Zakir Hussain Said 'Gay Rights'!

He's a genius, I fear

This was not the original piece planned for April (that’s coming), but I saw Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man” a few days ago and I will physically combust if I don’t talk about it.

Before we continue, if you have even an iota of interest in seeing “Monkey Man”, please get the heck out of here because I’m nothing if not a girl who will spoil this movie. <3  

Okay. We need to discuss this man.

You may recognize him as the tabla player who more or less nursed a dying Dev Patel back to life through the power of music.

The moment the camera cut to globally renowned musician Zakir Hussain vibing on the drums and surrounded by a group of Indian transgender Hijras, my brother Aditya and I made it everyone’s business in that theater. The collective sound that emerged from our diaphragms was involuntary and dramatic. Some may say it was unnecessary, but it was the kind of reaction that could never be planned. Aditya and I locked eyes in the dark theater in a way that said “We will discuss…