India Currents – “What’s Current!” Cultural Calendar and Feature (May 1998, Vol. 12, No. 2) · South Asians in Silicon Valley

Title: India Currents – “What’s Current!” Cultural Calendar and Feature (May 1998, Vol. 12, No. 2)
Description: Photograph of the “What’s Current!” section from the May 1998 issue of India Currents (Vol. 12, No. 2). Edited by Vandana Kumar, this cultural calendar documents Indian arts, music, dance, spiritual events, film screenings, theater performances, and community gatherings across the Bay Area.

Highlighted listings include:

Odissi dance performances

Tabla and sitar concerts

The South Asian Film Festival

Family cultural events

Music and bhavageete performances

Religious and spiritual lectures

The facing page features “Tablists in Residence,” an article by Teed Rockwell discussing the rising presence of Indian percussion in the American music landscape, with emphasis on tabla pedagogy, diaspora artists, and cross-cultural collaborations.

This spread illustrates India Currents’ role as a central cultural connector for South Asian communities in the Bay Area during the 1990s, providing one of the most comprehensive calendars of Indian arts and events in North America.
Date: May 1998
Volume and Issue: Vol. 12, No. 2
Subject: South Asian community events; Indian American arts; diaspora culture; Bay Area journalism; Indian music and dance; 1990s media
Rights: © India Currents Inc. Used for educational and non-commercial display.

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