India Currents – Final Print Issue (Dec 2017–Jan 2018, Vol. 31, No. 9)

Title

India Currents – Final Print Issue (Dec 2017–Jan 2018, Vol. 31, No. 9)

Description

Photograph of the final print issue of India Currents, published December 2017–January 2018 (Vol. 31, No. 9). This issue marked the magazine’s last physical edition before its transition to a fully digital format after 30 years of print publication.

The cover story, “The Audacity of a Joke: Comics That Make You Laugh, Cry and Think,” written by Geetika Pathania-Jain, explores the emotional and political power of South Asian and diasporic comic art. The issue also features essays including “A Year of Transgressions” by Kalpana Mohan, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” by Jeanne Fredriksen, and “Top 10 Hindi Films of 2017” by Aniruddh Chawda.

This cover symbolizes the end of an era: three decades of India Currents’ printed presence in the Bay Area, during which the magazine became one of the most important platforms for South Asian voices, arts, and community stories.

Date

December 2017 – January 2018

Volume and Issue

Vol. 31, No. 9

Subject

South Asian journalism

Indian American media

diaspora publications

comics and storytelling

digital transition

Bay Area print history