After Desilicious on Saturday, keep the party moving along with the Mumbai2Miami layover in NYC Bollywood Brunch at El Cid in Chelsea – 174 8th Avenue.  The fun begins at 1PM and will include bottomless alcohol, food, Bollywood music and drag show, until 3PM.  You can purchase tickets here.

Posted: April 7th, 2013

Manil Suri’s The City of Devi, hit the shelves last month completing his trilogy which began with his best-selling debut novel, The Death of Vishnu in 2001. Kiran Desai describes Suri’s new work as his “bravest and most passionate book.” We had the opportunity to chat with the best-selling author about his new novel, mathematics, and his obsession with a certain Bollywood vamp. Q: The City of Devi has been

Posted: March 20th, 2013

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! SALGA invites you to their first Spring Fling Party featuring Bollywood/Pop music at Vlada. All proceeds from this event will go to raising funds for Pride 2013 and to provide those in the community with needs to be able to attend the DesiQ conference in San Francisco, CA July 4th weekend. Spring Fling Party and Fundraiser for DesiQ Conference/Pride 2013 Friday, March 22nd 10:30 pm –

Posted: March 17th, 2013

Celebrate Holi on March 30th with a cruise on the Hudson, food, dance and Bollywood beats by Ashu Rai as we celebrate Spring at IN Group’s annual Rang Barse event on March 30 at Pier 40. In its sixth successful year, IN Group brings its spring celebration party to the Hornblower’s Respect expecting to draw over 500 revelers from all backgrounds. Expect lots of great music, food and Holi colors.

Posted: March 17th, 2013

Check out Next Magazine’s round up of the sexiest international shindigs in town. Of course Desilicious is at the top of the list with go-go wonderboy Shazad captured on camera. Find out where the global action is and don’t miss your chance to get your Desilicious fix on April 13!

Posted: March 9th, 2013

Join us for a dance bash celebrating International Women’s Day at Culture Club! The Center for Women’s Global Leadership will host its fourth annual International Women’s Day Dance Party in celebrating the 57th session of the United Nations Commission the Status of Women. Our very own Ashu Rai will be supplying world beats. Be sure to join the event page on Facebook International Women’s Day Dance Party Thursday, March 7th.

Posted: March 4th, 2013

Be sure to take part in the Freedom! Safety! NOW! creative action organized by SAWCC on March 8th as part of a larger march and rally focusing on sexual/gender-based violence as a global problem.   The march and rally is being held on March 8th to coincide with the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and is being coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Association for Women’s Rights in

Posted: February 23rd, 2013

On January 25th, the bustling Dadar East Station in Mumbai was brought to a standstill by a group of young men and women of diverse sexual orientations, all dancing to celebrate the spirit of LGBTHIQ Community in Mumbai and India. The dance performance was made possible by young volunteers from Yaariyan, a youth group working towards Queer youth issues in Mumbai.

Posted: February 12th, 2013