Panel Discussion

Oct 184 min read

Talent and Pain: A Slice of Suvir Saran

Chef, writer and humanist extraordinaire Suvir Saran came to his SALA 2024 “A Slice of Life” session with VR Ferose , looking absolutely...

Sep 21, 20231 min read

Lit Fest: Get your Tickets to SALA 2023, Oct 7-8!

The South Asian Literature and Arts Festival returns in 2023, this time at Menlo College in Atherton. It features over 60 Artists and...

Mar 30, 20234 min read

Raji's Recordings!

I have moderated book discussions and author interviews in the past few years, and even participated in a Readathon! The recordings are...

Jan 22, 20212 min read

Silicon Valley Reads 2021: "Connecting" - Upcoming events!

The COVID-19 pandemic took its place in our lives at the beginning of 2020, and changed life as we know it. Silicon Valley Reads picks a...

Aug 15, 202010 min read

"Alpha Girls" by Julian Guthrie (Silicon Valley Reads 2020)

“Women – Making It Happen. Celebrating 100 years of women’s achievements.” This was the 2020 theme for Silicon Valley Reads, in honor of...

Oct 9, 201911 min read

The Bay Area's first South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2019)

The picturesque Villa Montalvo in Saratoga was the venue for the Bay Area’s first South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2019)...

Mar 5, 20197 min read

Nandita Das and the Making of "Manto"

This piece was published in India Currents ("Nandita Das Delights at Stanford") on March 12, 2019. Actor and film director Nandita Das...

Sep 13, 20189 min read

Career and Mentoring: IBPW's annual conference

Indian Business and Professional Women (IBPW), a non-profit support network that promotes education, leadership and self-development...

Apr 18, 20186 min read

Coping, Caring, & Compassion: A Panel Discussion on Mental Illness

This piece was published in India West newspaper on May 16, 2018 Much has been written about the mind. It is mysterious. Sigmund Freud...

Feb 24, 20186 min read

Watermark Conference for Women 2018 (Time's Up!)

The energy from 6500 women was palpable as they came together at a critical juncture in the national discussion about the treatment of...

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