Meera Agarwal with her kolam art "Braided" Kolams are an art form from South India used to celebrate auspicious events. When U.S. Senator Kamala Devi Harris, (D-Calif.), accepted the U.S. vice presidential…
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In a tribute to Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris’ South Indian roots, the presidential inauguration will include America’s largest kolam, a welcoming floor pattern hand drawn by women in India, to welcome Biden and…
Trinidad-born immigrant Indra Persad Milowe, a recently retired nurse of 45 years, works on her art in Salem, Massachusetts, specifically on a series of paintings inspired by her memories of life in…
2020 — what a year! There was never a greater need for content than this year, as we collectively spent time on our couches staring at the television screen waiting for something…
Briefly describe what you do professionally? I’m a modern calligrapher who makes handmade signage for weddings and events! Calligraphy is also not my full-time job – I graduated from Baruch College with…
The Black Lives Matter movement represents an inflection point in the psyche of the world, and the South Asian community, like many others, has been reflecting, listening, and standing in solidarity with…
You may be hard-pressed to find a person as committed to learning about her own culture through art, research and social media engagement as Calgary-born artist and Instagram sensation Zoe Harveen Kaur. Kaur,…
Sangeetha Kowsik may not have set out to change the perception of South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures when she entered the world of design. But that’s precisely what she’s been doing…
Longing A little girl stood with her arm extended, A beautiful bouquet of golden daffodils. Her face was radiant, but a single tear ran down her cheek, betraying the sorrow beneath. “My…
Growing up in New Jersey as a first-generation child of immigrant parents from Gujarat, Sheetal Sheth studied widely in school. She also danced, played basketball, and other sports. But acting was her…