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The Enduring Journey of Being Human: A Reflection on J.R. Sandadi’s ‘The Eleventh Kilometer’

For many immigrants, the journey to America begins long before the airplane leaves the runway.…

The Queen of Histopathology: In Memory of Dr. Anita Maria Borges, India’s Most Respected Cancer Pathologists

Today, while reading Margaret Atwood’s horoscope—she was born on November 18, 1939—in her latest memoir,…

The Good-Immigrant Bargain Never Worked: Reflections On What Became of Indian Americans Since 9/11

Somewhere in New York this week, a family is quietly not celebrating a birthday. Anish…

Second Guessing Women’s Choices: Why is Swara Bhaskar Eager to ‘Reduce Women to Their Vaginas and Nothing More’

Sometime in early 1807, on a ship near the coast of modern-day Ghana, some 70-80…

When Iranians Held Candlelight Vigils For 9/11 Victims: How Washington Rebuffed Tehran Even After It Helped Overthrow Taliban

Twenty-five years after Al-Qaeda killed more than 3,000 Americans in stunning attacks that provoked the…

Optical Illusions: How Statistics Produce a 7.8 Percent Headline Growth Rate While the Everyday Market Stalls?

Imagine a king who rules a vast and divided realm. Half his kingdom lives in…

The Gloria I Knew Believed the ‘Last Girl’ to Be the Girl Whose Caste, Race, Class, Make the World Consider Her Expendable

“My Forbesganj Garden invite us into a world of open gates and vibrant community. Ruchira draws on lost…

A Chutney Parade at the Santa Barbara Gathering Drew the Multi-Flavored Odia Identity Out Into the Open

I just got back from a three-day California Odia Retreat, held at the University of…

Long Before Gloria Steinem: Hindutva is One of History’s Most Complete Feminist Frameworks

Gloria Steinem once said that a feminist is simply anyone who believes in the full…

Gloria Steinem: I Admired Her Willingness to Leave the Familiar in Order to Discover What Else Existed

Gloria Steinem became one of the most influential voices of modern feminism, but what moves…

The Dance Track That Answered a Lathi Charge: The Known Unknowns About the Anthem of India’s Gen Z Summer

Two nights after the Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force beat their way through…

Dolly and Gloria: They Felt Permanent. But Permanence is Not the Same as Staying. It is What They Left Behind in Us

I feel palpably sad. I learned Gloria Steinem died today. And Dolly Parton died last…

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