PERSPECTIVES

Unbearable Gratitude and Joy: Vishal Chaturvedi’s Film ‘Hanuman Ansh’ is Here, There, and Life Itself

It has taken me two or three days to settle on what to start with…

My Marriage to America: Reflections of an Odia Hindu Man on His Life’s Journey With a White Southern Christian Woman

On May 13, 2026, Beverly and I celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary. Fifty-four years. It…

When One Painting in San Francisco Opens an Entire World: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Woman with a Hat’

I had gone to the Musée Matisse with a very specific painting in mind. I…

The Enduring Journey of Being Human: A Reflection on J.R. Sandadi’s ‘The Eleventh Kilometer’

For many immigrants, the journey to America begins long before the airplane leaves the runway.…

The Queen of Histopathology: In Memory of Dr. Anita Maria Borges, India’s Most Respected Cancer Pathologists

Today, while reading Margaret Atwood’s horoscope—she was born on November 18, 1939—in her latest memoir,…

The Good-Immigrant Bargain Never Worked: Reflections On What Became of Indian Americans Since 9/11

Somewhere in New York this week, a family is quietly not celebrating a birthday. Anish…

Second Guessing Women’s Choices: Why is Swara Bhaskar Eager to ‘Reduce Women to Their Vaginas and Nothing More’

Sometime in early 1807, on a ship near the coast of modern-day Ghana, some 70-80…

When Iranians Held Candlelight Vigils For 9/11 Victims: How Washington Rebuffed Tehran Even After It Helped Overthrow Taliban

Twenty-five years after Al-Qaeda killed more than 3,000 Americans in stunning attacks that provoked the…

Optical Illusions: How Statistics Produce a 7.8 Percent Headline Growth Rate While the Everyday Market Stalls?

Imagine a king who rules a vast and divided realm. Half his kingdom lives in…

The Gloria I Knew Believed the ‘Last Girl’ to Be the Girl Whose Caste, Race, Class, Make the World Consider Her Expendable

“My Forbesganj Garden invite us into a world of open gates and vibrant community. Ruchira draws on lost…

A Chutney Parade at the Santa Barbara Gathering Drew the Multi-Flavored Odia Identity Out Into the Open

I just got back from a three-day California Odia Retreat, held at the University of…

Long Before Gloria Steinem: Hindutva is One of History’s Most Complete Feminist Frameworks

Gloria Steinem once said that a feminist is simply anyone who believes in the full…