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Mothers Who Have Shaped My Life: We are Composite Characters Shaped By Different People

I am a daughter and mother and, lately, a grandmother. All my life, I have…

When Do You Remember Your Mother? Should the Question Be ‘When Do You Ever Forget?’

I have been thinking of my mother every day for the past few days, even…

Memories, Mothers and Daughters: Why I Didn’t Tell My Daughter About Delicious Besan Ladoos My Mother Made

Mother’s Day is upon us. I dream of a rustic village in Punjab with blooming…

‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ is a Delightful Multicultural RomCom Based on the Lives of Two Millennials

I had an opportunity to interview the male lead Shazad Latif from the new movie…

‘Unnatural Mothers’: What About Women Who Are Unable or Unwilling to Be Mothers?

The original Mother’s Day proclamation envisaged in 1870 by the great abolitionist and suffragette Julia…

Happiness is Homemade Mini Butter Cookies: Here’s a Recipe You Can’t Resist

The act of baking has become a way for me to express my love for…

‘Mehfil’ Podcast Celebrates, Interrogates and Explores South Asian Culture, Writing, Food and Films

A new podcast Mehfil extends a playful invitation to join invigorating discussions on South Asian…

The Opposition’s Dubious Strategy to Thwart Legal Protections Against Caste Discrimination in California

I was in Sacramento on April 25th to testify at the California Senate Judiciary Committee’s…

Verse in the Valley: The Unifying Power of Multilingual Poetry Reading Session in Cupertino

It was a glorious Sunday morning on April 30 with some of us poets gathering…

‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ is a Metaphor for the Overwhelming Sense of Despair and Ultimate Catharsis

Bo Hu’s Chinese film, “An Elephant Sitting Still,” takes us through the urban landscape of…

Healthy Aging: What is Mr. Krishnan’s Secret Sauce for Abundance of Well-being?

During my recent trip to India, I met my childhood friend’s parents — Mr. and…

Caste is One of the Least Visible Yet Most Pernicious Sources of Anti-Asian Hate in the U.S.

The politics around California’s recently proposed legislation banning caste-based discrimination have become contentious. They shouldn’t…

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