Attend South Asians Leading Together, or SALT’s “Empowering South Asians in New Jersey” this weekend, January 30 – January 31 in Montclair, New Jersey. Participate in sessions covering immigration reform, health care equity, cultivating social change through art and media, and more. See the full conference schedule here. The event will include a range of speakers including activists Gouri Sadhwani, Dr. Fawzia Afzal-Khan and Shamita Das Dasgupta; NJ civic leaders

Posted: January 26th, 2010

Save the date for Thursday, Jan 28th – where I’ll be spinning with Red Baaraat for a fundraiser for Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). Founded in 1966, CCR has represented a wide range of civil rights cases over the years and is currently working on an upcoming Supreme Court case which aims to close down Guantánamo and restore habeas corpus. The event will feature Red Baaraat, the first and only

Posted: January 19th, 2010

Amidst all of the sad news this week, there was one bright spot in the world of music – the official release of Sade’s new single, “Soldier of Love”. At 51, Sade Adu is still just as beautiful as ever! Click “More” to see the video.

Posted: January 16th, 2010

Get ready to shake those winter blues as we take the party to NYC’s hottest nightspot for a celebration of true blue Bollywood decadence! Don’t miss our first ever party at the luxurious Pachita housed on the exclusive top floor of the premier international club, Pacha! Pachita features a top notch sound system, spacious dance floor, club lighting and swaths of mod blue banquettes to lounge on. Throw on something

Posted: January 13th, 2010

Our hearts hurt for our neighbors to the south, as they attempt to recover from this devastating natural disaster. Reports are still sketchy but the casually counts are expected to be in the thousands. Right now, the pressing need is for medical help and equipment on the ground in affected areas. Below are some links that you can use to donate today:     Donate to Partners In Health, on

Posted: January 13th, 2010

Remember this news back in December about Bollywood’s first real gay kiss, between Rahul Bose and Arjun Mathur (who was last seen in “Luck By Chance”)? Bose has is no stranger to queer cinema. One of first film appearances was in “Bomgay”, directed by the late Riyad Wadia. And, recently, Arjun Mathur appeared in Farhan Akhtar’s “Positive”, which was part of art of “AIDS JaaGo” (AIDS Awake), a series of

Posted: January 12th, 2010

It was a lackluster year for Bollywood (stay tuned for our top 10 films or 5 if we can even find that many). On the other hand, some of the most unwatchable films (Kambakht Ishq) managed to at least produce some quality tunes for playing at Desilicious. Below is Sholay’s top 10 list for tracks that packed the dance floor in 2009: Keeping with the ’09 theme of unwatchable films

Posted: December 23rd, 2009

It was really difficult to narrow down the top songs to just 10. In fact, the last few years have given me hope again in music. And, 2009 was no exception, with some stellar debuts and sophomoric releases, not to mention long-awaited comebacks. So, below are my top non-desi tracks of the year: In 2009, we had two (!!) separate releases by Cocteau Twins and former partners Robin Guthrie and

Posted: December 22nd, 2009