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Rise with Anoushka Shankar
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Chicagoans attending the final concert in the city’s Music Without Borders series were treated to performances by talented sitarist Anoushka Shankar and DJ Karsh Kale. I considered myself a lukewarm fan of Indian classical music at best, but after sitting in the open air Pritzker Pavillion of beautiful Millennium […]
Cutting Edge Couture
Sisters Avani and Sneh Patel turn a hobby into big business as they launch their line of eye-catching clothes for people who want to be noticed.
The Many Faces of Navi Rawat
If you haven’t heard of this multi-talented maven yet, you will soon. Navi Rawat might just be Hollywood’s next big thing.
Directing Awareness
Filmmaker Meena Nanji is unlike other female South Asian filmmakers in the current spotlight. She makes documentaries—and her subject matter isn’t always pretty.
Love’s Labour’s Found
Shakespearean actress Nazneen Contractor talks to Nirali about joining the players.
Breast Left Unsaid
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women. But you can’t fight the disease if you don’t have your facts straight. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nirali draws back the veil of secrecy to examine how breast cancer affects the South Asian community.