Akademi’s Bollywood dance symposium

Frame by Frame, the Bollywood dance Symposium took place at the historic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Suman Buchar, a well known arts marketeer invited me to cover the event.

Akademi (formerly known as Academy of Indian Dance) is a pioneering organisation that works to encourage excellence in the practice of South Asian dance [...]

RIP Michael Jackson, legends never die

“Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.” Michael Jackson RIP for taking Black music and crossing it over to the mainstream – your legacy and music will live on!!!

Between the covers – Magazine Exhibition

Very chuffed to see this online on a beautiful website called Uplift Magazine, just like I was, to see my blown-up poster next to some very inspirational ladies at the amazing Between the covers exhibition:
One of the things I loved about the exhibition was the ‘Hall of Fame’ of female magazine editors from past and [...]

Traitor – A thought provoking film

I recently went to a press screening of the film Traitor, before it hit the UK screens (it had it’s US release in late 2008). I had been feeling quite ill that day and was considering leaving after the first 10 minutes, but the film was extremely gripping and I stayed the whole duration. It [...]

Anglomania Magazine Piece

With all the success of Slumdog Millionaire, a lot has been written and talked about. I was asked to research and write a piece on the reality behind the film. The piece was published in the very beautiful Anglomania Magazine, which is out in Borders soon. The magazine is a mix of sports, beauty, fashion [...]

Quick comparison between ‘Heaven on Earth’ and ‘Provoked’

I wanted to share something I had commented on a Facebook status, about these 2 films, as comparisons are being made…
Provoked and Heaven on earth (VIDESH), though sharing the topic of domestic violence in Asian communities and having the bride who comes from India to a foreign country, UK in the former and Canada in [...]

Ruminating on 2008

It’s been a fascinating year in my somewhat tumultuous journey through life. The year 2008 has been one filled with surprises, the newest being Obama – the new president of America, who is Black, Christian and born to Muslim and Jewish parentage. He is everyman, a man of the world and his coming to power [...]

Goodbye Grandad

I didn’t know you that well
But I knew how much you loved me
As a child, you would call every day
I wold run riot and you named me the
“Bhoogambam”, the hyperactive hurricane
I saw you rarely
We were oceans apart
But seeing you in 2005
Was the honour God bestowed upon me
That glint in your eye
The ice-cream you gingerly ate
Memories [...]