PERSPECTIVES

Ten Years After the Muzaffarnagar Riots, Survivors are Still Suffering, But India Remains Unmoved

Ten years after the 2013 anti-Muslim riots in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, the images of the…

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh’s Interfaith Initiatives at Parliament of World Religions Were a Resounding Success

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) had a resounding success at the Parliament of World Religions…

I Am a Dominant Caste Hindu. I’d Like to Debunk Casteist Disinformation About California’s SB 403

As a dominant caste Hindu in tech and a member of Hindus for Caste Equity,…

Hindu Nationalism and the ‘India Problem’ Under the Surface at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

It has been over a century since Swami Vivekananda introduced the tenets of Hinduism to…

Dharma and Identity: Explaining the Hindu Divide at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

At the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago recently with the theme of defending…

We Protest the Pervasive and Toxic Labeling of Caste and Decry ‘Caste Bombing’ of the Hindu Diaspora

This is with reference to the caste discrimination article in American Kahani by Pooja Singh…

I am Outraged at the Vicious Attacks on Supporters of California’s Historic Bill to End Caste Discrimination

California is poised to make civil rights history with California Senator Aisha Wahab’s historic new…

USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants

The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was enacted to provide relief to children who “age-out”—…

Affirmative Action Has Created an Alternate Caste Society. That’s Why South Asians Shouldn’t Support It

In principle, everyone agrees that students who are socially and economically backward should be helped…

Affirmative Action: South Asians Have a Responsibility to Support Diversity in American Universities

The Supreme Court decision to eliminate affirmative action has led organizers and community advocates across…

Revival of Goddess Cultures: A Day at the Chausath Yogini Temple in Odisha Where Ancient Tradition Meets the Modern

Brent Horning, a recent anthropology graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and I…

Attack on Hindu American Organizations is Dangerously Bordering on Disinformation and Hate

Hindu faith-based organizations and their members in the U.S. are being attacked repeatedly by a…