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In ‘Silversmith’s Puzzle,’ Captain Jim Agnihotri Goes Sleuthing Amid a Sensory Overload of Bombay

“Silversmith’s Puzzle,” the fourth installment in Captain Jim Agnihotri’s sleuthing adventures, sees Nev March return…

State of the Union On This Juneteenth: Authoritarianism is a Slow Moving Coup and America is in the Middle of It

Years ago, I made a film titled “300 Miles to Freedom.” The film is a…

Tucked Away in the Memories of Mountains I Remember Being Perched On Dad’s Shoulders in My Canary-Yellow Parka

Dad would often quote “The beauty of Shimla is not just in the views, but…

Growing Up With Frederick Forsyth : My Voracious Adolescent Years of Pulp Fiction

The last book of Frederick Forsyth’s that I read was back in 1992. I did…

Extermination and Expansion : Is Israel’s Genocidal War On Gaza the Beginning of the End Zionism?

“What’s your take on what’s happening in Gaza?” a dear friend asked me recently. I…

Breaking Bread: ’Once Upon a Time in Lahore’ Hauntingly Depicts the Tragic Dimensions of Hate and Friendship

I first met Sanjay Arora at the Atlanta Indian Film Festival in September 2024, where…

A Note to Pro-Palestine Activists Among Hindu American Youth: Follow Dharmic Guide for Resisting Peer Pressure

As a Hindu American youth in college or starting your career, you may feel pressure…

‘The Golden Road’ by William Dalrymple Doesn’t Romanticize India — It Restores It to Its Rightful Place

Rarely does a book not only educate but completely reshape your understanding of the world.…

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…

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2025: A Spectacle of South Asian Storytelling and Valiant New Voices

In a city that thrives on storytelling, the 23rd Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles…

India’s Good Fortune to Have Had Jawahar Lal Nehru At the Beginning. We Still Live In the House That He Built

Jawaharlal Nehru died sixty one years ago on May 27, 1964. He was seventy-four. He…

Netflix Series ‘The Royals’ is a Regal Reimagining of Desert, Desire, and Delightful Decadence

“The Royals” opens like a sun-drenched dream in the Pink City of Jaipur—the city of…