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The 18-Hour Double Shift: Why I Didn’t Quit My IT Job When I Went Viral

At 5:00 PM, I am Bhumir Raval, the IT Specialist in Hauppauge, New York. I…

San Jose State University Must Not Ignore Anti-Hindu Component of the Recent Attack On a Sikh Student

On February 7th, near Macquarie Hall at San Jose State University, a Sikh student was…

As We Commemorate Darwin Day, Let’s Examine if Hindu Thought Can Coexist with Darwinism

Today, February 12, is Darwin Day commemorating the birthday of Charles Darwin, the British naturalist…

Underrecognized Hinduphobia: What We Can Learn from the Texas City Council Hindu-Mocking Episode

When can an action be considered racist, harmful, or deplorable? That question has long since…

‘Mohammad Deepak’: How a Gym Trainer Became India’s Symbol of Civic Courage and Conscience

“I intended to convey that I am an Indian and everyone is equal before the…

Oscar Contender ‘The President’s Cake’ Explores the Loss of Innocence and the Cruelty of Blind Obedience

Set in 1990s Iraq under dictatorship and sanctions, “The President’s Cake” follows 9‑year‑old Lamia, who…

Will Someone Tell  Divia Thani Why Wearing a Sari is Not an Act of Resistance

Every so often a piece of writing comes along that is so spectacularly tone deaf…

Operation Metro Surge Lived Up to its Name, as Minneapolis Surged in Response

I was watching Anderson Cooper’s interview with the “pink coat lady” when I made a…

Minnesota Nice and Strong: When Minneapolis Became the Cold Front of a Moral Uprising

Who knew Minneapolis would be the city where the revolution began. In the frozen heart…

Remembering Netaji on His 129th Birth Anniversary: ‘Fanaticism is the Greatest Thorn in the Path of Cultural Intimacy’

On the 129th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 2026), we must remember his…

Indian Apartheid: How Systematic Exclusion of Indian Muslims in Education and Housing is Ghettoizing a Community

I grew up in Delhi in the 1980s. My school was close to home, and…

The American Rip: Are We The Good Guys (A.W.T.G.G.) When It Comes to Venezuela, Greenland Or Iran?

There is a certain kind of confidence, a particular brand of self-assurance, that has become…