PERSPECTIVES

Let’s Make a Film: How You Can Help Me Deliver the Promise of ‘The Rose Garden’

Ever since I started screenwriting, I have been so fascinated with writing stories about the…

As We Observe ‘Equality Day’ We Must Reflect on How Caste Apartheid Shapes Diaspora Spaces and Our Families

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, Ambedkar International Mission hosted a gathering in the City Council…

Tilak and Bindi Symbolize the Third Eye That Helps Us Master Our Brain Over the Influence of Sensory Organs

One of the major factors for a person’s satisfaction with life is the alignment between…

‘Dasvi’ Abhishek Bachchan Tries Too Hard to Be a Haryanvi Jat-type Politician

After watching “Ramprasad ki Tehrvi”, I thought that “Dasvi” might have a similar connotation but…

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’: The Story of a ‘Fallen’ Women’s Triumph as Told by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha

“Gangubai Kathiawadi” focuses on the infamous prostitute Gangubai played by Alia Bhatt, who lived in…

Clean Bowled: How Imran Khan’s Innings as Prime Minister Came to an Inglorious End

Imran Khan has been voted out of office as Pakistan’s Prime Minister. A vote of…

The Grapes of Wrath: How the Indian Mob has Turned Tables on the Leadership and is Firmly in Control

Liberals are lamenting communal incidents in non-BJP-ruled states (Rajasthan, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra) without realizing that the genie is…

‘Bridgerton Season 2’: Dark-skinned South Indian Girls Need No Longer Feel ‘Never Been Kissed’

Truth be told, I can’t stop watching “Bridgerton Season 2.” Eyerolll. I know, I get…

Hindu American Organizations’ Argument That Caste Protections ‘Unjustly Target’ South Asians Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny

Earlier this year the California State University Board of Trustees unanimously ratified the California Faculty Association’s Collective…

Survey of Caste in America: Another Ideologically Driven Crusade Predisposed to Malign Hindu Culture

About a month ago, I was forwarded a link to complete a survey “about caste…

My South Indian Feminism is a New York City Story: Womanhood, Resistance, Activism and Culture Creating Community

I moved to New York City on September 4, 2001, after living and working as…

‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 Turns Out to be ‘Brownerton’ Steeped in Romantic Magnetism Fueled by Forbidden Desire

I suppose we all fell in love with Shonda Rhimes’ American period drama “Bridgerton” Season…