"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 24, 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 28, 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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- Nov 8, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
"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, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
"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, 2017
- 11 min
"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, 2017
- 3 min
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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- Jul 24, 2017
- 4 min
In Memoriam: Naiyer Masud (1936 - 2017)
The Urdu scholar and short story writer Naiyer Masud, passed away today. I found in my archives this piece that I had written in 1998. I...
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- Jul 19, 2017
- 4 min
"Toba Tek Singh", a play by Naatak theater company
I watched a terrific play on Sunday, July 16th . The bay area theater company, Naatak performed "Toba Tek Singh", a well-known short...
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- Jul 13, 2017
- 5 min
How to Make Limoncello
First you look at all the lemons growing on the two lemon trees in your backyard. You ponder all the possible things you could do with...
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- Jul 2, 2017
- 4 min
Arundhati Roy, Alice Walker, and India 101
I attended the City Arts & Lectures event at the Nourse theater on Hayes Street in San Francisco on June 28th. Arundhati Roy read from...
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- Jun 23, 2017
- 8 min
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy
I finished reading Arundhati Roy's “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” a few days ago, and found myself feeling oddly bereaved. Then, as...
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- May 29, 2017
- 3 min
Monsoon Wedding, the musical
I saw Mira Nair’s musical “Monsoon Wedding” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I took my 11-year old daughter to see it with me. She has...
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- May 29, 2017
- 2 min
Book review "Ghachar Ghochar" (Tangled up)
Several days ago, I hopped on to the Amazon website to pre-order Arundhuti Roy's new novel upon learning of it on this forum. Vivek...
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- Apr 14, 2017
- 3 min
Pico Iyer on the Value of Travel, at Hana Haus, Palo Alto
On April 13, I went to Hana Haus on University Ave., Palo Alto to hear a talk in their speaker series. First, a few words on Hana Haus,...
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