PERSPECTIVES

‘India Calling’: Anand Giridharadas’ Book Deepened My Reflections On the Homeland I Left in the 1990s

As the holidays approach, I gravitate to libraries and bookstores to read. Reading “India Calling”…

Sugar High on Starbucks: How a Chai Drinker Transformed Into a Coffee Enthusiast

After watching a recent documentary on Starbucks, I found myself thinking about how this “chai”…

The Nehru That India Cannot Forget: Remembering India’s First Prime Minister  

Narendra Modi does not agree but the world has never hesitated in recognizing Jawaharlal Nehru…

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s ‘Before Your Coffee Gets Cold’ Intertwines Time Travel with Universal Themes of Love and Regret

“Before Your Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is a beautifully reflective novel that intertwines…

American Hara-Kiri: Chronicle of a Democracy’s Death Foretold

To keep my election anxiety in check, I went to see the guitar virtuoso David…

Trump’s Second Coming:  As the Empire Strikes Back Will the Hindutva American Project Get a Boost?

“Umrika, condolences” — the status update of a Facebook “friend” from India to which I…

Misogynoir: Election Results Reveal ‘Specific Hatred, Dislike, Distrust, and Prejudice Toward Black Women’

The sound and the fury of the 2024 elections have finally died down, and as…

Netflix Documentary On Martha Stewart Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Woman Behind the Brand

In “Martha,” director RJ Cutler presents an eye-opening narrative that captures the ambitious rise, fall,…

Proverbial Last Straw: Diwali Temple Attacks Expose Two-Tier Policing in Canada

It was a weekend of coast-to-coast violence by Khalistani extremists on Hindu temples that should…

Peace Through the Millennia: How Mahatma Gandhi Became a Role Model for Nonviolent Movements

I’m a South Asian, an Indian American to be exact. While I was born in…

Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Off With His Head’ is a Bold Comeback That Grapples With the Pressures of Reinvention

In his latest Netflix special, “Off With His Head,” Hasan Minhaj returns to the stage…

The Gaza Backlash: How Democrats Flung the Door Open for the Return of Trump

The election results are in, and they’ve delivered a wake-up call to the Democratic Party.…