PERSPECTIVES

Into the Bowels of Fascism: My Emotionally Draining Yet Essential Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp in Munich

I will not call myself a history buff by any means. It wasn’t one of…

India@75: The Need for a Continual, Critical, Reflective, Comprehensive, and Honest Conversation Around 1947

“Zaam na, zaam na; kisu teyi zaam naa” (“I won’t leave, I won’t; not for…

India@75: Memories of Growing Up in Independent, Impoverished, and Innocent Country of My Childhood

I was born six years after India became an independent nation and three years after…

How Hinduphobic Attacks Against Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Were Resoundingly Rejected by His Constituents in Illinois

It was the year 1911. Sara Chapman Bull, a resident of Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts,…

Ghalib of Our Time: My Brief Meeting With the Man Whose Lyrics Made My World a Better Place

At a recent concert in San Jose, California, I had a surreal moment of meeting…

White Man’s Burden?: A ‘Christian’ Britain’s Lesson in Tolerance for ‘Hindu’ India

Rishi Sunak, a British politician of Indian origin, is in the running to be prime…

A Stich in Dior: Every Dress is a Temptation and Every Woman Who Can Afford to Wear It is a Venus

It was a challenging day. The gentle essence of life was disrupted by an unexpected…

Why Everyone Invested in India’s Democracy Must Read Niranjan Takle’s ‘Who Killed Judge Loya?’

“Tell the truth and Shame the Devil.” That is the screaming yet inconspicuous subtitle on…

The Other Side of Bigotry: An American Hindu’s Perspective on Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’

In her book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabel Wilkerson explores the legacy of…

The Stand-Up Solution: How My Passion for Chicken Wings Landed Me at TEDx Talk

My love for chicken wings began early when my family first moved to America. In…

Hinduphobia Hides in Plain Sight: A New Study Exposes the Pervasive Use of Social Media to Foment Hate

A new study by the National Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) at Rutgers University has found…

With Friends Like These: How Corporations are Betraying Our Trust and Undermining Our Rights

As I write this article just days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade,…