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...bhangra and, feeling his rock-star-in-the-making oats, shouts, "Are ya with me, Bombay? ... Are ya with me, New York?" This scene from the new musical Bombay Dreams poses the cultural question of the moment. South Asian pop--Bollywood movies, Indian music and dance, the whole vibrant masala of subcontinental culture--not only enthralls a billion Indians at home but also spans half the world, from Africa and the Middle East to Eastern Europe and the Indian diaspora in Britain and the U.S. Now Indi-pop is close to a critical mass in the U.S. The 2 million...
...signpost or marker, it was naturally a pretty tea seller, with a baby in arms, who provided succor. Anita said she had lived at Top Station only since getting married. Previously, she had been a schoolteacher and had earned more in that profession than her husband did now. Serving masala chais with a faintly resigned air, she called her husband out to meet me. Much less outgoing than his wife, he nodded deferentially before stating, in little more than a whisper, how many rupees I owed...
Like any food-loving city worth its hot sauce, Houston inspires some classic culinary arguments, mainly concerning who cooks the best barbecue or beef chimichangas. Lately, though, natives and frequent visitors alike are also debating which chef makes the lightest masala dosa; whose banh mi is, really, just like the ones in Saigon; and chicken feet: steamed or fried...
...billing at two excellent restaurants between Greenway Plaza and Harwin's wholesale district. At Udupi, the mushroom curry is a standout. At Madras Pavilion, rice takes center stage: lemon rice, coconut rice, tamarind rice--each one laced with a different blend of spices, nuts and vegetables. Both make fine masala dosa, those paper-thin stuffed crepes, but Suprabhath, a casual takeout place in Hillcroft's Little India neighborhood, is even better...
...fall Fonseca will teach the seminar Indian Studies 115: “Voices of Indian Women in Literature and Film.” When she last offered a similar course, she says students frequently referred to Nair’s films in discussion. The class watched clips from Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding, examining issues of race, gender and culture...