Inspiring Photographers
“Indians have achieved more overall business success in less time in the U.S. than any other recent immigrant group. They have shown what can be achieved by integrating themselves into U.S. society and taking advantage of all the opportunities the country offers.”
Vivek Wadhwa, in Business Week, says Indians are model immigrants.
Are you feeling the heat now? Pen your comments here and tell me what you think about this article.
The New York Times has an interesting article about the evolution of tea bags for the masses.
Artists – want to work and live in NY city? AsylumNYC may be your ticket. You have to be a non-US citizen, though.
Beginner's guide from a seasoned CSS-designer: Bookmark it!
The digital rangefinder Leica M8 is around the corner, or so says Mike Johnston of The Online Photographer fame
Picture Correct: news, tips and camera reviews for digital photographers
Shrink Pictures: Yet another way to, well, shrink large pictures so that you don't inflict bloated email inboxes on unsuspecting friends and relatives [via Steve Rubel's Micro Persuasion]
Chris Jordan redefines the word “portrait” in his new book, In Katrina's Wake: Portraits of Loss From An Unnatural Disaster
S. Mitra Kalita of Suburban Sahibs fame [and a Washington Post reporter] tips us off to internships at her paper. Deadline is November 1. You have to be in school to apply.
Split Portraits – is this the next big trend in photography? Sean Kernan, I remember, did this about ten years ago and did it really well.
I See No Stranger: Early Sikh Art and Devotion is an art exhibition which presents paintings, drawings, textiles, and devotional objects that explore the values, practices, and artistic heritage of Sikhs, who comprise the world's fifth-largest organized religion.
Founded in the sixteenth century by Guru Nanak, a poet, philosopher, and holy man, the religion holds that God is found through humility, service, and an affirmation of beauty and joy in everyday life. Its messages of openness, equality, social responsibility, and devotion to simple truths are as radical today as it was in rigidly ordered medieval India.
Organized by the Rubin Museum of Art and with the support and participation of The Sikh Foundation and The Sikh Art and Film Foundation, the exhibition comprises loans from museums in India and the United States and private collections in the United States and England.
This exhibition opens at the museum on September 18 and runs through January 29, 2007.
This from an email sent out by SAJA:
SAWCC's [South Asian Women's Creative Collective] very own writing workshop, Brown Eyed Girls [BEG], will be recommencing in mid-September. BEG was created in spring 2002, in response to the needs of the SAWCC's literary membership for a structured space within which to workshop pieces and receive critical feedback. Fiction and creative non-fiction writers of ALL experience levels are welcome (we do not workshop poetry). All we ask is that you provide the time and commitment to contribute as an active workshop member. Each meeting will last approximately two hours, during which two submissions will be critiqued. Our meetings are usually conducted on Sundays in a space in Manhattan [exact time & location TBA].
The only eligibility requirements for the workshop are that the participant be a South Asian woman, and that she subscribe to the SAWCC listserv.
In order to apply, we ask that you email us the following by September 15th:
[1] A short paragraph outlining your reasons for wanting to join BEG, your background as a writer, what you hope to achieve by joining the workshop, and any other information you deem relevant.Please email all submissions to: sawccwriters@gmail.com.
If you have any questions, please contact Beena Ahmad, BEG facilitator, at beena.ahmad@gmail.com.
Gita Mehta author of several bestselling books, including Karma Cola, Raj, A River Sutra, and Snakes and Ladders will be discussing her new book, Eternal Ganesha at the Rubin Museum of Art today.
The event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18. If you are a SAJA member you get 10% off. The museum is located at 150 West 17th Street, New York City. If you are still lost, call 212.620.5000 ext. 344.
Author Gita Mehta & RMA curator Kathryn Selig Brown discuss the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon, Ganesha, bringer of wealth, well-being, and luck.
Back in February, I posted here about Shana Dressler's discovery of Ganesha.