India Currents e-Newsletter- March 2008

	March 2008	We welcome your feedback on our newsletter! Email editor@indiacurrents.com
Submit to KATHA! Enter our Survey Sweepstakes! Search over 80,000 listings! Want to Advertise? Now you can advertise in both the print and online editions of India Currents! Click here		Desi Food Nation KALPANA MOHAN, Mar 02, 2008 Move over, Stouffer's, Indian pre-packaged foods, pickles, masalas (and now batter) are coming soon to a kitchen near you.
		The Enigma of Arrival’s Evanescence RAJESH C. OZA, Mar 04, 2008 Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth is product of the author's masterful imaginatio
		Two Men, Many Auntyjis, and a Baby SANDHYA CHAR, Mar 07, 2008 One family's adoption journey: is this the start of the desi 'gayby' boom?
		The Sting in Spring LAKSHMI PALECANDA, Mar 06, 2008 March would be so much lovelier if we could just dispense with spring cleaning!
		How U.S. Food Aid Policies Perpetuate Poverty RANJIT SOURI, Mar 10, 2008 Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute discusses the limitations of U.S. food aid and why hunger is the result of man-made policies.
		Upcoming Events: Northern California
	March 15 Saturday	Premiere of Mirrors in Mumbai. A play that examines the lives of a family as they grapple with questions of identity and culture in an ever-increasing global society. Written by Sonal Acharya. Music by George Brooks. Produced by Susannah Wood. Presented by Opera Piccola, an Oakland based theater company that serves the needs of children in Oakland schools through their innovative operatic productions that use jazz and world music. 8 p.m. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. $17, $10 students and seniors, $7 children. (925) 798-1300. www.opera-piccola.org
	March 22 Saturday	Sultana Daku, a Nautanki or theatrical production with folk music popular in North India, presented by NAATAK. Play is woven wih musical interludes, songs, and poetic verses. Directed by Dr. Devendra Sharma, Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno. Guru Pandit Ram Dayal Sharma, present guru of "Swami-Khera" Gharana of Nautanki, Raasleela, Swang, Rasiya, and Katha Vachan (folk music genres of India) and Visiting professor, National School of Drama, India. Produced by Rajat Sharma. 6 p.m. Saturday, March 22, California State University East Bay Theatre, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, California State University East Bay Theatre, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward; 6 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. $15 and $25 till 3/7; $20 and $35 after 3/7. Higher prices include assigned seating and complimentary snacks and drinks. www.naatak.com
Articles for readers of all ages and interests! Q&A Films Music Books Forum Editorial The Last Word		Upcoming Events: Southern California
	March 16 Sunday	Sarangi Recital by Aruna Narayan. Aruna is the daughter and student of sarangi master Pandit Ram Narayan. Accompanied by Abhijit Banerjee (tabla). Organized by Music Circle. 11 a.m. Herrick Chapel (end of Alumni Dr. past Campus Rd) at Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles. $30, $20 members, $5 students with valid I.D. Tickets sold only at the door a half-hour before concert. Music Circle membership will be available for purchase on day of event. (629)449-6987. www.musiccircle.org
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	March 29 Saturday	R.K.Laxman’s "Common Man" show. Prof. Ajit Kelkar presents India’s famous cartoonist, R. K. Laxman’s immortal character "Common Man" in a unique one-man show in English. Organised by Arpan Foundation. 5 p.m. University of California at Irvine, Social Science Lecture Hall, Rm. 100, Campus and E. Peltason, Irvine. $15, $20 at door. 9562) 860-1135, (562) 402-4890, (909) 860-3968. www.arpanfoundation.org
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