If you want Aishwarya Rai’s gold look from Umrao Jaan, or Kareena Kapoor’s smoky eyes from Kurbaan, or Rani Mukherjee’s brown bridal make-up, then go no further than Sonia Mansoor’s Make-Up Salon. From Bollywood to West Hollywood, she has the latest trends covered. Sonia is certified in the New York State Fundamentals of Beauty Make-Up by the Carsten-Aveda Institute and has also trained at MAC and the Elizabeth Arden Red

Come out to Pratt Institute of Art and Design in Brooklyn this Thursday for Impossible Communities, as part of the “Critical and Visual Studies Colloquium” panel discussion moderated by Professor Gayatri Gopinath (NYU), our own Ashu Rai and & DJ Rekha (Basement Bhangra) and presented by Pratt and SAWCC. The panel will include a conversation on the emergence and history of a South Asian Queer Diaspora in NYC, and the

Our favorite local drag celebrity Sherry Vine has released the funniest parody we’ve seen (in addition to Vidur Kapur’s Padma Lakshmi) of Lady Gaga’s recent video, “Telephone”. She has teamed up with the fabulous Peppermint for their version, “Make it Moan”. Check it out here and don’t miss one of her many performances around New York City!

Here’s a happy anniversary shout-out to our good friend DJ Rekha as she celebrates Basement Bhangra’s Lucky 13 Birthday Bash. Since its launch in 1997, Basement Bhangra™ has forced New York to sit up and take notice of Bhangra, rapidly making the desi sound an essential part of the NYC club scene. The anniversary party’s on Friday, April 23rd at 9pm and features Nina Sky, Bolly hearthrob Raghav and dance

On Wednesday, Dr. Srinivas Ramachandra Siras, the 64-year-old chairman of the Modern Indian Languages department at Aligarh Muslim University in India, who was suspended and then reinstated by a court after being unknowingly videotaped having sex with another man, was found dead in his home. His family members are now pushing for a probe to determine whether his death was a suicide or murder. Professor Siras was in the news

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of New York, and the LGBT Immigrant Social Action Group, are presenting the upcoming 2nd Annual LGBT IMMIGRATION FAIR and Cultural Event. IT takes place on April 20th from 4pm – 9pm at 208 West 13th Street, room 301. This event is targeted to all LGBT immigrants, regardless of immigration status and lawyers, health service providers and other LGBT-centric organizations will be

We’re two months late in posting this article, but we wanted to link to this blog posting on our Desilicious Bollywood Blue Bash from February at Next Magazine’s “Scene + Heard” blog. Written by Christopher Dilley, whom many of you may recognize as the roving Next photographer around town, the post also includes a short video snippet of the party, along with some Ali Zafar in the background.

Talvin Singh, the seminal South Asian producer/DJ/tabla player, will be returning to NYC for a special performance at the Highline Ballroom on Friday, April 23rd. Since being involved in experimental music collaborations beginning in the late 1980s, working with Sun Ra and Courtney, Singh has collaborated with several musical pioneers in various genre’s including Bjork, Blondie, Sioux & the Banshees, Madonna, DJ Spooky, The Master Musicians of Jajouka, Jay Z