New York’s most exclusive Holi event- Rang Barse held by In Group- returns on March 22nd  with a colorful splash for the seventh year! In keeping with the tradition, Rang Barse will once again be held on a ship that will set sail from Pier 40, with music from Desilicious DJ Ashu Rai.  Have a blast and get painted in reds, yellows, greens, pinks while dancing on the boat with Brooklyn

Posted: February 26th, 2014

“I want everyone to have the same rights in society, to be treated with kindness and to be able to socialize with each other.” — Mukto. Gazi Nafis Ahmed’s photo series Made in Bangladesh focusing on a behind the scenes look at Bangladeshi garment workers was completed just days before the Rana Plaza  factory collapse in Dhaka that killed more than 1,100 people.  The photo journalist now turns his lens to the Gay community

Posted: February 20th, 2014

New York-based photographer and visual artist Braden Summers has been glope hopping to create sumptuous, staged photographs representing romantic gay couples. He was inspired to create the series when working on a photo project in Paris. In the process, he was struck by the fact that the romantic imagery in art, fashion, photography and popular culture is overwhelmingy hetero. He points out, “When thinking of iconic romance, ask yourself if any imagery (paintings, photographs,

Posted: February 20th, 2014

We are now into Day 3 of our nostalgic look at “romantic” moments in Bollywood with our favorite decade – the 90s.  It was very difficult to narrow it down to two  faves and seeing that the theme is 90s, we had to feature Madhuri and Raveena.  But, first we need to call out  one of the sexiest and campiest videos from this decade, which we wrote about here in

Posted: February 13th, 2014

Continuing our tribute to love and Bollywood (leading up to Laal Raat  this Friday), we’ve picked a couple of our favorite romantic numbers from the 80s.  First up is “Dil Cheez Kya Hai” from the original “Umrao Jaan” with Rekha in this classic number from 1981. It was difficult to choose a second clip but we’ll have to go with the title track from  “Yeh Vaada Raha” with Rishi Kapoor and

Posted: February 12th, 2014

As we gear up for our Laal Raat Valentine’s Day bash this Friday, we’re also remembering some of our favorite romantic and nostalgic moments from Bollywood.  Today’s theme is 70s Bollywood and we can’t do a tribute to that decade without featuring the lovely Zeenat Aman.  Below is a clip from “Yaadon Ki Baarat” and the song “Chura Liya Hai Tumne” sung Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi,.  This lovely track was also revitalized

Posted: February 11th, 2014

“In one part of the world, I’m one of the top actors in the country, and in another part of the world, I’m a complete newcomer. That’s scary for me.” —Priyanka Chopra in Sunday’s New York Times Fashion & Style section. While most of us have been swooning over Priyanka since she was crowned Miss World in 2000 when she was just in high school, the Times article points out,

Posted: February 9th, 2014

Rumor has it that director Danish Aslam (pictured above) is teaming up with producer Ekta Kapoor to make a contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with a gay twist. According to an unspecified source by The Times of India, “The casting will be locked only at the end of March. The story revolves around two guys from warring families and a girl. One of the guys is a closet homosexual.

Posted: February 7th, 2014