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I am Outraged at the Vicious Attacks on Supporters of California’s Historic Bill to End Caste Discrimination

California is poised to make civil rights history with California Senator Aisha Wahab’s historic new…

USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants

The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was enacted to provide relief to children who “age-out”—…

Affirmative Action Has Created an Alternate Caste Society. That’s Why South Asians Shouldn’t Support It

In principle, everyone agrees that students who are socially and economically backward should be helped…

Affirmative Action: South Asians Have a Responsibility to Support Diversity in American Universities

The Supreme Court decision to eliminate affirmative action has led organizers and community advocates across…

Revival of Goddess Cultures: A Day at the Chausath Yogini Temple in Odisha Where Ancient Tradition Meets the Modern

Brent Horning, a recent anthropology graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and I…

Attack on Hindu American Organizations is Dangerously Bordering on Disinformation and Hate

Hindu faith-based organizations and their members in the U.S. are being attacked repeatedly by a…

A Hindu Perspective on Issues Dominating American Culture Wars, Including Abortion and Gender Fluidity

Hindu philosophy, with its rich tradition of deep introspection, debate, scholarship, empirical practices has produced…

In ‘The Guncle,’ Stephen Rowley Portrays the Complicated Nature of Grief With a Hint of P.G. Wodehouse

I am glad that I was introduced to Stephen Rowley’s “The Guncle,” the “fun” book…

Alia Bhatt Shines in Netflix’s ‘Heart of Stone,’ an Otherwise Shallow Action Thriller

Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder developed the screenplay of “Heart of Stone” based on a story written by Rucka.…

India@77: Impoverished Understanding of Secularism and the Chronicle of a Failure Foretold

Whatever one’s reservations about the limitations of the Indian variant of secularism, it is still…

Takeaways From ‘Barbie’: How Healthy Narcissism Leads to Empowerment But Risks Becoming Entitlement

As many of us know, the recent movie “Barbie” has caused quite a stir among…

The Manipur Blowback: How India’s Religious Violence is Becoming a Problem for American Politicians

For nine days, Pieter Friedrich starved himself to get his congressman’s attention. Drawing from his…