Indian Culture in Michigan

Tanya Muzumdar writes an excellent article in the current issue of Metromode about "How South Asian culture as expressed through Bollywood films, dance and specialty foods has moved beyond local enclaves onto Main Street Michigan".

She writes about "Bhangra" which is India's famous pop culture export, which is also a inspiration for dance numbers in bollywood films and how Michigan's very own - the talented Anuja Rajendra (founder of Bollyfit) teaches it all over Metro Detroit. Anuja's students are not limited to Indian dancers. Its pretty diverse.

I have written about this before and Tanya also mentions it: Nipa Shah of MIICC has arranged for Bollywood Acting classes in our area which will be taught by Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares School.

Tanya then writes about Novi Town Center 8 where bollywood films are screened and where folks come from as far as Toledo, Lansing, Cincinnati.

The article also writes about Indian Restaurants in our area and there are plenty of restaurants here. Tanya writes about Royal Sweets located in Farmington Hills which is the only store in Michigan carrying fresh sweets, made in-store daily, from all regions of the Indian subcontinent.

Tanya makes a brief mention about the various Michigan Indian Radio Hosts including Mumtaz Haque who is advisor to Gov. Granholm on Asian and Pacific Affairs in Michigan.

Finally yes, Tanya writes about my Michigan Indian Community Blog and the work I do with Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube API's.