We teamed up with Asia Society to present a special Leo Bar edition of our roving Bollywood bash

We’re excited about the opening of “The Portrait is Political” this Wednesday, April 24th from 7-9 PM at the Gallery at BRIC House in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The exhibition will feature “Jasmine Blooms At Night,” a series of small scale paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Jaishri Abichandani portraying South Asian American feminists and activists in the local community who are making a large social impact.  And her series features a portrait of

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

Check out this latest interview with Sholay’s Ashu Rai on Asia Society’s blog by Jeff Tompkins, Senior Producer of Asia Society Online, as we conclude Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and kick off LGBT Pride month (and check here for ways to celebrate desi-style!). Jeff digs into the history of Sholay and Desilicious along with inspirations and favorite tracks of the moment

It’s another installment of a mix by Ashu Rai, or the Midsummer ’10 version. Again, it features some of the best non-desi music right now. Check back soon for her desi summer mix! Tracklist: “Zebra (UK Edit)” – Beach House: This is another featured track since I can’t get enough of this beautiful album. “Never Follow Suit” – The Radio Dept. – A lovely track from the band’s 3rd album,

It’s a busy busy month with all of the wonderful pride activities in NYC. One of our faves is Queerin’ Queens, which takes place every Pride at the Queens Museum of Art. This year, it will be on Sunday June 20th from 3pm-7pm and presented by CINEMAROSA in association with the Queens Museum of Art, the South Asian Party Mixer, Desilicious/Sholay Productions, and the International Human Rights Organization, Breakthrough. The

Come support La Mama Experimental Theater Club this Friday, as they showcase their South Asian Dance Festival with performances by Navarasa Dance Theater, Aparna Sindhoor and Malini Srinivasan and Dancers. During the festival there will also be a Bolly-dance set by Ashu Rai, with visuals by Paul Clay. This is all part of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. You can rsvp via Facebook here.