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Title
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India Currents Magazine – First Issue (April 1987, Vol. 1, No. 1)
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Description
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Photograph of the first-ever published issue of India Currents, dated April 1987, Volume 1, Number 1. Founded by Arvind Kumar and Vandana Kumar, India Currents began as a free monthly guide to Indian arts, entertainment, dining, and community life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This inaugural issue features early hallmark coverage, including:
“Ali Akbar Khan Performs After Two Long Years”, celebrating the legendary sarod maestro’s Bay Area return;
“Rave Reviews for Raosaheb”, profiling a groundbreaking Hindi film at the San Francisco International Film Festival;
“Santoor Maestro in Town”, introducing Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s local performance.
As one of the earliest South Asian American publications on the West Coast, this debut issue documents the beginnings of a thriving cultural and media ecosystem that served a growing South Asian immigrant community long before the digital era.
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Date
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April 1987
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Volume and Issue
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Volume 1 Issue 1
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Subject
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South Asian journalism
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Indian American media
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Bay Area cultural history
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diaspora publications
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Indian arts & entertainment
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Rights
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© India Currents Inc. Used for educational and non-commercial display.
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Publisher
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India Currents Inc.
