South Asia Institute and Thespianz Foundation Present "American Desi Family”, A Comical All Urdu/Hindi Play Second Show Added due to High Demand! About the Play American Desi Family is a satirical comedy about a South Asian family that migrated to the United States. Wajeh is dissatisfied with his wife, Naima, while their family friend Aashiq, […]
South Asia Institute and Thespianz Foundation Present "American Desi Family”, A Comical All Urdu/Hindi Play Second Show Added due to High Demand! About the Play American Desi Family is a satirical comedy about a South Asian family that migrated to the United States. Wajeh is dissatisfied with his wife, Naima, while their family friend Aashiq, […]
South Asia Institute is pleased to announce its new exhibition, “The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness,” in collaboration with the Paglees. The Paglees is a feminist collective of artists of South Asian origin living across the United States. Paglee or pagli means crazy woman in a number of South Asian languages. The Paglees are: Fawzia […]
An all building open house program in conjunction with the South Asia Institute’s “Indigo: The Blue Gold” exhibition, themed around the history associated with the indigo plant and dye.
Curator of Shelly Jyoti's Indigo: The Blue Gold and Vincent de Paul Professor, Laura Kina gives a personal tour of the exhibition.
A group of writers will be sharing their works of different genres. The readings will be followed by the launch of Mary Anne Mohanraj's newly released book, 'Tornado: A Breast Cancer Memoir'.
South Asian classical music recital by Sarod master Sougata Roy Chowdhury.
Join Indian classical Dhrupad vocalist Anand, who will present a unique program of Buddhist suttas in a bouquet of ragas.
This open house program highlights, educates on, and celebrates Chicago blues and jazz, South Asian performing arts, and the indigo plant and dye.
Mobeen Ansari shares his journey as an acclaimed photographer, talks about his books, his recent works, and how he as an artist covers his subject.
Bring the whole family and join SAI and Shanta Nurullah's band. Shanta will perform songs and stories that highlight African and African American ways with her bass and sitar.
The Shades of Blue is an all building, performing arts open house event featuring live music, dance, poetry and a film screening.
Celebrated musical supergroup Funkadesi will be sharing their music, hands-on demonstrations of instruments for kids, and the stories of their music and instruments.
Be part of the First Annual SAI Fundraiser event and help shape the future of South Asian Arts. Musician, DJ and composer Karsh Kale will host a film screening and live performance.
In this workshop, the participations will be taught the art of taking interviews, how to transcribe, and the ways to mobilize the oral collections of history.
10,000 Memories: A Lived History of Partition is the fruition of the largest pan-South Asian oral history survey ever conducted, documenting stories of Partition, WWII, and Independence.
In this discussion program, Shelly Jyoti and Lisa Trivedi talk about the significance of indigo in textile arts.
This performance series highlights Chicago blues and jazz - as well as the Indigo plant’s parallel journey, from India and Africa to the American South.
Join the South Asia Institute for this panel discussion on the profound impact of Indigo on India's artistic heritage and its on contemporary craft and fine art practices worldwide.
The Surabhi Ensemble teaches the connections between cultures through music and dance. The group brings this message of cultural unity and outreach to the South Asia Institute.