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A Paean to Mother Who Never Instructed Me How to Behave Like a Girl As Expected in a Patriarchal Society

A Different Kind of Tough Love: The Au Pair Who Reinterpreted Two Generations of Mother’s Love

William McKay Aitken (1934-2025): The Scotsman and Literary Wanderer Who Made India Home

PERSPECTIVES

A Paean to Mother Who Never Instructed Me How to Behave Like a Girl As Expected in a Patriarchal Society

A Different Kind of Tough Love: The Au Pair Who Reinterpreted Two Generations of Mother’s Love

Shooting Down Fighter Jets to Hunting Down AWACS: How Indian ‘PSYOPs’ are Bringing Pakistan to Its Knees

Carnations for a Cause: More Than a Century Later, Mother’s Day Continues to Symbolize Empathy Toward One and All

The Key Policy Changes By Trump Administration That Impacted Labor Certification and H-1B Visas

Strike I. Strike II. Strike III. And Then What? There is No Substitute to Diplomacy for Peace in the Indian Subcontinent

LEAD STORIES

William McKay Aitken (1934-2025): The Scotsman and Literary Wanderer Who Made India Home

Indian American Attorney Esha Bhandari Secures Court Order for the Release of Turkish Student Detained by ICE

Slipped On ‘Berthe Morisot,’ But Yogesh Raut Maintains Lead After Jeopardy! Masters Season 3 Episode 2

Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Seeks to Become the First Indian American in U.S. Senate

The Incarceration of Mahendra Patel: Was It Justified Or Was It Overreach of ‘Due Process’ With Racial Bias?

The Rise and Rise of Dwarkesh Patel: How a College Student Became Silicon Valley’s Most Influential Interviewer

Indian American Small Businessman in San Jose Becomes Victim of Eminent Domain Set in Stone

QUICK TAKES

Indian American UC Berkeley Senior Suffers Devastating Fall at Fraternity House, Left Paralyzed Weeks Before Graduation

Visionary Journalist: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Geeta Anand Heads to Vermont to Take Up a New Assignment

Desi Karen: Fiji Indian Woman on a Racist Rant in California Parking Lot Caught on Video

New Jersey Lawmaker Anand Shah Arrested and Charged in Illegal Gambling Operation

POLITICS

Indian American Attorney Esha Bhandari Secures Court Order for the Release of Turkish Student Detained by ICE

Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Seeks to Become the First Indian American in U.S. Senate

With Malice Toward All: ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’ Visa Terminations Spread Fear Among International Students

The Young Turk Versus Queen Dowager: Can This Indian American Tech Bro Unseat the Most Powerful Woman in Congress?

Living in Fear: Bhutanese Hindus Face Statelessness as ICE Targets the Community for Deportation

UCSF Professor Nisha Acharya’s NIH Grant Abruptly Terminated Despite Not Studying Vaccine Hesitancy

Twice Bitten: South Asian Americans Express Widespread Concern Over First 100 Days of Trump’s Second Term

National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan Abruptly Resigns Amid Mass Grant Cuts and Layoffs

BUSINESS

The Key Policy Changes By Trump Administration That Impacted Labor Certification and H-1B Visas

The Rise and Rise of Dwarkesh Patel: How a College Student Became Silicon Valley’s Most Influential Interviewer

Indian American Small Businessman in San Jose Becomes Victim of Eminent Domain Set in Stone

Visionary Journalist: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Geeta Anand Heads to Vermont to Take Up a New Assignment

MILLENNIALS

‘Kinds of Kindness’: A Surgical Examination of Human Interactions and Manipulation by Yorgos Lanthimos

‘Vaazhai’: Mari Selvaraj’s Searing Exposé of the Layers of Systemic Caste Oppression and Childhood Trauma

From Temple to Temple: Lord Ram’s Two-Month-Long Road Trip Through the United States

For the past month, four road-trippers have been making their way across the United States, snacking on vegetarian treats and playing Hindu devotional music called bhajans on the car radio. With them,…

Indian Americans Recognize That the Underrepresented Need to Be Elevated But Not Through Race-conscious Solutions

American Ulema: How Muslim Religious Scholars are Emulating Christian Evangelicals By Embracing Prosperity Gospels

GENERATION Z

The Inscrutable J.D. Vance: How Germany ‘Remembers’ to Stop History From Repeating Itself

SewaDiwali Youth Volunteers Receive MLK Award From City of Aurora, Illinois

Peace Through the Millennia: How Mahatma Gandhi Became a Role Model for Nonviolent Movements

Election Day: I Hope Gen Z Will Come Out Full Steam to Vote for Kamala Harris and Help Make History

An ‘Indian-American’ Paradox: World’s Two Proudest Democracies are Also the Most Systematically Flawed

American Healthcare System is Guilty of Murder. Future Can Be Different Under ‘President’ Kamala Harris

TRISTATE

Who’s Afraid of an Indian American Mayor of New York City? Mayor Eric Adams, It Appears

Derrida’s Muse: Literary Theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Named 2025 Holberg Prize Laureate

Salman Rushdie to Take Stand During Trial of Man who Attacked him Onstage at Event in Upstate New York

Drunk Indian American Man Sentenced for Maximum of 25 Years in Prison for Killing Two Teens and Injuring Two Others in Car Crash

CALIFORNIA

Indian American Small Businessman in San Jose Becomes Victim of Eminent Domain Set in Stone

The Young Turk Versus Queen Dowager: Can This Indian American Tech Bro Unseat the Most Powerful Woman in Congress?

