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Six Yards of Everything — Part II: The Cost and Caste of Making and Wearing the Most Complicated Garment in the World

I grew up Tamil, which means I grew up surrounded by sarees. My Paattis wore…

Rām or Rāma? The Linguistic Story Behind a Sensationalized Debate Triggered By Amitabh Bachchan

If you celebrated Sri Rāma Navami a few days ago, the name Rāma and some…

Six Yards of Everything: A Love Letter to Saree, the Most Complicated Garment in the World — Part I

If you asked me to close my eyes and describe the women who raised me…

What Does ‘Dhurandhar’ Mean? A Hanuman Jayanthi Reflection On a Lesser Known Epithet of Hanuman

On this Hanuman Jayanthi (Chaitra Purnima), it seems befitting to note that the only time…

From Riverside to the World: What AI Governance Demands of the Indian-American Diaspora

There is a quiet but consequential shift underway in how artificial intelligence is governed, and…

To Be or Not To Be Bond: Watch ‘Bait,’ But Let Bond Be Bond, Whatever the Color

Full disclosure — I am one of those people who’s always declaring, “This TV show is…

Educating India: We Built the Largest Education System in Human History. But are the Children Learning?

There is a boy sitting in a village in Bihar. He is in the fifth…

My Conflicting Reflections On and Admiration For Arundhati Roy and Her Mother Mary

The mother-daughter dynamic is one of life’s most complex bonds. It can be a source…

Presence Matters: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America Present Hindu Perspectives on Women

When you enter the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the Commission on the…

Was Suchir Balaji Killed? An Indian Mother Continues Her Lonely Fight Against OpenAI

Before you read on. This is an old story. Or at least, it may feel…

We Will Strike. We Will Deter. We Will Win: America’s Comforting Simplicity

Her name does not appear in any briefing. She is eleven years old, and she…

Bhadralok and Beyond: Competitive Communalism Reshaping Bengal’s Politics to the Detriment of Bengali Culture

Bengal is no stranger to communalism. History bears witness to the horrific clashes between Hindus…