India

Two Bloomington restaurateurs discuss the challenges — and opportunities — in representing the food of India.

As part of WGLT’s weeklong series about Indians in Bloomington-Normal, you’re about to hear from four remarkable young people – some born here, some who immigrated with their families – who’ve done more for their community in young lives than many of us do in a lifetime.

This is the first part of a WGLT series looking at the Asian Indian community in Bloomington-Normal. It's a rich tapestry of people with all the nuance and complexity you would expect of a culture thousands of years old.

COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations, and deaths have steadily dropped recently in the United States. As Illinois moves into a full economic reopening, it's easy for some to act like the pandemic is over. But in India, a major crisis rages on. Bloomington-Normal's Indian community wants others to pay attention.

Tragedy on the other side of the world hits close to home for hundreds of Bloomington-Normal residents.Leyons Philip with the group Bloomington Kerala…