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Hindu Swayamsevak Sanghā€™s Health for Humanity Yogathon Attracts a Cross-Section of Americans

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) concluded the 16th annual Health for Humanity Yogathon, also known as…

ā€˜The Romanticsā€™: We Love Yash Raj Films Because They Tell Your Story, My Story, and the Nation’s Story

I chanced upon ā€œThe Romanticsā€ on Netflix while searching for a suitable film to show…

Why Nikki Haleyā€™s Conversion to Christianity Makes Her Suspect in the Eyes of Both Christians and Non-Christians

In the opening seconds of Nikki Haleyā€™s video launching her 2024 presidential bid this week,…

The Caste Contagion: Who are These Indians Opposed to Seattle Legislation to Ban Caste-based Discrimination?

This Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the Seattle City Council will vote on Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s…

Smorgasbord of Cultures: ā€™Shiv Shastri Balboaā€™ Reflects the Real American Kahani of the Desi Community

Last night I watched the movie ā€œShiv Shastri Balboaā€ in a theater in New Jersey…

Under the Indian Sun and Rain: I Feel Nostalgic About the Simple Joys of Drying Clothes On the Terrace

It seems such a long time ago ā€” racing to the terrace to grab all…

In Defense of HSS: Opinionated Attacks on Ordinary American Hindus are Contributing to Growing Anti-Hindu Sentiments

“In an ideal society, there should be many interests consciously communicated and shared. There should…

Caste in America: Mothers Like Me are Excluded From Indian Parent Networks Because I am a Dalit

I am Maya Kamble of Ambedkar Association of North America. We are civil rights advocates from…

We Fled India to Escape the Nightmare of Caste Oppression. To Our Horror, We Found it in America, Too

I was born into a Dalit Hindu Arya Samaj family in Uttar Pradesh. As a public health…

ā€˜Your Place or Mineā€™ is No ā€˜Sleepless in Seattleā€™ But It has My Favorite ā€˜Legally Blondeā€™ Reese Witherspoon

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, I took my blonde friend, Debbie for an Indian…

Me, Supervillain? How I Won $100,000 on Jeopardy! and Twice as Many Unkindest Cuts on Social Media

Appearing on the TV game show Jeopardy! was something Iā€™d dreamed of since watching it…

Revealing Faces of Places: Dhiren Dasu’s Unusual Artistic Presentation at the Santa Monica Art Museum

Enter the space and you are surrounded by faces, watching you from every wall. Stand…