PERSPECTIVES

Quittok Trend: Video Depicting Gen Z Quitting Jobs is an Expression of Their Power Over Untenable Situations

In an age where private journal entries are public ‘Gram stories, it comes as no…

The Story of Velveteen Cat: When the Fairy Whispered ‘You Should Go, the Little Girl Will Be Waiting For You’

Once upon a time, there was a Velveteen Cat made from soft fur with ears…

The Enigma of Arrival: The America I Had Imagined Is Not the America I Found

Why did I choose to move to a completely new environment, culture, and society and…

‘Inkilab Zindabad’: How I Stepped Away From My Comfortable Perch and Joined the Resistance

I have followed politics for a very long time. I am deeply interested in the…

When I Came Out Happy: Confessions of a Proud Mother of a Queer, Nonbinary Child

The day my only child came out to me was one of the hardest in…

The Man From Madras: Brinda Charry’s ‘The East Indian’ Imagines the Life of the First Indian Immigrant to America

Historical fiction writers live in three time zones simultaneously: The past is what they aim…

A Dystopian Nightmare: Indians Who Want to Send Children to America Seeking a Future Need to Think Long and Hard

A text popped up on my WhatsApp group. My wife’s cousin asked, “Is it a…

Norwegian Woe: A Gut-wrenching True Story of a Woman Who is Rendered Stateless, Homeless and Childless

“Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway” is a quest of an Indian immigrant mother trying to regain…

Hydra-Headed Hindu Nationalism: The Roots and Branches of Rising Hindu Extremism in the United States

When the next phase of the grand Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Robbinsville, N.J. is completed…

‘What I Imagine is Always Beyond What I Can Reach’: A Conversation With Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s name is synonymous with Indian American fiction. An award-winning writer, activist, and…

Romancing the Break-up Artist: ‘Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar’ is An Enjoyable Comedy of Errors

“Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar” is a 2023 Indian Hindi romantic comedy “of errors”  directed by Luv Ranjan and written by Rahul…

From a Mother to Mother: The Most Beautiful Memory I Kept Locked In My Heart

Growing up in India, I was unaware of Mother’s Day, its history, and its significance.…