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Soft Antisemitism? Zohran Mamdani’s Muslim Faith Quickly Targeted After His Shocking Victory in NYC Mayoral Primary

Zohran Mamdani, the Muslim state assemblyman running for mayor in New York, led the Democratic…

In ‘Echoes of the Silenced,’ Personal Stories Shed Light on Oppression of Hindus Over the Last 100 Years

When a group of college-age Hindus created an educational Instagram account about Hinduism in 2020,…

Lisa Barr’s ‘The Goddess of Warsaw’ is a ‘Vengeful’ Reflection on History, Identity, and Redemption

Lisa Barr’s “The Goddess of Warsaw” is a haunting, dramatic story of war, resistance, love,…

Indian Diaspora at Crossroads: Sadhvi Rithambara’s Hindu Nationalism Versus Ambedkar’s Vision of Caste Equity

When I pulled into the parking lot of the Hanuman Temple of Greater Chicago on…

Indian Government Targets Indian American Community While Weaponizing a Small Part of Hindu American Diaspora

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Canada for the G-7 Summit, where Prime…

Baltics With a View: Latvian Capital Riga is a City of Quiet Strength, Ever Vigilant of the Bear Next Door

On the afternoon of June 24th, as we left the Grand Poet Hotel, our taxi…

In ‘Silversmith’s Puzzle,’ Captain Jim Agnihotri Goes Sleuthing Amid a Sensory Overload of Bombay

“Silversmith’s Puzzle,” the fourth installment in Captain Jim Agnihotri’s sleuthing adventures, sees Nev March return…

State of the Union On This Juneteenth: Authoritarianism is a Slow Moving Coup and America is in the Middle of It

Years ago, I made a film titled “300 Miles to Freedom.” The film is a…

Tucked Away in the Memories of Mountains I Remember Being Perched On Dad’s Shoulders in My Canary-Yellow Parka

Dad would often quote “The beauty of Shimla is not just in the views, but…

Growing Up With Frederick Forsyth : My Voracious Adolescent Years of Pulp Fiction

The last book of Frederick Forsyth’s that I read was back in 1992. I did…

Extermination and Expansion : Is Israel’s Genocidal War On Gaza the Beginning of the End Zionism?

“What’s your take on what’s happening in Gaza?” a dear friend asked me recently. I…

Breaking Bread: ’Once Upon a Time in Lahore’ Hauntingly Depicts the Tragic Dimensions of Hate and Friendship

I first met Sanjay Arora at the Atlanta Indian Film Festival in September 2024, where…