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The Clause and the (Gymkhana) Club: A Historic Institution Can Be Reformed Without Being Erased

Somewhere in a government file sits a sentence that decides the fate of 27.3 acres…

Jeffrey Archer, the ‘Prodigal Liar’ is Dead: For a Certain Generation of Indian Readers His Novels Were a Rite of Passage

Jeffrey Archer died at home this week at 86, on the eve of publishing one…

A Cultural Confluence: Jaipur Literature Festival in New York Showcases Leaders in Different Fields of Endeavor

The New York edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF NY) was held over two…

From Childhood Challenges to Creative Worlds: Sanjay Patel and Vicky Roy at The South Asian Literature and Art Festival

The South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) Festival 2026 opened on September 26 at Menlo…

How to Ease Congestion in Los Angeles or Bengaluru: The Traffic AI Our Cities Already Have, But Don’t Use

Anyone who has inched through gridlock in Los Angeles, Bengaluru, or Mumbai has had the…

Science, Memory and Finding Your Voice: Three Conversations at The South Asian Literature and Art Festival 2026

The South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) Festival 2026 opened on September 26 at Menlo…

Amavasya in Pune Vs Parsippany: Why Your Relatives in India and Your Temple Here Disagree About the Date and Time

Every autumn, some version of the same phone call happens in Indian American homes. A…

Searching for the Man for All Seasons: Rahul Gandhi Has Found the People. Can He Find the Politics?

Rahul Gandhi has come a long way since 2014. That much is no longer in…

Anupam Kher and Swaroop Sampat Featured Play Draws Attention to Forced Loneliness and Chosen Solitude

Last Friday on September 18th, my daughter and I went to see the wonderful musical…

Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Citizenship and the Sports Arena: Will Indian American Cricket Fans Pass the Tebbit Test?

Rishi Sunak has been thinking about cricket, which is a respectable occupation for a former…

American Tribal Wars: The Mind Sciences Hindu Civilization Refined for Millennia are the Tools This Moment Requires

E. O. Wilson liked to put the human predicament in one sentence: we have Paleolithic…

Dronacharya’s Query Revisited: Why Critics Refused to Acknowledge That 16 Faiths Were Represented at the One Humanity Event

Samantha Agarwal’s article in American Kahani, “RSS in  America: World’s Largest Far Right Paramilitary Rallied…