A part of the Indian diaspora settled in the western world has historically been associated with building a bridge between culture and community, art, and activism. For 20 years SETU (Stage Ensemble Theatre Unit, Boston, www.setu.us) has been doing that and more, largely focusing on Indian social issues. This year the world of the transgender community in the west was compared with the grassroot level struggles of the hijra experience through Mahesh Dattani’s work Seven Steps Around the Fire (directed by SETU co-founder Subrata Das).