PERSPECTIVES

Donald Trump is First from the Global Club of Authoritarians to Go Down. Who’s Next?

The memory of Donald Trump’s inauguration day is etched on my mind with painful clarity.…

At Last, My Daughters Have a Role-Model in ‘Vice President’ Kamala Devi Harris

When I was born in India, a female leader ruled the nation. Indira Gandhi, the…

Don’t Ask Me to Hold My Horse Because Trump Hasn’t Conceded. Congratulations Madam Vice President!

America will shortly have its first woman vice president and the first woman of color.…

Some Pakistani Americans Have a Negative Perception of Kamala Harris. They are Wrong

“But Kamala is a Hindu?! How can I support her!” These words uttered by a…

Charlie Hebdo v. M.F. Husain? A Tale of France and India and Two Different Perspectives

The Hindu festival of Lakshmi puja and the Islamic festival of Eid Milad un Nabi…

“Go Back to Your Country”: How I Felt as I Watched the Election Night Unfolded

I stopped at a red light but was distracted by the people to the left…

I’m Voting for POTUS and not LOTUS. I’m Voting for MLK Jr.’s Way and Not the BLM Way

I am a Mom and I wear many badges — first generation immigrant, Indian-American, American Hindu, Woman…

Does Anti-Trump Lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi Have a Soft Corner for Hindutva?

As the 2020 elections draw to a close, Sen. Kamala Harris is set to write…

My Conversations with Trump Voters in Pennsylvania as I Campaigned for Biden-Harris

During our family road trips to New York and Washington D.C., we always drove by…

A Mainer’s Plea: I Could Do with a Little Less Mail-Bombing From Sara Gideon

If you live in Maine, it’s pretty hard to miss Sara Gideon these days. Just…

Hindus Misrepresented: How India’s Policies are Congruent with American Democratic Values

The authors of many published articles and opinion pieces in the current digital and print…

Love and Anti-Blackness: An Indian American Mother Reflects On Raising Black Children in America

My father arrived in the U.S. in 1971, to the same western North Carolina mountains…