LIFESTYLE

The Moor Sighs Again: Salman Rushdie Releases Excerpt From New Novel Four Months After Stabbing Attack

Salman Rushdie has released excerpts of a new novel, four months after he was severely…

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Teams Up With Mindfulness Company Calm to Address Mental Health Support

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has teamed up with popular mindfulness company Calm on a…

Desi Twist to Thanksgiving Staples: Gobi Musallam, Bread Upma Stuffing, and Curried Caramelized Brussels Sprouts

It’s Thanksgiving day, and cooks all across America are busy prepping, chopping, cutting, roasting, basting…

Thanksgiving as Friendsgiving: What ‘Real’ Indians in Their Adopted Homeland Make of This All-American Holiday

Thanksgiving in this era of turmoil the world over –mass shootings, the war in Ukraine,…

My Thanksgiving Spread Included Banana Roti, Khichadi With Extra Ginger, Rose Faluda and Gulukand Paan

Being of Indian extraction, it is ingrained in us to offer thanks for the food.…

Darshana: Exhibition of Hindu Culture at Illinois Capitol Appreciated by State Lawmakers

Beginning from the early 1800s Americans have been exposed to Hinduism through the works of…

Can a Widowed Indian Woman of a Certain Age Find Love Again? Excerpt From Priya Malhotra’s Novel ‘Woman of an Uncertain Age’

Although it was almost two o’clock on a gray Sunday afternoon in April, she was…

Turkey: My Cruise Through Greek, Roman, Christian and Islamic Civilizations and Empires

Interestingly, my fascination with Turkey started with the nearly 500-episode Netflix series, “Resurrection: Ertugrul.” For…

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

Indian American kids and adults alike celebrated Halloween as they went around their neighborhood trick-or-treating.…

Diwali Comes of Age in America — a Long Way From the Time When I First Moved Here 30 Years Ago

An American student in my Cultures of India class at the University of California, Santa…

A Diya in White House: Calling Diwali a ‘Joyous Part of the American Culture’ President Biden Acknowledges New British PM ‘Rashid Sanook’

A diverse group of more than 200 Indian Americans attended a Diwali reception at the…

Biographer of the Human Body: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Latests Book is an ‘Outstanding Addition to His Oeuvre’

You could mistake him for a professional playing in a Jazz fusion band or Indian…

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