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‘Exterminate All the Brutes’: The HBO Docuseries Sets Out to Unmask White Supremacy But Falls Short

As an activist filmmaker who has been making documentaries for almost two decades and someone…

Efforts Afoot to Get Michigan Declare Holiday for Diwali, Eid, Lunar New Year and Vaisakhi

May starts with May Day. However, it wasn’t until I moved to India in my…

Pride Month: Netflix’s ‘Bombay Talkies’ and a Glimpse into the Indian LGBTQ World

Talking about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) are taboo topics, especially in the…

The Grand Bargain: We Must Challenge Narrow Nationalism and Vaccine Darwinism in Combating COVID-19

The Indian diaspora, especially those in North America and the UK have been understandably concerned…

‘Sardar Ka Grandson’: My Musings on Netflix’s Panju Dramedy with a Macho Flair

Recently, I saw “Sardar Ka Grandson” pop up on Netflix. I kept on scrolling, assuming…

India and Palestine: Is Modi Government’s Pragmatism Trumping Moral Foundations of India’s Foreign Policy?

India’s position on the current Israeli-Palestine (Gaza) conflict is an interesting one. While the government…

Losing Ma: The Last Time I Saw Her She had a Little Too Much Vermilion on Her Forehead

I lost my mother in August 2020 in Kolkata, India during the pandemic. I’m still…

What Should We Carry Forward from the Pandemic? Stories From Millburn, New Jersey

By February 2021, the world watched in wonder as India seemed to have flattened the COVID-19…

1st Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder: You’re Complicit in This Racist System if You’re Not Outraged

I grew up driving down the I-94 in Minneapolis every Saturday morning to go to…

What the Media Chooses to Ignore About Modi Government’s Response to the Pandemic

Perceptions in most of the cases are far away from the ground realities, but they…

The Charge of Dual Loyalty Against Hindus in America is Both Insidious and Defamatory

Dual loyalty. It was a charge that led to the internment of Japanese Americans during…

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Under Department of Homeland Security

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is granted by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (Secretary)…