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‘Roudram Ranam Rudhiram’: Revolutionaries Dripping with Blood, Gore and Ripped Muscles Too

Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli’s much-awaited film (“Rise Roar Revolt” in English and “Roudram Ranam Rudhiram”…

It is Nauseating That a Film Claiming to Highlight Horrors Inflicted on Kashmiri Pandits has Become Part of State Propaganda

Let me start with a disclaimer. I have not seen “The Kashmir Files.” Nor do…

Relativity of Race and Caste: The Pride and Prejudice of First Generation Indian Americans

‘America is not a racist country at all, at least there isn’t as much discrimination…

Close Encounters of the Brown Kind: Hollywood is Finally Paying Attention to Desis

In the last six months or so, leading up to the 94th Academy Awards on…

‘The Kashmir Files’ is a Graphic ExposĂ© of the Genocide of Pandits. It is Also One-sided

“The Kashmir Files” is a necessary, yet dangerous film for Indian audiences. Our current generation…

‘Jago Hua Savera’: A Classic Pakistani Film Based on an Indian Novel Set in East Bengal

Night falls on a river. The village around it thickens with darkness. Not the river.…

I Used to Think My Parents Were Islamaphobic Master Exaggerators. After Watching ‘The Kashmir Files’ I Stand Chastened

The Holocaust was a genocide that has since been etched into the hearts and minds…

March is Reading Month. And Storytelling is an Inherent Part of My Indian Heritage

During “March is Reading Month,” I reap the rewards of being a legislator: reading to…

Kolams: The Geometrical and Mathematical Beauty of Traditional Indian Art

Ancient traditional art forms from around the world fascinate me, but it was not always…

Vanaprastha-Ashram: How I’m Transitioning to the Hindu Way of Spending the Evening of Life

Late in the afternoon of life, as the shadows start getting longer, the mind starts…

I Belong to a Minority Community in India and in America. My Heart Goes Out to the Kashmiri Pandits

“The Kashmir Files” makes you uncomfortable, angry, frustrated and helpless. You are not actually watching…

The Blood and Gore in ‘The Kashmir Files’ Seems Gratuitous Because It Depicts Reality

Stepping out of the movie theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey after watching “The Kashmir…

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