Four years ago I published an article in the iconic American feminist magazine, Ms. Magazine on the symbolic value of the then Senator Kamala Harris as the VP nominee for the Democratic…
Last month, I took a nine-seater flight, the smallest I have flown in my life, from Bhubaneswar to Jeypore. The aim of the trip was to learn about the Panikas, the weavers…
Moving on! Got tired of sitting on the sidelines. A short pause that turned into an eternity of silence — awkward, unkind, and unbearable. And the dilemma … To do or not…
Indian American teen Jai Patel of South Brunswick, New Jersey is among the state’s top 75 high school football players for the upcoming season, according to a list culled by NJ Advance…
We are a group of sari lovers in Southern California. We met again for the first time in one and half years since Covid lockdown. The location was a winery in Temecula,…
A film that set off a storm of controversy in Pakistan is now the country’s official entry to the Oscars this year, thumbing their nose at objections from religious and political groups. The drama…
Back in late September, a few days after the Karur stampede, in which 41 lives were lost at actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally, I wrote about the broader Indian pathology of movie star worship,…
I remember the moment something felt completely off. I was in one of those soundproof glass offices, where everyone could see through, but no one really knew what was going on inside.…
Every democracy faces a moment when it must look at itself without illusion. India’s moment arrives in the quiet, unending wait of a man who has not yet been tried but has…
On a weekend in late 2025, Asha Jadeja Motwani drove through the gates of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and spent time in proximity to the President of the United States. She came…
On the evening of Friday, April 17, 2026, The Atlantic published an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel under the headline “The FBI Director Is MIA.” Within hours, the story — and…
In February 2026, a regional court in a Southeast Asian democracy ordered a digital news platform to remove an investigative report on military procurement contracts within six hours or face a $2…
EnActe Arts has announced the launch of a new virtual roundtable series, “Actors on Acting,” aimed at spotlighting South Asian and Middle Eastern voices in film, television and theater. The inaugural session,…
She was in the middle of an asylum hearing, on a brief break between proceedings, when the email arrived. Roopal Patel, an immigration judge at Boston’s federal immigration court, read the message…
Mamdani and Musunuru Among Five Indian Americans Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026
TIME magazine released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026 on Wednesday, featuring five prominent Indian Americans who have made significant global impacts across technology, politics, healthcare, and…
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named 223 fellows across 55 disciplines in its 2026 class, recognizing individuals for “prior achievement and exceptional promise.” Selected through a competitive, peer-reviewed process from…
India is in the middle of a special parliamentary session this week (Apr 16–18). The headline, as broadcast on prime-time news, is historic: women will finally get reserved seats in the Lok…
Two recent verdicts in New Mexico and Los Angeles exposes the sleazy side of social media: Why would sections of social media encourage, or turn a blind eye to pornographic content being…