The debut issue of VIE Magazine features an interview that I did with acclaimed director Deepa Mehta. Sitting down for tea in her comfortable Annex home was quite the experience. We spoke at length on her latest film, Heaven on Earth, as well as her other experiences in both life and film making.

For three years in a row, I have spent my New Years in the company of fellow Goans. Last year I managed to enjoy the experience firsthand in Goa, the other two occasions (including this NYE) I partook in the festivities organized by the Goan Overseas Association (GOA).
There are two separate dance halls: The larger room [...]

According to an article in the Sept-Oct issue of DesiLife, South Asian kids may not be getting the education that they deserve, or one that would best serve them. I found it interesting that a Chris D’Souza is cited who works for the former school board that I attended in Caledon.
Definitely, I will have a [...]

After finishing Rohinton Minstry’s book Such A Long Journey, it really strikes me how he captures the essence of time, memories, and friendship. The is a plot line in the novel where the story could veer off and become a James Bond-type thriller–but luckily, the delusion is stopped cold in its tracks.
Instead of fast cars, [...]

From the opening scene where a group of wannabe-gangster youths are smashing a Gora (a white male) for supposedly calling them pakis to the turnaround lick that appears on the final pages, Gautam Malkani’s Londonstani is a captivating measure of Desi-Lit.
Currently the editor in charge of the Creative Business section of The Financial Times having worked his [...]

“Self-actualization is the instinctual need of humans to make the most of their abilities and to strive to be the best they can.” – Taken from an explanation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Part of me is optimistic that I can do all of the things I am meant to do. Rather than dwell on [...]