Rudraksha trees and a Shiva temple in Kapa'a, Kauai
At the botanical gardens in Princeville, the tour guide pointed out some deep blue spheres on the ground, which she said were fruit of...
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- Jul 10, 2018
- 10 min
"Rashomon" by Naatak Theatre Company
A shorter version of this review was published in India West newspaper on Aug 1, 2018. In eager anticipation of Naatak’s adaptation of...
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- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
The Reluctant Poet
She picks words as she picks popcorn from a bowl, without looking, without effort. She threads them together as she threads beads into...
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- Jul 2, 2018
- 6 min
Take Time to Smell the Roses (and make Rose Jam!)
Eating rose petals? That concept is not as strange to me as it might be to some others. When I was a child, I remember wandering in the...
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- Jun 30, 2018
- 1 min
#FamiliesBelongTogether Rally in Redwood City CA, June 30, 2018
This Is What Democracy Looks Like. #FamiliesBelongTogether #RedwoodCity
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- Jun 24, 2018
- 8 min
"Welcome to your Intellectual Home": My Smith College Reunion
"Welcome to your intellectual home!" These were the warm words of President Kathleen McCartney as she welcomed an auditorium filled with...
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- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
Take My Hand
The past few weeks have brought jolting news of deaths by suicide, of fashion designer Kate Spade, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, and...
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- May 12, 2018
- 1 min
Yosemite in the Spring: Waterfalls, Rivers & Dogwoods in Bloom
Yosemite National Park, the nation's first national park. A place of breathtaking beauty, where one is humbled by the majesty of nature....
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- Apr 24, 2018
- 7 min
"Unicorns" by Naatak: Smoke and Mirrors at a Billion Dollar Start-Up
In Naatak Upclose’s “Unicorns”, we see an entertaining parody of the “best” of Silicon Valley: inflated valuations, self-promoting...
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- Apr 18, 2018
- 6 min
Coping, Caring, & Compassion: A Panel Discussion on Mental Illness
This piece was published in India West newspaper on May 16, 2018 Much has been written about the mind. It is mysterious. Sigmund Freud...
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- Mar 24, 2018
- 1 min
#MarchForOurLives Rally in Redwood City, CA
#MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain #guncontrol
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- Mar 21, 2018
- 1 min
Junot Diaz's reading of "Islandborn" at Kepler's Menlo Park
Junot Diaz read from his new children's book Islandborn at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park. It was a sold out event, which started with...
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- Mar 20, 2018
- 3 min
A War, A New Life & Old Memories - ACT-SF's “Vietgone”
The fire engine red Strand Theater is a striking sight on San Francisco's Market Street. A block away from the Orpheum theater, it...
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- Mar 14, 2018
- 1 min
Images of San Francisco
#Images #Photos #SanFrancisco #LawrenceArgent #TrinityPlace #VenusdeMilo
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- Mar 1, 2018
- 4 min
"Muavze": a political satire by Naatak Theater Company
Dark comedies are not generally my cup of tea. Give me a straight up comedy, or give me straight up darkness. The combination somehow...
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- Feb 27, 2018
- 2 min
The Billionaire and the Beach
There is a man named Khosla A Silicon Valley type With SUN he made his billions And then he found a gripe He bought a beachfront mansion...
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- Feb 25, 2018
- 2 min
"Gauhar", a play about India’s first female recording artist, directed by Lillette Dubey
This piece was published in India West newspaper on Feb 24, 2018. SAN JOSE, Calif. – The troubled and colorful life of thumri singer...
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- Feb 24, 2018
- 6 min
Watermark Conference for Women 2018 (Time's Up!)
The energy from 6500 women was palpable as they came together at a critical juncture in the national discussion about the treatment of...
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- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min
Images of Kochi (Kerala, India)
#FortKochi #COK #TajMalabar #Kochimetro #LuluMallAluva #Kochisynagogue
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- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
Naatak's "Arsenic and Old Lace": To Die For
Naatak offers us the perfect antidote to the unrelenting horrors of the daily news: two hours of non-stop laughter. Naatak, the Bay Area...
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