PERSPECTIVES

Unapologetically Yours: Dissecting Mamdani’s Path to Historic Victory in New York City

A year ago, no one knew him. Since then, he has run a successful campaign,…

Jayatu Jagati Hindutā: The Song That Expounds the True Meaning of Hindutva, Not as Exclusion But Expansion

When righteousness and human values are reduced to politics and shame, the Sanskrit hymn “Jayatu…

Why the Left Consistently Wins JNU Students Union Elections and the BJP Affiliated Right Fails

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election results attract national attention year after year…

The Trap of Imagined Victimhood: Indian Americans Must Learn to Laugh At Themselves and Get a Life

America buzzes with taco stands, jazz bars, and comedy clubs where diverse crowds eat, drink and roar with…

Je Suis Zohran: New Yorkers Chose Solidarity Over Hate and It’s Time Democratic Party Leaders Catch Up

New York City will soon be led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. It almost seems surreal…

Minority Report: What I Learned From Zohran Mamdani’s Win — A Balanced But Unapologetic Embrace of Identity

Few political victories have resonated with such clarity and urgency as Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented triumph…

A Tale of Two Socialisms: Mamdani Supporters Please Note — New York is Rich Enough to Distribute Wealth. India is Not

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City feels like a jolt of electricity to anyone…

Undercutting Hinduphobia: Why South Asian Left Fears the Rapid Growth of Second Generation Hindu Americans

During a time of unprecedented hatred toward Hindus across the United States from both the…

New York Will Remain a City of Immigrants. A City Built by Immigrants, Powered by Immigrants and, As of Tonight, Led by an Immigrant

The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once…

Mayor-Elect Mamdani Listens to the Poetry of Nehru and Ignores the Prose of Stagnation That Followed

Zohran Mamdani stood on the victory stage in Brooklyn Tuesday night and reached back to…

The Audacity of Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Will the Weight of Office and Expectations Crush Him?

The first time Zohran Kwame Mamdani came into my view was late last year. There…

The Making of a Mayor: How Mamdani Read New York City Like a Chessboard and Checkmated Its Political Establishment

A girl studies the board in silence. The pieces are mismatched, the pawns chipped. Around…