its unique designs.

Don’t Miss Zerobridge at CMJ

Back when I was a sprightly college student, I probably would have salivated over the fact that I could check out dozens of great bands at this week’s CMJ Festival in New York. Now that I’m an old lady of nearly 28, I’d rather download a few mp3s and forego the abnormally tall guy and […]

Get Your SALTAF on This Weekend in DC

NetSapDC in conjunction with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program is sponsoring SALTAF, the 6th annual South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival.

This year, for a small entrance fee, you can hobnob with the cognoscenti during the opening night fundraiser and cocktail reception at the Fly Lounge. Here are some tips on how to mingle […]

The Good Girl

Tiffany Rooprai is changing what it means to be a good Indian girl with her intricate art.

A Film Festival for Every Fancy

Last week I attended the press conference for the upcoming Sixth Annual Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, and judging by the filmmakers who spoke, this festival promises to be one good show, so to speak. If you don’t already know that Mira Nair’s much-awaited film The Namesake is premiering at the festival’s first night, where […]

SPIN Magazine Looks at the Indian Rock Scene

The latest issue of SPIN magazine features a story on the Indian rock scene–and Nirali’s very own Arun Kale (founder of Split Magazine) is quoted in the piece. Entitled “Bombay the Hard Way,” the article takes you inside India’s headbanger underground. I love the story’s subhead: “India’s new headbangers just want to be heard, but […]

I See No Stranger: Early Sikh Art and Devotion

Some of you may already know of this exhibition (it opened in September), but for those of you who don’t—check it out! The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City is exhibiting I See No Stranger: Early Sikh Art and Devotion until January 29, 2007. The collection features 100 works of art, in various […]

BusinessWeek Names Kazi to Top 25 Under 25

Sumaya Kazi
In its second annual search for the best young entrepreneurs, BusinessWeek.com selected Sumaya Kazi, a Bangladeshi American woman from California, as one of its “Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25″ for 2006. At 24, she is the youngest manager in her marketing department at Sun Microsystems and co-founder of online media publishing company The […]

Bollywood Calling

Won’t you fly away to Bollywood with me?
Are you totally into Bollywood films? Do you love the action, melodrama, romance and music all jammed into one four-hour epic? Would you like to make your own masterpiece? Well, now you can! Air France is running a Fly to Bollywood Contest, and you […]

Hai, Hai, Hai and a Bottle of Lassi

The Office folks get down with Diwali.
Nothings spreads holiday cheer like some plucky lyrics set to tender music (see Happy Birthday Jesus and the Kwanzaa Spelling Song: K-W-A-N-Z-A-A!) , so when the cast of NBC’s hit show The Office celebrates Diwali on screen next Thursday, they will be doing so with an aural ode to […]