LIFESTYLE

Will Kamala Harris Wear a Sari to her Inauguration? Indian Americans are Animated About the Possibility

Next week promises to be a week like no other. With Donald Trump’s inglorious exit, rising…

A Bond Like No Other: Some Ways I Have Found Useful in Encouraging My Kids to Read

My father is a voracious reader — every book in our home library carefully covered…

Indian Fashion Designer Satya Paul Who Gave Traditional Sari a Contemporary Touch Dies at 79

Indian fashion designer and founder of the eponymous clothing brand, Satya Paul, died at Sadhguru’s…

Six Yards of Love: A Daughter Longs for Her Mother and Finds a Message in Her Sari

In the New Year, when families celebrate the dawn of a post COVID world, I…

When I Came Out Happy: Confessions of a Proud Mother of a Queer, Nonbinary Child

The day my only child came out to me was one of the hardest in…

Time of Our Lives: All the Things We Missed Doing During the Year of the Pandemic

It will indeed be an understatement to say that the coronavirus pandemic has upended life…

‘Adventuring in Datingland’: An Indian Woman’s Account of Toxic Masculinity, Fetishization While Dating in America

Question — What do you get when you combine a ferocious fur-baby, 11 disappointing dates,…

Pakistani American Ayad Akhtar’s Novel Among President Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020

Former President Barack Obama has picked Pakistani American author Ayad Akhtar’s “Homeland Elegies” among his…

The Political Correctness of Greeting ‘Happy Holidays’ Robs Us the Joy of Celebrating Rich Diversity of Cultures

As December dawns, we often hear the politically correct greetings from everyone — “Happy Holidays”!…

A Conversation With Feminist Author Farzana Doctor Who Weaves Activism Into Her Literary Work

Award-winning writer, activist and psychotherapist, Indo-Canadian Farzana Doctor has once again wowed the literary world…

2020 Miss India America Shriya Boppana Wants to Be Beautiful Inside and Out

Shriya Boppana, an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, was recently named the winner of…

Autumn in America: What Ails Aging Indian Parents Who Have Come Live With Their Children

The Indian diaspora comprises around 4.8 million people, according to the United States Census Bureau,…