Having just stepped off a plane after a 15-hour journey from Buenos Aires, I was more than dismayed to read about the NY State Assembly’s rejection of the gay marriage bill. And, yet again, it’s a major religious institution arguing against tolerance – this time, New York state’s Roman Catholic Church. In protest of this decision, a series of rallies have been planned, including one for tonight, Thursday Dec 3rd

Posted: December 3rd, 2009

Thanks for coming out to our Bollywood Jungle party last week. The club was packed with Harune in the front room and DJ Bobby and Ashu Rai pumping out the desi beats to Neeraj’s visuals on the dance floor. We’re now gearing up for the next party on December 19th at Rebel with our annual Desilicious Bolliday Holiday Ball. Desilicious Bolliday Holiday Ball Friday, December 19 10pm – 4am Bolly/Dance

Posted: November 25th, 2009

This year’s Queer and LGBT program at the 9th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC) looks quite promising with a weekend full of events. The program kicks off with the NY premiere on Friday Nov 13th of Two Paise For Sunshine, Four Annas For Rain, an ode to old Bollywood songs and an affirming relationship between a gay man on the rebound and a sex worker past her prime,

Posted: November 10th, 2009

In light of the recent news where Charlize Theron raised $140,000 for a charity event by making out with another woman, OneIndia decided to poll some of the top Bollywood actresses to collect their thoughts on the kiss, and whether they would do the deed, even for charity. And, while we aren’t too surprised by some of the answers, After Ellen calls it a “disappointing interview” where the top stars

Posted: November 10th, 2009

It’s Election Day 2009 and it looks fairly certain that we are going to be stuck with Mayor Bloomberg for another term. Sure, the expanded bike lanes around the city are nice, but not enough for us to pull the lever for Bloomberg. So, below are our three reasons not to vote for Bloomberg: 1. 2004 Republican convention: Many NYers remember those August days in 2004 when Bloomberg used all

Posted: November 3rd, 2009

Hope you are recovered from the Halloween madness this year! We’re just catching up on all the gossip and interesting parties from Halloween ’09. We’re still waiting for pics from Allison Sarofim’s famed 80s bash. While we stayed in the city, some of the best parties were happening in the outer boroughs. On Facebook, That’s My Jam has been posting pics from their Halloween bash and Brooklyn Vegan has a

Posted: November 2nd, 2009

Now’s your chance to own an original work of art from a list of talented South Asian artists, with SAWCC’S 3rd Annual Art Auction Benefit. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 3rd at The Guild Art Gallery, 45 W. 21st street, and will feature works by Rina Banerjee, Jaishri Abichandani, Naeem Mohaiemen, Chitra Ganesh and Annu P. Matthew, whose piece is pictured in this posting . The cocktail reception

Posted: October 29th, 2009

Being completely incapacitated by a nasty bug the last few days, it felt good to come out of the slumber and see the image of President Obama signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Many of us still remember the two brutal murders from 11 years ago that led to this landmark legislation. On June 7, 1998, in Jasper, Texas, three white men chained an

Posted: October 29th, 2009