PERSPECTIVES

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Victory is More Than a Political Story. It is a Reaffirmation of the American Promise

There are moments in American politics that go far beyond party lines, election maps, and…

The Morning After in Tamil Nadu: I Was Wrong About How Big the Wave Was. I’m Not Wrong About What It Means

Twelve days ago, I published The Trump of Tamil Nadu. In it, I argued that…

The Meteoric Growth of Digital India: Why for Many of Its Poorest Citizens It Remains an Architecture of Distrust

A republic reveals itself not in its speeches but in its queues. There, in the…

Tamil Nadu in Transition: The End of Half a Century of Duopoly and the Rise of a New Political Force

This month, a historic election has marked the end of a decades-old duopoly and the…

A Touch of India at the Met Gala: Karan Johar’s Raja Ravi Varma Cape was a Cinematic Tribute to Indian Heritage

When we think of the Met Gala, the dresses that flash across the mind’s eye…

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’  is Grieving a World the South Asian Diaspora was Never Allowed to Fully Enter

I went to see the sequel with my third grader and my sixth grader, which…

My Singlehood was My Mother’s Greatest Sorrow. Understanding This Type of Love Has Been My Life Project

Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu, Matru Roopena SamsthithaNamastasyai, Namastasyai, Namastasyai Namoh Namah. This is the first…

Sharp as Stilettos: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is a High-Fashion Melodrama With a Girly-Feel

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” was easily the most anticipated movie of the year, and…

Caste in Stone:  In ‘Kali’s Daughter,’ Raghav Chandra Writes From the Marrow of the System He Critiques

On a chilly November morning in Geneva, Deepika Thakur stands before the United Nations Human…

‘Maa Ka Sum’ Tries Figure Out If You Can Find Your Perfect Match in the Age of Algorithms

Amazon Prime’s new series, “Maa Ka Sum,” made me reflect on something we rarely admit: how…

At the Edge of Memory and Erasure: What Does It Mean to Belong to a Place That is Contested, Rewritten, Forgotten?

I did not arrive at “Indigenized / Tribalized,” my eighth collection of poetry, as a distant…

Through the Immigrant Looking Glass: My Journey From a Small Village Near Srikakulam to ‘Dos Bros Force’

There’s a memory I keep returning to. An arcade near my school – not the…