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Our Speed Limit Laws and Anti-Drug Policies are Geared Toward Enriching Corporate Coffers

Right now, if you look on YouTube there are numerous people posting videos of driving…

But He’s Our S.O.B.: Conversations with Indian American Supporters of President Trump

“He is a businessman, even if he talks rubbish.”   “He supports India – that’s probably…

Hidden Figures No More: The Crucial Need for Female Representation in STEM

With many recent news headlines detailing the successes of women in STEM, the progress we…

The Matrix and Ma Durga: How Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra Festivities Turned into Virtual Reality

The reverberating sound of the dhaks (large drums) and the resonance of the conch shells…

Dissecting Political Behavior: What Animates the Progressive and Conservative Indian Americans

The voting behavior of Indian Americans has become a subject of great interest in this…

Born in the U.S.A.: Why I Couldn’t Celebrate When My Parents and Brother Received their Green Cards

When I first saw it, I was sure it wasn’t real. It was too good…

Indian Americans’ Growing Preference for Republican America Coincides with Their Support for Hindu India

Indians who moved to the U.S. in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s were mostly focused…

Living with the Enemy: Indian Women on H-4 Dependent Visa are Defenseless Targets of Domestic Violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is meant to remind ourselves of the gravity…

O Palestine! An Indian American’s Account of the Horrors of Israeli Occupation of the West Bank

This January, 55 students and I from Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs…

How I Overcame the Trauma of Domestic Violence Through Spiritual Awakening

Here’s a little bit about my journey of my spiritual awakening and how it has…

Research Shows How Much Islamophobia Dominated Prime Minister Modi’s Reelection Campaign

In January President Donald Trump retweeted an evidently doctored image of United States Congressional House…

Tell Judge Amy Coney Barrett We are Out of the ‘Kitchen’ and We are Not Going Back

In 1995, shortly after I graduated college and started working as a software engineer in…