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Comedy of Errors: ’Laapataa Ladies’ Struggles With Caste Dynamics in Its Depiction of Village Life in India

“Laapataa Ladies” (Lost Ladies) is set in the fictional Indian state of Nirmal Pradesh, where…

Vertical Limit: What Middle-Aged Desis Ready to Take Off to the Himalayas Should Know About High-Altitude Trekking

As the altimeter began to register well beyond 13,000 feet in the Langtang National Park…

Walking With My Mom: Learning the Virtues of Random But Deliberate Acts of Patience and Care

Patience is a virtue, we hear growing up but putting it into practice is a…

‘Monkey Man’ Not Only Effaces ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Image of India But Also Challenges Rising Chauvinistic Forces

Fifteen years after Dev Patel was introduced to global audiences as Jamal Malik in “Slumdog…

My Mother was Married at 11, Had 5 kids by 24, Widowed at 56, Survived Child Loss and Mental Illness and Still Has Her Long Hair

My mother is 89. Possibly. People around her ask me, “Are you her daughter? “Look…

Columbia’s Primal Scream: In Students’ Free Palestine Demand I Hear an Echo of Neil Young’s ‘Ohio’

Blasting Floyd, Dylan, Clapton, and Morrison in my living room, surrounded by friends as a…

We Columbia University Students Urge You to Listen to Our Voices

On Tuesday night, we watched in horror as hundreds of riot police flooded our beloved…

Thank You, Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Essence of Sargent Shriver’s Call to ‘Break Mirrors’

Even more captivating than reading “Be Useful: Seven Tools For Life,” I thoroughly enjoyed listening…

Sam Pitroda is Right. India Needs Inheritance Tax to Prevent Concentration of Wealth at the Top

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are busy pillorying the Congress party for a…

‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ Intricately Weaves Together Themes of Love, Ambition, Rivalry, Sacrifice, and Courage

In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” a tender romance blossoms between the shy…

Decoding Modi’s Rhetoric: The ‘Mutton, Machli, Mangalsutra, Muslims and Mughals’ Slogan is a Sign of BJP’s Desperation

When it comes to the prime minister of India, the pattern is as predictable. There…

A Response to the Vilification of Hindus for Human Rights by Suhag Shukla of the Hindu American Foundation

I don’t normally spend much time on social media. However, some of the recent attacks…

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