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Noble Cause of a Nobel Laureate: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Efforts to Protect the Environment are Still Relevant

According to the UN Environment Program, “Around 3.2 billion people, or 40 percent of the…

The Private Sovereignty of Platforms: In the Age of Social Media, Power Without Accountability is No Longer Acceptable

The email arrived without warning. In March 2026, a veteran journalist who had spent years…

Six Yards of Everything – Part III: Revival, Reinvention, and the Diaspora Statement

Let me tell you where this series began. I grew up Tamil. A boy on…

In ‘Daughter of a Refugee,’ Tanya Momi Paints the Unspoken Traumas of India’s Partition

“A line drawn in haste on a paper map can permanently scar the geography and…

‘Bait’: A Meditation on Islamophobia, Aspiration, Trauma, and the Fractured Mirror of Postmodern Culture

A series like “Bait” — smart, self-aware, and unsettling — does not merely tell a story; it…

Desi Prince of Denmark: Reimagining Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ From a South Asian Perspective

Riz Ahmed stars in a modern, London-set film adaptation of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, “Hamlet,”…

Six Yards of Everything — Part II: The Cost and Caste of Making and Wearing the Most Complicated Garment in the World

I grew up Tamil, which means I grew up surrounded by sarees. My Paattis wore…

Rām or Rāma? The Linguistic Story Behind a Sensationalized Debate Triggered By Amitabh Bachchan

If you celebrated Sri Rāma Navami a few days ago, the name Rāma and some…

Six Yards of Everything: A Love Letter to Saree, the Most Complicated Garment in the World — Part I

If you asked me to close my eyes and describe the women who raised me…

What Does ‘Dhurandhar’ Mean? A Hanuman Jayanthi Reflection On a Lesser Known Epithet of Hanuman

On this Hanuman Jayanthi (Chaitra Purnima), it seems befitting to note that the only time…

From Riverside to the World: What AI Governance Demands of the Indian-American Diaspora

There is a quiet but consequential shift underway in how artificial intelligence is governed, and…

To Be or Not To Be Bond: Watch ‘Bait,’ But Let Bond Be Bond, Whatever the Color

Full disclosure — I am one of those people who’s always declaring, “This TV show is…