El Estoque

Celebrating Spotlite: A showcase of Indian culture

Jai Uparkar and Zara Iqbal • May 31, 2019

Preparing for Spotlite

Shuvi Jha • April 12, 2019

Each year, the Indo-American Student Association (IASA) hosts Spotlite on India, a show that aims to showcase various aspects of Indian culture, such as music, fashion and dance. Featuring dance acts by...

Sweet tooth: Popular candies around the world

Flora Peng and Emily Xia • March 31, 2019

Members of differing cultural backgrounds describe their native candies

Whitewashed

Swara Tewari, Features editor • March 4, 2019

When I was a little girl, my mom loved dressing my sister and I in Indian clothes. She adorned us in colorful outfits with thousands of tiny sequins and beads sewn on, sliding tinkling bangles up our wrists...

Finding his voice

Shuvi Jha and Swara Tewari • February 9, 2019

IASA officer and Indian classical singer explains how IASA and Spotlite have helped him connect with his culture

Spotlite dates moved up because of schedule complications

Aanchal Garg • November 17, 2017

MVHS IASA discusses the reason behind hosting Spotlite in April instead of May

Story of Our Stuff: They stored their lives away in boxes in India

Mingjie Zhong • December 18, 2014

Senior Rhea Solomon and her parents left precious memories and keepsakes in storage some 8,000 miles away

Have money, will travel

Yaamini Venkataraman • May 2, 2010

Senior Nimah Haq created a Facebook group to raise funds for an upcoming trip to India It's an age-old dilemma. A wanderlust maniac wants to go somewhere exotic. The wanderlust maniac doesn't...

Turn on your subtitles

Karishma Mehrotra • December 22, 2009

https://elestoque.org/images/stories/paatopheadline.jpgBollywood's new release would make Hollywood bow down Each year, 800 films come out of the Hindi film industry. More than half are...

Mumbai under pressure

Shreya Shankar • December 19, 2008

Students share their stories and experiences with the catastrophic bombings in Mumbai. Nov. 26 and the three days after left the Indian subcontinent devastated. The rising world power, having recently...