Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Women A Focus Of 14th SF South Asian Film Festival

3rd i: Gender issues and a celebration of women are a focus of the 14th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond, a.k.a. 3rd i. It begins...

Before Heena Sidhu’s Decision, These Haryana Women Were Already Fighting Purdah

Haryana shooter, Heena Sidhu, is not alone in her refusal to don a veil. The ace shooter bowed out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran which required female a...

Taiwan Is On The Verge Of Becoming The First Asian Country With Marriage Equality

More than 4 billion people live in Asia. But not one of them lives in a country where people can get married regardless of their sexual orientation. LGBT rights supporters ...

Manoj Bajpayee To Kickstart South Asian Film Festival Of Paris

Actor Manoj Bajpayee  will kickstart the South Asian Film Festival of Paris (FFAST) tomorrow in the French capital. The festival which is in its 4th edition has invite...

Love Wins At Seattle South Asian Film Festival

The 11th annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival begins Friday, Oct. 14, with a special focus on Bangladeshi cinema.
The 10-day festival — whose theme is &ldquo...

What To Expect At The Indian Film Festival 2016 In Birmingham

A sex comedy and red carpet premiere are among the highlights The Indian Film Festival is returning to Birmingham – and this year it will be more than twice the size....

Kaleidoscope - Of Human Bondage

In India, where a large section of the population is vegetarian, the hullabaloo over a women refusing to eat meat would seem excessive, but in, South Korean writer Han Kang...

New York Asian Film Festival Is Having A Southeast Asian Moment

At the New York Asian Film Festival, Asian film means movies mostly from the continent’s Big Three: Japan, South Korea and the Chinese-language cinemas of Hong Kong, ...