Jasmine Sheth wants you to know Mumbai isn’t all about samosas and chaat. OK, there will be samosas and chaat (kind of) at the Kedzie Inn when Sheth brings her Tasting India pop up to week three of Monday Night Foodball, but if you’ve followed her biweekly thali series over the past 16 months you […]
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There’s one last chance to see Twelfth Night in Hindi
The Mumbai-based Company Theatre’s Piya Behrupia speaks a universal language.
Posted inArts & Culture
Sonali Dev’s Bollywood happily ever afters
An Indian-American writer has become a star in an unfairly maligned literary genre.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Could woman-only el cars prevent sexual harassment on the CTA?
It’s worked in Mumbai and Tokyo, but the CTA says education is a better strategy.
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend Behind the Beautiful Forevers, the Encyclopedia Show, and the Upstairs Gallery.
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Tess with a new address
Trishna is a modern-day Indian version of Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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Indian bummer
That Girl in Yellow Boots: no dragon tattoo, no playing with fire, no hornet’s nest
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Chicago family rescued from the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai
Chicagoans rescued from the Taj Mahal Hotel after 48 hours in captivity.