BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY DIRECTORY! Elevate Your Business: Apply Now for Inclusion in the SAACCIL Directory! Greetings, entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries! The South Asian American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAACCIL) is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for inclusion in our esteemed SAACCIL Directory. If you’re passionate about business excellence, […]
The South Asia Institute is excited to announce a special live concert featuring the renowned Ustad Naseeruddin Saami on Friday, September 13, at 7:00 pm. This extraordinary event will highlight a distinctive performance of Khayal-influenced Qawwali, led by Ustad Saami, a celebrated maestro of classical music. Joining him on stage […]
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival is one of the largest multicultural events in the heartland of America held annually in downtown Chicago, celebrating diversity through the art of cinema. The 15th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival is set to commence with an exciting opening night. Attendees can look forward […]
Ragamala Chicago, the 12th annual, all-night concert featuring eight performing ensembles and featured artists starting at 6PM until 8AM under the world’s largest Tiffany Dome at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall. A rare opportunity to experience South Asian classical ragas which are meant for specific times throughout the […]
Join artists Tulika Ladsariya, Zafar Malik, and Shaurya Kumar as they lead a special tour of the exhibition "What is Seen and Unseen: Mapping South Asian American Art" on Saturday, September 21 from 2-4 pm. Come hear them talk about their work, their artistic explorations, and their own stories of […]
Chicago’s 1st South Asian Festival Showcase is an event curated to represent the Chicagoland South Asian community across social justice, dance, fashion, film, and music. The Chicago South Asian Festival Showcase aims to bring together the South Asian community across the diaspora while inviting members of all communities and lived […]
Childcare Business Program is designed to provide business insight to established childcare entrepreneurs for home and center-based businesses. Elevate program participants will follow a process to grow their business, develop a marketing strategy, learn operational best practices, and sound methods for managing their childcare business financials. During this cohort you […]
Jitesh will perform his solo storytelling show, “Suitcase Stories: An Immigrant’s Journey of Losing One Home and Finding Two,” at The Second City (230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL) on November 10th and November 24th at 6:30pm. Its premiere in 2023 was enthusiastically well-received by audiences at the Steppenwolf Theatre and is looking forward to […]
Chicago Innovation is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our 7th cohort of The Ladder, Chicago Innovation’s dynamic mentoring program designed to support Black and Latine professionals. This next cohort will run from January to June 2025. Don’t miss your chance to be paired with an amazing […]
Garba/Dandiya This participatory performance brings people in the Devon Avenue community together through a celebratory dance performance with the Mandala Ensemble. This participatory event brings people in the Devon Avenue community together through a celebratory dance performance with the Mandala Ensemble. After simple lessons to learn the dance, Mandala invites […]
Join International Booker Prize winning translator Daisy Rockwell, JCB Prize winning Malayalam translator Jayasree Kalathil, and others read from their translations from Bangla, Hindi, Malayalam, Panjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, and more. South Asian Literature in Translation (SALT) and the South Asia Institute (SAI) are thrilled to host this first-of-its-kind event in Chicago to […]
On Thursday, November 7th, Brown Man Therapy (BMT) hosts its second annual Diwali fundraiser, Finding Light Through the Darkness, focused on advancing mental health awareness within the South Asian community. Following last year’s sold-out event, this year’s fundraiser will take place in a larger venue and feature an award […]
