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Ashton Kutcher’s “Brownface” Popchips Advertisement As Raj The Bollywood...

  Ashton Kutcher’s “brownface” advertisment for Popchips has roiled the calm waters of the desi community in the US and other parts of the world. Did Popchips forgot to factor in how tightly networked...

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Sriikanth “Sri” Srinivasan Nominated to US Court of Appeals

[View the story "Srikanth \"Sri\" Srinivasan's Nomination To US Court Of Appeals" on Storify] Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan’s Nomination To US Court Of Appeals Meet Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan nominated by...

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Film Notes: Patang and An Interview with Prashant Bhargava

  Prashant Bhargava’s directorial debut Patang (The Kite) releases in the  US on June 15, 2012, and towards the end of the month in San Francisco bay area. Set in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, Patang...

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Remembering Sunil Janah (1918-2012)

Sunil Janah, a pioneering photojournalist, died on June 21, 2012, at his home in Berkeley, California.  He was 94 years old.  Mr. Janah was one of the first photojournalists and social documentors  of...

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Yogurt – Innovation and Consumer Delight

Yogurt. There is a lot of innovation going on when it comes to yogurt. Dont’ believe me? Have you checked the dairy aisle recently in your neighborhood grocery store? Noticed any new names? Chobani...

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What is Paan?

Chances are you read the latest article on paan in The New York Times. Paan has become the “icon of Jackson Heights,” as a South Asian denizen put it in the article. Those familiar red paan stains now...

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Film Notes: Interviews withIvan Jaigirdhar and Anuj Vadiya of 3rd I Film...

San Francisco is getting ready for its 10th year celebration of South Asian films. 3rd I Film Festival featuring South Asian films opens today in San Francisco and runs through the 23rd of September...

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Jeff Bhasker – Grammy Winning Producer & Songwriter

  Y’all saw the 55th Grammy awards this year right? Remember We Are Young from Fun? They went on to win to the song of the year Grammy award. Turns out the producer of Fun’s album is Jeff Bhasker....

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RIP – Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi,  mathematician and astrologer, passed away earlier today  in Bangalore. She was in her early 80′s. Often  dubbed as the “human computer,” she earned a name for herself in the Guinness...

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Nina Duvuluri is Miss America 2014

  Nina Duvuluri (24)  won the Miss American 2014 crown in Atlantic City today. The runner-up is Miss California. This is the second year in a row that Miss New York won the Miss American contest....

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