It’s that time of the year again when the old gives way to the new and nature is basking in the colors of spring, a rejuvenation from the tumultuous year we’ve had.…
Arts
Last July Meenal Sajwan completed a three-and-a-half year stay in Mexico. She was on assignment by the Indian Council for Cultural Affairs to teach Kathak dance at the Indian Culture Center in…
“We are the artists of our lives. Creativity isn’t restricted to canvas. It’s how we choose to walk through life, exploring and expressing ourselves in all that we do, and our surroundings”…
NBA Bubble athletes sporting ping pong bats in 2020 sent messages of social change and solidarity not through words, for words often get lost in translation, but through art. And the lady…
Anu Bhat with Artist The Mantra Mandala from Nepal Did you know you can gain a deeper, more soulful experience from certain artworks? Energy art has been known to change the way…
Indian-origin poet Bhanu Kapil is the winner of one of Britain’s most prestigious poetry awards, the T.S. Eliot prize, for her collection ‘How to Wash a Heart.’ The book is Kapil’s first…
Last week on inauguration day, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, joined the ranks of famous poets like Maya Angelou who recited the poem "The Hill We Climb" as a laudation to the new administration.…
One of the most appealing things about food is the way it looks. Great food is just as much a visual experience as a physical one. And even something that tastes bad…
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…
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…