Author Kavita Das joins Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in conversation about her book, Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar. Shankar, who was Grammy-nominated, was the most prominent Indian female musician in the movement that brought Indian music to the West in the late 1960’s. Kavita Das' book celebrates her life, legacy, and impact on South Asian diasporic communities. Co-presented by the South Asia Institute in Chicago.