PERSPECTIVES

The Model Minority Mirror Cracks: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio Flameout is More Than a Political Metaphor

There is something almost Shakespearean about watching Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio gubernatorial campaign come apart —…

Puja Muted by Grief: Kolkata Stampede Reveals Systemic Failure Behind Crowd Management at Public Events

The defining and heartbreaking event of the festival occurred on the evening of Saturday, October…

Your Surname Is Not Your Destiny: What My Vedic Birth Chart Taught Me About Caste, Krishna, and Human Dignity

For much of my life, I believed I belonged to a lower caste because of…

Debates Over the BJP, the RSS, and Hindu Nationalism Have Intensified Concerns About India’s Secular Future

Secularism is defined as the principle of separating religion from civil affairs, government, and public institutions…

The Growing Hatred for Indian Americans: The Ladder History Climbs When a Minority Becomes a Convenient Target

On October 11, according to police in Palatine, Illinois, a 19-year-old named Alexandros Paporakis drove…

Congress Party Should Not Forget That It was the Cockroach Janata Party That Lit the Flame of Rebellion

Before condemning the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) wholesale, let’s pause and think of how hopeless…

Living Songs of Kabir: Priyal Maheshwari’s Journey into Music and Mysticism of the  Poet-Saint

For Priyal Maheshwari, the journey from engineering to music unfolded through a growing desire to…

Understanding the Department of Labor’s PERM Freeze: What It Means for Major Tech Companies and Foreign Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has put an immediate halt on accepting new Permanent…

Fly Hanuman: Bhakthi and the Miraculous Story of Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar

A few years ago, one of my childhood friends from school whom I had not…

The Clause and the (Gymkhana) Club: A Historic Institution Can Be Reformed Without Being Erased

Somewhere in a government file sits a sentence that decides the fate of 27.3 acres…

Jeffrey Archer, the ‘Prodigal Liar’ is Dead: For a Certain Generation of Indian Readers His Novels Were a Rite of Passage

Jeffrey Archer died at home this week at 86, on the eve of publishing one…

A Cultural Confluence: Jaipur Literature Festival in New York Showcases Leaders in Different Fields of Endeavor

The New York edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF NY) was held over two…