PERSPECTIVES

Much like Odysseus Stranded Far From Home, Sunita Williams Returned Home to the Delight of Dolphins

You embarked on a daring flight, To the stars beyond, in the black of night.With hearts…

The Trump-Netanyahu World Order is Soaked in the Blood of the Innocent

War is Peace.– 1984, George Orwell Trump’s trumpet, always unpleasant and jarring, is now turning…

A Paean to My Father Who Sang So I Could Comprehend the Beauty in Poetry as in Life

The air itself is pleasant,The flowers too have a charm.The melody is full of life,Spring…

As It Gains Wider Audience and Participation, Indian American Hindus Fashion Holi Into a Festival of Belonging

Anshul Virmani, a software consultant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said his colleagues at work begin asking…

Beyond the Finish Line: Six Life Principles From Running the World’s Major Marathons

On March 2, I crossed the finish line at the Tokyo Marathon, completing my sixth…

Temple of Doom: Saturday Night Live Revives Mola Ram, the Evil High-priest Who Tore Out Hearts of His Victims in the 1984 Film

In 1982, two years before I was born, Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg and filmmaker…

Mahmoud Khalil and Umar Khalid: A Tale of Two Student Protestors from India and the U.S.

In the world’s two biggest and largest democracies, in the sprawling, diverse landscapes of India…

A Suitable Director:  My Conversation With Indian American Oscar Nominee Smriti Mundhra

You may not know her by name, but the majority of our desi community (and…

How to Survive Trump/Musk’s Cruelty, and Lack of Forethought, Logic, Intelligence and Regard for the Law

“Trump is acting like a King because he is too weak to govern as a…

The Inscrutable J.D. Vance: How Germany ‘Remembers’ to Stop History From Repeating Itself

In recent weeks, Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk have chosen to wade into…

Maha Kumbh Mela: It was Exciting to be a Part of the Historic Celebration of Human Congregation

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, which started Jan 13in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, and is scheduled…

In his Meditative Memoir Pico Iyer Ponders Over Silence, Solitude, Impermanence and Renewal

Pico Iyer’s “Aflame, Learning From Silence” could not have arrived at a more poignant moment—both…