by Darshana Ramdev | Jun 10, 2023
(June 10, 2023) Dr. Prathap Addageethala raised many eyebrows when he announced that he was leaving behind a comfortable career in Canada to return to his roots. He had trained in chiropractic, unfamiliar to Indians even among the diaspora. An expert in soft-tissue...
by Darshana Ramdev | Jun 1, 2023
(June 1, 2023) Burma Burma is full, even on a Monday evening, and the staff are busy serving up laphet (fermented tea leaf paste), tohu (made from chickpea) and seitan imported from Indonesia. It’s a tribute to authentic Burmese cuisine and the restaurant...
by Darshana Ramdev | Apr 20, 2023
(April 20, 2023) The year was 2003. Subramanian ‘Mani’ Krishnan was broke in the Bay Area, with a wife and two kids to feed. Work would begin early, by 7 am, when Krishnan and his wife, Anandhi, would begin preparing freshly-fermented dosa batter at their...
by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 4, 2023
(February 4, 2023) “Music,” they say, “speaks the language of the soul.” And it seems like UK-based musician Kavi Pau lives by this mantra. The founder and director of a well-known musical venture, Third Culture Collective, Kavi has been...
by Vikram Sharma | Jan 18, 2023
(January 18, 2023) Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee had a difficult childhood. Diagnosed with reading and writing dyslexia at a time when people hardly understood it — she was often teased and bullied by students, right up to the time she finished 10th grade. Even so, her...
