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‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny:’ Literary Virtuoso Kiran Desai’s Two-Decade-Long ‘Inheritance’ of Love

After nearly twenty years of literary silence, Kiran Desai has emerged from her creative hibernation…

Wedding Bells On Wall Street: Billionaire Financier Mala Gaonkar to Marry Talking Heads Frontman David Byrne

On a February evening in 2024, Mala Gaonkar stepped onto the red carpet at Lincoln…

This Ganesh Chaturthi, My Mother Took Her First Steps Into a New life, a New Birth

oOn August 27th, 2025, Ganesh Chaturthi coincided with the 10th day of my mother’s passing.…

Advantage Nellore: Rising NextGen ATP Star Nishesh Basavareddy Earns US Open Wildcard

When the United States Tennis Association announced its 2025 US Open wildcard recipients on Wednesday,…

An Immigrant Daughter’s Dilemma: What I Learned Being My Mother’s Transcontinental Caregiver

Caregiving doesn’t always come naturally, especially in a culture that expects children to care for…

A Prodigy of ‘Such Precocity and Aplomb’ That His Debut Novel is a Literary Sensation Even Before Publication

At just 27 years old, Gurnaik Johal has already established himself as one of Britain’s…

Pakhala, From Odisha With Love: Memory, Identity, and the Ecology of No-Waste Sustenance

During this July 4th weekend, at the 56th OSA Convention in Dallas, Texas, the most…

‘108: An Eco-Thriller’: A Tale of Hope in the Face of Ecological Grief Provoked By Environmental Loss

While Western novelists are getting increasingly drawn to South Asia as an arena for exploring…

Indian American Spellers Standout as The Scripps National Spelling Bee Celebrates its Centennial

On June 17, 1925, eleven-year-old Frank Neuhauser stood before a modest audience and spelled out…

Baraat of Megabucks: Indian Couple’s Extravagant Celebration Reflects Growing Trend of Luxury South Asian Weddings

Manhattan’s Financial District came to a standstill Saturday as an Indian couple’s elaborate wedding parade…

A Bite of Mylapore in the Bay Area: The South Indian Cafe Serves the Best Dosa On the West Coast

My introduction to Mylapore came not through travel guides but through my daughter—and a piping…

The MAGA Makeover of Vani Hari: From ‘One of the Sexiest Democrats in Charlotte, N.C., Into the Taylor Swift of the MAHA Moms’

In the grand hall of the Department of Health and Human Services last month, Vani…