Urvashi Verma

What do an instructor from Iran who chose the path of peace, a Jordanian who trained in martial arts with the royal family in Dubai, an Egyptian who serves in the karate federation in Iraq, and a Turkish man who promoted karate for women in his country have in common? They were all participants in the Budo for Peace International Martial Arts Seminar that took place in Raanana last month, marking the fourth anniversary of a gathering of leading athletes who are using the martial arts to promote

Whether you are interested in watching your favorite old school Indian television show or an edgy web-series about Harshad Mehta’s 1992 stock market scam, SonyLIV, India’s fifth-largest pay-television broadcaster has your entertainment needs covered. DISH Network and Sling TV customers in the US can now enjoy on-demand Bollywood and American movies and shows on SonyLIV fr

4 April 10, 2020 COVER STORY www.desitalkchicago.com – that’s all you need to know Chicagoland Artists Indian-American performers must digitize as the pandemic has created a captive audience.

What does a 13-year-old girl who survived a bomb blast in Rajasthan; the world’s youngest IBM Watson programmer; the CEO of a nonprofit that has recovered 1 million pounds of food, and a flight director for NASA’s mission control, have in common? They are all guests on Sony Pictures Networks’ (Sony) television series Keys to Kismat and among the network’s latest endeavor to feature the untold stories of Indians in America. Produced and hosted by Nisha Mathur, Keys to Kismat airs Sundays at 6:3

This year’s collection of films at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) Sept. 20-22, featured more than 65 films from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, USA, Canada, Australia, and Pakistan, covering a wide swath of societal issues ranging from age, transgender culture, widowhood, and communism, to childhood education, domestic labor, music, food and poetry. “I hope this past weekend, we were able to connect with you through films, diverse and nuanced perspectives and were able to empower story

Blockchain is revolutionizing the $2.3 trillion global media and entertainment industry, making artists into economies and putting artists, producers, and audiences on a level playing field for the first time. After international DJ and artist Gramatik raised $2.25 million in 24 hours using a Blockchain-based platform called Tokit developed by SingularDTV last November, the world took notice. The Tokit platform enables artists to embed their intellectual property rights, revenue, and royalties