Tag: SALA

Anti-human trafficking activist and writer Saket Soni on how The Great Escape was crafted

News, Books, Spotlight October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 indica

Saket Soni’s ‘The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America’ is a novel that takes its readers through the trials and tribulations of Indian immigrants who dream of living in the US. The eye-opening, emotional page-turner exposes the treatment meted out to immigrants and the fallout from globalization. This astonishing narrative of 500 foreign workers from India lured to the US under false pretenses and entrapped in near-slavery conditions is written by Soni, a labor leader who devised a plan to free the immigrants and ultimately win these people citizenship.

Shobhaa Dé interview: ‘In Bollywood, earlier it was alcohol, now it is substance abuse’

News, iStory October 16, 2023October 18, 2023 indica

Noted author, editor and columnist Shobhaa De was one of the keynote speakers at the South Asian Literature and Arts Festival (SALA) 2023 held in October at Menlo College in Atherton, California. In an interview with indica, De, 75, spoke abput Bollywood’s patriarchy, its alco-narco culture, the stigma around mental health and her father, whose gait, she said, was that of an army general and how proud she is of him.

Sensational Varun Grover wows audience at SALA with his brand of comedy

News, iStory October 11, 2023October 15, 2023 indica

The South Asian Literature and Arts Festival (SALA) 2023 brought in awarded authors, screenwriters, stars, lyricists and directors from various fields of literature and arts at Menlo College in Atherton, California, on October 7 and 8. On Day 1 popular Indian writer, stand-up comedian, poet, lyricist and filmmaker Varun Grover saw his comedy night sold out. Grover spoke to indica on the sidelines of the festival on personal life, life as a screen writer and the entertainment industry.

South Asian Literature and Arts festival to be held in Menlo College, CA in October this year

News, Culture September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 indica

Featuring over 60 artists and authors from across the globe the South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) festival will be held in Menlo College, Atherton. This year the focus is on the theme of the changing narratives within the South Asian diaspora. Showcasing its theme this year — Changing Narratives beyond South Asian stereotypes — the South Asian Literature and Arts Festival will be held on Oct 7 and 8, 2023.