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DesiLit Magazine —celebrating exceptional contemporary writing and Visual art focused on *South Asia and the diaspora. Now accepting submissions from writers and visual artists Important- Please note our deadlines. Fiction Submissions – Deadline October 31, 2006 Essays, Humor, Poetry, Reviews...

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Aish, Abhi to get engaged in Feb 2007 ?

Thanks to a friend, here's more on the re-emergence of rumors about the Aish-Abhi wedding. A little suspiciously they first started during the shooting of "Umrao Jaan" and have re-surfaced now that the movie is releasing...along with the Aish-Abhi...

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Interview with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

An interview with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni where we learn how she balances writing and family, her thoughts on Awards in general and Kiran Desai in particular. -Sumita Sheth 'Awards are beyond my control' But writing isn't. Ask The Mistress...

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Never challenge Shah Rukh in the US!

In the final reckoning, it seems Khan versus Khan was just media tattle. For over the weekend audiences on both sides of the Atlantic resoundingly welcomed the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Don, pushing Jaan-E-Mann, with Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and...

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2nd Season of Koffee with Karan

An interesting interview with Karan Johar, who has brought us some of the most entertaining Bollywood movies in the past few years (at least according to the diaspora market). Especially note his "Why be married when I can be happy."...

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"Bollywood Woos Europe"

According to a piece in DNA India by Liz Mathew, "Our stars have the foreigners dancing to their moves". -Sumita Sheth Bollywood Woos Europe ZURICH: Bollywood rocks - quite literally - in Western Europe where India’s mega film industry has...

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NYC's 2006 South Asian Film Festival

SAIFF announces its 2006 program slate of 21 World Premieres and 11 North American Premieres from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This year, screenings to be hosted at two theaters; both ‘Uptown’ at Clearview Cinemas on Broadway &...

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