PERSPECTIVES

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s ‘Before Your Coffee Gets Cold’ Intertwines Time Travel with Universal Themes of Love and Regret

“Before Your Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is a beautifully reflective novel that intertwines…

American Hara-Kiri: Chronicle of a Democracy’s Death Foretold

To keep my election anxiety in check, I went to see the guitar virtuoso David…

Trump’s Second Coming:  As the Empire Strikes Back Will the Hindutva American Project Get a Boost?

“Umrika, condolences” — the status update of a Facebook “friend” from India to which I…

Misogynoir: Election Results Reveal ‘Specific Hatred, Dislike, Distrust, and Prejudice Toward Black Women’

The sound and the fury of the 2024 elections have finally died down, and as…

Netflix Documentary On Martha Stewart Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Woman Behind the Brand

In “Martha,” director RJ Cutler presents an eye-opening narrative that captures the ambitious rise, fall,…

Proverbial Last Straw: Diwali Temple Attacks Expose Two-Tier Policing in Canada

It was a weekend of coast-to-coast violence by Khalistani extremists on Hindu temples that should…

Peace Through the Millennia: How Mahatma Gandhi Became a Role Model for Nonviolent Movements

I’m a South Asian, an Indian American to be exact. While I was born in…

Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Off With His Head’ is a Bold Comeback That Grapples With the Pressures of Reinvention

In his latest Netflix special, “Off With His Head,” Hasan Minhaj returns to the stage…

The Gaza Backlash: How Democrats Flung the Door Open for the Return of Trump

The election results are in, and they’ve delivered a wake-up call to the Democratic Party.…

Envisioning America of My Dreams: What Diversity at Kamala Harris’ Wisconsin Rally Meant for Me

While walking back towards our car from the Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally in Green…

Election Day: I Hope Gen Z Will Come Out Full Steam to Vote for Kamala Harris and Help Make History

The 2024 U.S. elections represent a pivotal moment for the nation, with an outcome that…

An ‘Indian-American’ Paradox: World’s Two Proudest Democracies are Also the Most Systematically Flawed

On the surface, it seems that an Indian American should by all means be proud…

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