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On October 30th, Nazar hosted its first event in the form of a talk on immigrant labor in global cities, presented by Dr. Biju Mathew. Just before his highly successful lecture that evening, writers Shreya Krishnan and Mrinalini Ranjan spoke to Dr. Mathew about his ideas and experiences.

Looking around at the large crowd, I realized that if the ICA’s aim was to spread awareness about Indian culture to non-Indians, then they had certainly made some progress. There were a considerable number of non-Indians in the crowd, including a former professor of mine.

Disseminating knowledge through dialogue.

The opportunity for a glimpse into the life of the other South Asian: the blue-collar non-professional struggling to make good a chance at a new life; an immigrant not sponsored by a multinational company, having to work ten hour shifts for a pittance.

This is the weekend that every Hindustani music lover in Austin has been waiting for since the beginning of Fall. The Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (ICMCA) proudly presents the legend of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet (North Indian Classical Music), Pandit Jasraj, on Saturday, November 1st.

Dr. Biju Mathew, Associate Professor of Business at Rider University, will present a talk on the UT campus later this month. Dr. Mathew will discuss issues related to his widely acclaimed book Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City. Come prepared for a lively discussion!

An evening with DJ Rekha.

On Friday, September 26th, hundreds of UT students decided to give Sixth Street the boot and hang out at the South Mall instead. What could give Sixth Street that kind of competition you ask? Apparently, music, Indian folk-dances, hundreds of people in ethnic garb, and good food.

Are you one of the many Cricket fans who likes to smack the ball right out of the ground? Then the Intra Mural Fields is the place to be on April 11th.
The Longhorn Cricket Club (LCC) will be hosting its semesterly 8 on 8 Taped Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament at the Intra Mural Fields on …