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Across the U.S. Devotees Hailing from Eastern India and Nepal Celebrate the Festival of Chhath

Hundreds, if not thousands of Indian Americans celebrated the festival of Chhath in different cities…

Dog Puja: A Maryland Hindu Temple Performs Rituals for Man’s Best Friend, Aarti, Et.al

With the upcoming Diwali festival, let’s not forget our furry family members as we celebrate.…

So What If My Friends Have a Different Definition of Success Than I? Don’t We All Succeed?

My answer when anyone would ask me if I was successful, would be a predictable…

The Undeterred: Desis Across America Go Trick or Treating on Halloween 2020

They dressed up — young and old and the in-betweens — and joined socially-distanced Halloween…

Diwali v. Halloween: The Spooky Competition in Our Indian American Home

The end of October brings with it an identity crisis for many Indian Americans. Halloween…

Women Priests Perform Durga Puja to Correct the Gender Imbalance in the Worship of Shakti

Navaratri, the nine-day long festival to celebrate the goddess Durga, started on October 17th. It…

Schools Increase Focus on Wellness and Meditation as Stress Among Students Continues to Rise

The unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety that children today are subject to is no…

The Matrix and Ma Durga: How Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra Festivities Turned into Virtual Reality

The reverberating sound of the dhaks (large drums) and the resonance of the conch shells…

‘Skinny Girl With a Funny Name’? Kamala is Not the Only Indian Name That Gets Mangled

As a candidate, Barack Obama, since his Chicago days, preempted the mispronunciation of his unusual…

Gaming Goes Hindu: Goddess Durga is the Narrator of New Video Game Set in Ancient India

There is a lot of buzz among video gamers around “Raji: An Ancient Epic,” an…

No Church for My Daughter: The Significance of Mindy Kaling’s ‘Kind of Hindu’ Identity

Vera Mindy Chokalingam, better known as Mindy Kaling, has never completely identified herself as a…

Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community is Rising During the Pandemic. Here’s How to Help

I am a survivor of domestic violence.  Ending a mentally and physically abusive relationship was…