The 411 on Henna Art
Henna Art, known in the Indian subcontinent as Mehendhi, is a beautiful temporary body art form that has slowly been making its way around the world. Though it seems as if it is an exclusively South...
Month: June 2004
The Love Guru: Interfaith and Losing Faith
Got a love, dating, relationship related question? Get the guidance you seek from the all-knowing Love Guru. Email loveguru@sapnamagazine.com Dear Love Guru, I’m a college student dating a...
Meet Penn Masala
“We’re always planning for the future,†remarked Adarsh Shah, markedly eloquent amidst the bustle of a popular University of Pennsylvania coffee bar. “We’re fairly...
Indian Writers in America
The past few decades have witnessed the emergence of a myriad of cultures into the mainstream of Western self expression. Hip-Hop and Latino music became popular, Japanese art became the décor of...
Inside Desi Beauty Pageants
12 Desi girls wait backstage sizing each other up for competition, who has the best outfit? Who has the best talent? Who looks the best on stage? No it isn’t the night of your cultural show,...
Hip Hop vs. Hindi
In 1998 Timberland accidentally bought an Indian CD and started a musical revolution. Through this production mogul’s influence, artists from Beyonce to Britney Spears have been using South...