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Thin Air: Netflix’s ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ Wins its War With Arithmetic Instead of Noise

In 1982, Govind Nihalani put a camera inside a fighter cockpit and left it there.…

Why Oneness Matters for Freedom and Happiness: Reflections on Raksha Bandhan Day

Raksha bandhan , a Hindu festival of brotherhood and togetherness is being celebrated as Universal…

National Handloom Day: When the Loom Turns Into a Symbol, a Photo-Op, a Hashtag, a Line in Someone’s Speech

Last week, India marked another National Handloom Day. MPs wore handloom to Parliament, celebrities were…

A Novel in the Making: How Life On H-1B Visa Eventually Left Me Holding the Mop

I always wanted to write a book. I just never knew how to start and…

The Indian State Wants to Regulate Whom You Love, Marry or Live With and Also What You Eat, Say, Sing, Protest or Praise

There was a time when you could fall in love with somebody and, subject to…

Anatomy of Hubris: ‘The Odyssey’ Proves That Men are the Primary Architects of Their Own Misery

Watching Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in an IMAX theater in Atlanta was a soulful experience.…

Laid off Indian H-1B Workers Have Only 60 Days. Washington Wants to Take Even That Away

For most American workers, a layoff means losing a paycheck and beginning a job search.…

My Vatsalaya: How I Plan to Teach AI was Inspired By How I Learned to Cross the Arcot Road in Chennai

Every year, my wife and I travel to Chennai, India to stay with her family.…

Before Dawn at Balijhudi Market: A Tribute to Odisha Handloom Traditions That are Waiting for the World to Discover

7th August was declared the first National Handloom Day in 2015 by Prime Minister Modi…

Where Christopher Nolan Failed: Lupita Nyong’o is Given Surprisingly Little With Which to Become Helen of Troy

Great myths do not resist reinterpretation. They resist superficiality. Artistic liberty succeeds only when every…

How the Youth Helped Lift the Cloud of Fear That Silenced Even the Faintest Criticism of the ‘Divine Incarnate’

I’ve been thinking about this. The Gen Z kids that danced, heckled, abused and brought…

What the Children Said: The Humbling Realities Beyond India’s ‘Gen Z Protests’

June felt like T.S. Eliot’s Wasteland. Mumbai was hot. Extremely humid, paralyzing, and hot. “It’s…

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