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Jun 20, 20182 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20187 min read
"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, 20186 min read
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, 20181 min read
#MarchForOurLives Rally in Redwood City, CA
#MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain #guncontrol
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Mar 21, 20181 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20181 min read
Images of San Francisco
#Images #Photos #SanFrancisco #LawrenceArgent #TrinityPlace #VenusdeMilo
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Mar 1, 20184 min read
"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, 20182 min read
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 24, 20182 min read
"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, 20186 min read
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 28, 20181 min read
Images of Kochi (Kerala, India)
#FortKochi #COK #TajMalabar #Kochimetro #LuluMallAluva #Kochisynagogue
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Nov 14, 20173 min read
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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Nov 8, 20175 min read
The Prince of Egypt, Baahubali and the joys of Netflix
I had the pleasure of seeing the US Premiere of “The Prince of Egypt“, a musical adapted for the stage by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley....
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Oct 11, 20175 min read
"Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy" by Sheryl Sandberg and
Sheryl Sandberg’s and Adam Grant's recent book, "Option B, Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy" is a moving account of...
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Sep 24, 20171 min read
Hamlet at American Conservatory Theater: An Impression (or “Sweets for the Sweet)
Satchmo at the Waldorf John Douglas Thompson Transformed into the brooding Prince of Denmark. His father's ghost Commanding, owning the...
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Sep 21, 20174 min read
"Viceroy's House", a film by Gurinder Chadha
"Viceroy’s House" begins with a sunset in Delhi in 1947. After three centuries in India the British have announced that they are leaving....
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Sep 12, 201711 min read
"The Golden House" by Salman Rushdie
Mysterious pasts, transformed identities, new beginnings, organized crime, shocking elections, improbable heads of state, conspiracy,...
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Sep 5, 20173 min read
Naatak's Mela '17: A Rollicking Ride with Six Short Plays
Naatak has picked for its Mela '17 production, six humorous, ironic and engaging plays, presented in 6 Indian languages. It opened on...
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