Tabla, one of the oldest Indian drums to date, lends an increasingly common rhythm to movie soundtracks, world music compilations and fusion songs.
It was originally taught in a gurukul system, where each disciple had a guru who would help them understand the philosophy and art of tabla rigorously....
(100) Comments | Posted December 19, 2011 | 5:17 PM
Jack Fertig, a converted Muslim, doesn't mind going to holiday parties in December. He was formerly Catholic, so he knows about Christmas. And he grew up half Jewish, loving potato latkes, so the Hanukkah parties are all right, even preferred.
The San Francisco-based astrologer said he approaches the parties as...
(3) Comments | Posted December 6, 2011 | 11:54 AM
Despite an obvious flair for the dramatic, Indian actor-director Puneet Issar chose a New York City mosque rather than the red carpet to premier his Hindi film, "I Am Singh."
Set in Los Angeles, the film highlights race-based hate crimes after 9/11. The plot focuses on attacks against...
(1) Comments | Posted October 26, 2011 | 9:02 AM
Last Diwali season, Rohan Sheth traded in a candlelit house and rangoli, a traditional Hindu decoration, for eating Indian food at Manhattan's Copper Chimney with his sister.
"I went out and bought a rangoli kit the very next day so this wouldn't happen again," he said, laughing.
Sheth, 23, and...
(7) Comments | Posted March 2, 2012 | 10:00 AM