BY DEVIKA C.MEHTA
Reena Esmail, a full-time composer, who writes for choirs, orchestras and chamber groups all around the country, dreams of creating an equitable space through music while bringing communities into dialogue with one another. ​Born to a Catholic mother  from Goa and a Dawoodi Bohra father  from Surat in India, Reena moved to the...

By DEVIKA C. MEHTA
​The tragic 1947 partition of India will always be remembered with tears. Time and again, movies on the subject have contemplated the adversities and horrifying truths. Yet again acclaimed film director Gurinder Chadha has decided to explore the topic with keen vision.  Chadha has dared to come out of her comfort zone and pin down a...

BY SONAM MIRPURI
A first of its kind, new, and distinctive reality television show demonstrates fierce competition among six second generation Indian- American women who while participating in the show endeavor to break the preconceived notions and stereotypes about South Asians. The show, “Made in America,” which premiered on ZeeTV on Aug 10,  

Vijay Iyer’s music is ethereal and dramatic, but he is certainly far from theatrical. The man, who is best known for his experimental and jubilant style, is both observing and sincere in his conversations. He likes to hear a good question, answers to the point, corrects pertinent facts, plays with meaningful laughs in between, and sometimes even comments on weird notions. He is certainly a ‘man of few words’ and very professional in his own ways.

BY  NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN - At first everything she says seems improbable.  She is the owner of Mayur restaurant, which means peacock – the parody of vanity in the human mind.  And yet, there she sits across you like she doesn’t know the meaning of the word. ​Meet Anju Kapoor. Or as she will tell you, “I am Kapoor with the poor in it.”  Not really, she runs a cozy establishment on prime property in Corona del Mar.  

BY NEHA SARIN
“Once Again” will be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Thursday, April 6 at 9pm. Adoor Gopalakrishnan is attending and will present his film. ​Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a notable filmmaker who had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema during the 1970s.He has received many awards including...

BY SONAM  MIRPURI
​As Artistic Director of East West Players, Snehal Desai, 36, hopes to accomplish all the goals he has set out for himself. His aspirations for the present and the future are to continue to bring about social change through the platform of storytelling, establish a more visible presence of South Asians, as well as cultivate...

BY SONAM  MIRPURI - ‘Growing up Smith’ is a feel-good, coming-of-age story about a 10-year-old boy named Smith, who moves from India to a small town in America in 1979. Smith and his family strive to maintain a balance between preserving their Indian heritage and embracing the American Dream/culture. ​The movie has brought together an amazing ensemble cast which includes Anjul Nigam, Poorna Jagannathan, 

BY AMELIA MATTHEWS - Child advocate Iyyappan Subramaniyan from Chennai, was honored at the annual World of Children Awards Ceremony in New York  on  October 27. As the founder of Sri Arunodayam Charitable Trust, Iyyappan was recognized for the extensive work he has done to  protect, rehabilitate  and educate abandoned mentally and physically challenged children...

NEHA SARIN - Aditya J. Patwardhan is a Los Angeles based Indian film director, producer and scriptwriter from Jaipur, India. He is best known for his short film “Red House by the Crossroads” made in 2015.In a candid conversation with India Journal, he talks about his projects,his passions and his life in Los Angeles. 
Q. You are a musician, director and a producer. What is your favorite amongst the three?