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- 477 - QueerMandu
Nepal’s constitution protects sexual minorities. Most recently after a long struggle Nepal registered its first same sex marriage, something India next door has refused to do. And now Nepal’s tourism industry is set to cash in.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 476 - vix Vacare
The very word vacation has its roots in vacare or to be unoccupied. But in reality vacations are anything but unoccupied. Sandip recounts the woes of waking up at the crack of dawn to make your checklist items while on vacation.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 475 - Bengali Comics
Sandip explores a 100-year-old history of Bengali comics and what they gained and lost from their encounter with Laurel and Hardy and Tarzan and Tintin.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 474 - Which Came First?
A new food fight has erupted in India. And it’s about one of the most famous dishes to come out of India, one that every other Indian restaurant in the west usually must carry.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 473 - Good Holi Ramadan
The stars are aligned this week. Its a week for Holi, Ramadan and Good Friday, which is a perfect way to showcase how many faiths in Kolkata exist shoulder to shoulder.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 472 - Journal of Discovery
Sandip began his Dispatches from Kolkata thinking he would tell listeners in the Bay Area stories from India to show that we were ultimately all connected in this global local world. But as we cross 500 episodes of Dispatches, he discovers something more.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 471 - Self Help Me!
Self-help books promise a secret formula to individual success and Jay Shetty is just the latest Dale Carnegie to do so. But, even after the Guardian’s expose on Shetty, Sandip wonders if the problem lies elsewhere.
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 470 - Paint the Town
Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crime bureau says it's one of the safest cities in India. And some activists are hoping to keep it that way by encouraging more street life instead of complaining about crowds and dirt.
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 469 - Goodnight Sisters and BrothersWed, 28 Feb 2024
- 468 - Kathak's Return Journey
Pandit Chitresh Das is credited with bringing the Indian classical dance of kathak to America. Now the Chitresh Das Institute takes it back on tour in India but this time with live piano in accompaniment.
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 467 - Year of the Dragon
Kolkata has India's only Chinatown. The Chinese community is dwindling but they still put up a good show for the Chinese New Year. Sandip got a taste.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 466 - Found in Translation
It’s wonderful that lit fests are coming out of their English cocoons. At this years Kolkata Literary Meet I noticed so many other Indian dialects on stage, often with an interpreter doing live translation.Finally it seems we are no longer lost in translation. Instead we are finding ourselves.
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 465 - The Winter of Content (Kolkata Lit. Fest 2024)
Kolkata has a reputation as a city that loves books. One evening, at least, it came through, making for our winter of content.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 464 - 100 Years of Nonsense
Sukumar Ray is sometimes called the Edward Lear of Bengal. Abol Tabol his book of nonsense rhymes was part of my growing up. And I dare say every Bengalis. That book turned 100 this year. Now we understand why his nonsense still makes so much sense.
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 463 - Maldives in Hot Water
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's images of the Indian islands of Lakshadweep triggered a social media spat with the Maldives.
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 462 - There's More Than One Color in the Rainbow
Though the plea to recognize same-sex marriage was quashed by the Indian Supreme Court, queer life continues to bloom in India in many different colors making December a veritable Pride Month.
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 461 - A New Life for an Old Sari
When artist Benigna Chilla got a frayed sari, more than six decades old, from Sandip's mother it set the stage for an artistic conversation that spanned generations and continents.
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 460 - A Kolkata Christmas Story
Sandip Roy’s search for the Christmas experience has taken him from old markets in Kolkata to resorts in the Russian River wine country in California...
Tue, 02 Jan 2024 - 459 - Ghee Happy
Sanjay Patel was the first South Asian to make a Pixar film, Sanjay’s Super Team, but after 20 years with the studio he was ready for a new adventure.You can visit Sanjay Patel’s colorful world of Gods and Goddesses on the Ghee Happy YouTube channel.(https://www.youtube.com/@gheehappystudio)
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 458 - Call Your MotherWed, 13 Dec 2023
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