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About India
Currents
India
Currents is
an important facet of America’s emerging multicultural identity—a monthly
publication devoted to the exploration of the heritage and culture of India
as it exists in the United States.
The magazine covers a wide range of subjects—music, dance, film, literature,
travel, recipes, business—that are of interest to Indian-Americans and
Indophiles. At the heart of the magazine is a comprehensive calendar of Indian
events, used extensively by readers to plan their leisure and entertainment.
The
premise on which India Currents is founded
is simple: that Americans of all backgrounds are interested in learning about
other world cultures and that they respond to information that is presented to
them in an accessible and attractive manner.
India
Currents has won a lot of praise and recognition for its editorial content over
the years. In 1991, the
Federation of Indo-American Associations honored India Currents with its “Cultural
Awareness Through Journalism” award.
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In 1994, India Currents was
nominated for the Arts and Business Award given by the Arts Council of Santa Clara County in
two categories: “Ongoing Business Support for the Arts,” and “Innovation
in Support for the Arts.” KQED and The Examiner honored the India Currents
Editor Arvind Kumar as an “Unsung
Hero” in 1995.
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In 1998, Business Editor Sukumar
Ramanathan won the New California Media
Award for Feature Writing and Contributing Editor Sarita
Sarvate won the award for Commentary Writing.
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In 1999, Sukumar Ramanathan was runner-up for the New
California Media Award in the Features category.
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In 2000, Features
Editor Sandip Roy-Chowdhury won the South
Asian Journalists Association award for outstanding story on South
Asians in North America (print).
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In
2001, Sarita Sarvate won the runner-up New
California Media Award for Best Commentary Writing in magazines with
circulation over 25,000.
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In
2004, India Currents was nominated for the Utne Reader's Independent Press Award for International Coverage.
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In 2005, Raju Chebium’s
commentary “Jumping Red Lights” won first place at the South
Asian Journalists Association Awards.
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In 2005 Youth Editor Ragini
Tharoor Srinivasan’s essays “Rethinking the Veil,” “Towered Out,”
and “Sound Familiar?” won the runner-up New California
Media Award for best youth voice.
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In 2006, Radhika
Kumar’s article “A Window Opens Doors,” won the New
America Media Award in the Women’s Issues category.
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In 2007, Sandip Roy-Chowdhury
won his second South Asian Journalists Association
award for outstanding editorial commentary on South Asians in North America.
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In 2007, Ranjit Souri's
essay "Fireworks and Beethoven" was named a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2007
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In 2009, Huma Yasmin Attari's
article "In Praise of the Hajj Cough" won the runner-up New America Media Award (Southern and Central California) for youth reporting.
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In 2009, Kalpana Mohan's
article "Karnatik Revival" won the New America Media Award (Northern California) for arts, sports, and entertainment.
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In 2009, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan's
editorial "Model What?" won the New America Media Award (Northern California) for youth reporting.
India
Currents has been in continuous publication since 1987.
Today, it has the largest circulation among Indian publications on the west
coast. It is published in two editions—Northern California edition and
Southern California/Nationwide edition. It reaches about 32,300
households, mainly in California. India
Currents magazine is an important resource for demographic information on the Indian community. It is indexed by Lexis/Nexis and the Ethnic Watch database.
India
Currents, P.O. Box 21285, San Jose, CA 95151
Phone (408) 324-0488 • Fax (408)
324-0477
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