Indian American UC Berkeley Senior Suffers Devastating Fall at Fraternity House, Left Paralyzed Weeks Before Graduation

Indian American Alleged Serial Offender at the Center of Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against American Airlines

COMMUNITY

The Incarceration of Mahendra Patel: Was It Justified Or Was It Overreach of ‘Due Process’ With Racial Bias?

Indian American UC Berkeley Senior Suffers Devastating Fall at Fraternity House, Left Paralyzed Weeks Before Graduation

Indian American Alleged Serial Offender at the Center of Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against American Airlines

Living in Fear: Bhutanese Hindus Face Statelessness as ICE Targets the Community for Deportation

Desi Karen: Fiji Indian Woman on a Racist Rant in California Parking Lot Caught on Video

South Asian American Educators, Economists, Entrepreneurs, Climate Experts to Deliver Commencement Addresses Across College Campuses

Indian American Physician Joy Saini and Family Killed in Plane Crash in Upstate New York

Slipped On ‘Berthe Morisot,’ But Yogesh Raut Maintains Lead After Jeopardy! Masters Season 3 Episode 2

Read More

Maharajah Beats Magician: How Diljit Dosanjh Outshone Shah Rukh Khan at the 2025 Met Gala

Yogesh Raut Kills It in the First Round of Jeopardy! Masters Tournament While Juveria Zaheer Shows Prowess

Kathak Virtuoso Rita Mustaphi, Who Trained Under the Legendary Pandit Birju Maharaj, Wins 2025 Ernie Award

CELEBRITIES

Slipped On ‘Berthe Morisot,’ But Yogesh Raut Maintains Lead After Jeopardy! Masters Season 3 Episode 2

The Party is Over: Radhika Jones to Step Down as Editor of Vanity Fair After Steering the Magazine Through Disrupting Times

First Daughter and Second Lady: How a Digitally Altered Image of Usha Vance Posted by Ivanka Trump Went Viral

Derrida’s Muse: Literary Theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Named 2025 Holberg Prize Laureate

LIFESTYLE

A Different Kind of Tough Love: The Au Pair Who Reinterpreted Two Generations of Mother’s Love

If someone had told me before I became a parent that one of the greatest lessons I could teach my child was disappointment, I would have stopped speaking to that sociopath. But…

Maharajah Beats Magician: How Diljit Dosanjh Outshone Shah Rukh Khan at the 2025 Met Gala

My Ugandan Odyssey: The Magic of Meeting Primates at the Center of the Earth

Wild Fictions: A Global Thinker’s Journey Through Climate Crisis, Colonialism, and Human Connection

Kathak Virtuoso Rita Mustaphi, Who Trained Under the Legendary Pandit Birju Maharaj, Wins 2025 Ernie Award

VIDEOS

Let’s Resist Racial, Ethnic and Religious Supremacy, Ultranationalism and Right-wing Ideologies

Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni: An Interpretation of Bach

I Didn’t Forget

Carona Karlona

Funny Indian to Kamala Harris

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SNAPSHOTS

All-American Holi: Indian Americans Celebrate Advent of Spring With Colors, Music, and Food

Ayodhya in America: Indian Americans Celebrate Ram Temple Inauguration With Car Rallies and Bhajans

Casual Girls Night Out: Padma Lakshmi, Daughter Krishna Make a Splash on Emmys Red Carpet

An Indian American Halloween: Vignettes of Desis Having a ‘Spooktacular’ Time

Elite’s Pilgrimage: Lawmakers, UN Delegation Attend BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Jersey

Pens Down: South Asian American Artists Support Striking Writers at Disney Picket in Los Angeles

Indian American Celebrities Attend Pre-Show Reception, Performance of ‘Life of Pi’ on Broadway

Cognizant Co-founder and Former CEO Frank D’Souza Honored at TiE New Jersey Gala

Trick ‘r Treat: Dressed in Characters Ranging From ‘Hocus Pocus’ to ‘Coraline,’ Desis Go All Out On Halloween

Pakistan@75: Hundreds Attend Pakistan Day Parade in New Jersey

MOST POPULAR

Madame President: How Kamala Harris Can Upend Republican Effort to Actualize the Handmaid’s Tale

Artisan India: My Visit to a Small Weaving Village in Odisha Known for its Organically Dyed Fabrics and Motifs

Me, Myself and Morocco: A Selfish Trip to the Land of the Unknown

South Brunswick Teen is Lone Indian American Among New Jersey’s Top 75 High School Football Players

Lockdown Liberation: Sari Sakhis for Earth Day

Pakistan Film ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ Banned for Being ‘Blasphemous’ is Tapped for Oscars 2021

A Paean to Mother Who Never Instructed Me How to Behave Like a Girl As Expected in a Patriarchal Society

A Different Kind of Tough Love: The Au Pair Who Reinterpreted Two Generations of Mother’s Love

William McKay Aitken (1934-2025): The Scotsman and Literary Wanderer Who Made India Home

Indian American Attorney Esha Bhandari Secures Court Order for the Release of Turkish Student Detained by ICE

Shooting Down Fighter Jets to Hunting Down AWACS: How Indian ‘PSYOPs’ are Bringing Pakistan to Its Knees

Slipped On ‘Berthe Morisot,’ But Yogesh Raut Maintains Lead After Jeopardy! Masters Season 3 Episode 2

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