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First-Ever South Asian House

Launches at SXSW this week

Located at Fourth & Co in downtown Austin, inaugural South Asian House aims to connect and

celebrate community thought leaders from seven different South Asian countries

OUR BUREAU

AUSTIN, TX
ustin is welcoming South
Asian House, premiering for
Athe first time ever at South By
Southwest (SXSW) 2023. Created
in partnership with The Auntie Net-
work, Tasveer, One Minute Saree,
The Partnership Inc., URL Media,
IndieMeme, and Sway with Pray,
South Asian House will take place
at Fourth & Co located at 208 West
Fourth St. Unit D in Austin, Texas
during the first weekend of SXSW on
Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m. - 2
a.m. and Sunday, March 12 from 11
a.m. - 2 a.m.

Featured speakers for the initia-

tive include industry profession-
als from various sectors such as
business, tech, film, TV, theater,
music, and fashion.

South Asian house will also
provide a networking brunch and
happy hour each day, as well as live
music entertainment and a DJ set
each night. To conclude the week-
end, South Asian House will host a wood dance pop-up. Women in Film ming will also include two noteworthy actress Kausar Mohammed (“4400,”
Red-Carpet Awards Ceremony, pre- and Television, Austin will also pres- panels on Saturday, March 11. The “The Flash”), and CEO of Create
sented by Tasveer, at 5:45 p.m. and a ent a Pilot reading hour. first, starting at 2:30 p.m., is “Creat- Entertainment Atit Shah, moderat-
live Oscar Viewing Party at 7 p.m. on Catalyst Media/Fund, support- ing South Asian Content for a Global ed by co-founder of Box Office Guru
Sunday, March 12. Media and pho- ed by Lalit Vadhlamani and Shubha Audience,” which will be an hour-long Media Gitesh Pandya.
tographers are invited to cover the Iyengar, is invested in developing discussion with actor Rizwan Manji “We are so excited to have these
red-carpet event beginning at 5 p.m. and elevating future South Asian (“Schitt’s Creek,” “Peacemaker”), fantastic panels that explore topics
and may RSVP or request general leaders; join producing partners Emmy-award winning executive pro- which are often overlooked when it
coverage of the weekend here. For Monika Samtani and Rohi Mirza ducer for ViceTV, Falguni Lakhani comes to the contributions of South
more information on South Asian Pandya as they dive into what it takes Adams, and Emmy-award winning Asians in the media and entertainment
House, please visit here. to develop a successful leadership producer of the hit TV series “Delhi worlds.” states Rohi Mirza Pandya,
South Asian House attendees mindset with industry gurus Pooja Crime,” Apoorva Bakshi, moderated producer of South Asian House and
can also look forward to several part- Kumar (Actress/Producer Miss In- by DFW South Asian Film Festival co-founder of Box Office Guru Media.
nership events with innovative com- dia USA), Milan Chakraborty (Head Founder/Director and producer of “It has been so exciting working
panies from the region. On March of Film/Marginal MediaWorks), Sid South Asian House Jitin Hingorani. with these panelists, given the vast
10, The Slashie Summit team with Shah (Founder/Trackmind), An- The second panel, “Investing in experience they will be bringing to
BrownGirl Magazine will co-host an jali Worah (Chief Transformation the Future of Our South Asian Sto- SXSW and what will surely be en-
event at the iconic Claypit (located Officer/The Partnership, Inc.), and ries,” will be from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. lightening conversations,” adds Kir-
at 1601 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX James A. Mathew (CEO/The Outer Panelists for this important conversa- tana Banskota, producer of South
78701) from 6 to 9 p.m., where Sway Voice Company). tion will include CEO and Co-found- Asian House and founder of Bansko-
with Pray will be launching a Bolly- South Asian House program- er of URL Media S. Mitra Kalita, ta Productions.

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