PERSPECTIVES

The Need for Calling Out Hinduphobia Proliferating On College Campuses and Far-left Progressive Circles

A veto is the ultimate boss move. And Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t afraid of the…

2024 Marks Mohammad Rafi’s Birth Centennial. We Need to Memorialize His Mumbai Home

Born in 1924 in the small village of Kotla Sultan Singh in undivided Punjab, Mohammad…

Revisiting ‘Dogtooth’: A Disturbingly Powerful Exploration of Patriarchy and Societal Manipulation

Dogtooth is an exceptionally unique, darkly twisted, and richly provocative cinematic experience that defies traditional…

The Dharma Of Terror:  The Unexpected Incoherent End of Experience Sharpens Into Focus What We Value Most

On October 7th, 2023, in the hours before dawn, I woke engulfed in dread and…

Sewa Diwali’s Nationwide Impact: Interfaith Alliance of Irving, Texas, Unites Communities With Annual Food Drive

In this era of a fast-moving world, where mindfulness is not only a difficult goal…

History Repeats Itself: Gaza Today is a Mirror Image of  Warsaw Jewish Ghetto Under the Nazis

History repeats like bad memory and bad faith. It’s uncanny. I have not been to…

Celebrating Diwali in the Time of War: Perpetuation of Collective Guilt and the Weaponization of Suffering

Amid the tragedy of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the civilian casualties…

A Love Affair With the Men in Blue: Over 1.4 Billion Hearts Were Broken on Sunday, Including Mine

On the verge of screaming at the TV for the umpteenth time, I reluctantly leave…

A Transformative Journey to ‘God’s Own Country’: How Ayurveda Reshaped My Life and Health

It was a balmy weekend in August. I was at my home in Baja California,…

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Joins Hindus for Human Rights Multi-Faith Diwali Gathering to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

This Diwali, Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) has been wrestling with the question of how…

Children of a Lesser God: What to Make of the Killing Fields of an Occupied Land Far, Far Away

Thousands of miles away, in the glittering landscape of the make-believe reality of social media,…

‘Cruella Braverman’: The Most Hated Indian in the United Kingdom Exits to Fight Another Day

LONDON — A day after Diwali, Suella Braverman, the United Kingdom’s Home Secretary was sacked…